LaTeX Cookbook

Fitting text to a shape

There are occasions when text is not strictly arranged in a rectangular box. For example, if you would like to print a label for a DVD or compact disc, the text should be arranged in a circle.

How to do it...

The shapepar package can typeset paragraphs in a specific shape, such as a circle, a hexagon, or a heart. The shape size will be adjusted so the given text fits in. We will now try it with a heart:

1. Make a small document, load the packages blindtext (for dummy text) and the shapepar package:

   \documentclass{article}
   \usepackage{blindtext}
   \usepackage{shapepar}

2. In the document, use the \shapepar command with the shape argument, and then text as follows:

   \begin{document}
   \shapepar{\heartshape}\blindtext[2]
   \end{document}

3. Compile ...