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Wrap text around an object

Last updated: October 31, 2026 · 4 min read

Flow text around a picture, a shape, or any other object, as in InDesign.

Text wrap belongs to the object, not to the text. Once an object has a wrap, every text block on the same page that it touches flows around it. Whether the object sits in front of or behind the text makes no difference; hidden objects do not push text.

Follow these steps

  1. 1

    Select the object

    EditorCanvas

    Click the object the text should flow around. The wrap is set on this object, not on the text block; one object can affect several texts on the page.

  2. 2

    Choose the wrap type

    PropertiesText wrap

    Choose one of the icons in the Text wrap section. Hover over an icon to read its name; the table below explains each type. When you drag or resize the object, the text flows again at once.

    Wrap around object shape appears for shape, pen path, and image blocks. On a product photo with a transparent background, the text follows the outline of the product itself.

  3. 3

    Choose the side the text flows on

    PropertiesText wrapWrap to

    When wrapping around the box or the shape, choose Both sides, Left side, Right side, or Largest area from Wrap to. Largest area flows the text on the side of the object with more room.

  4. 4

    Set the offset

    PropertiesText wrapOffset

    Offset sets how far the text stays from the object; a new wrap starts at 10 px. One field sets all four sides. To set the sides separately, click the link button and enter top, right, bottom, and left values. A negative value lets the text come into the object.

  5. 5

    Keep a text out of the wrap

    PropertiesText wrap

    If a text block should run over objects, select that text block and turn on Ignore text wrap in its Text wrap section. Use it, for example, for a headline set over a picture.

  6. 6

    Check the result

    EditorCanvas

    Check the line ends and any narrow gaps beside the object; text is not set into gaps only a few letters wide. You see the same lines in the reader view, the flipbook, and the designed PDF.

    Text with a list, superscript or subscript, a tab line, or an inline image is not wrapped for now; it is drawn without the wrap. The editor marks this with a small dot at the top-right corner of the text box; hover over it to read why.

Wrap types

The icons appear from left to right in this order. Wrap around object shape only appears on blocks with an outline of their own.

ControlWhere?What it does
No text wrapPropertiesText runs over or under the object.
Wrap around bounding boxPropertiesText keeps away from the object’s rectangular box.
Wrap around object shapePropertiesText follows the outline of the shape, the pen path, or the cut-out photo.
Jump objectPropertiesLines beside the object stay empty; the text continues below it.
Jump to next columnPropertiesEverything below the object’s top edge stays empty; the text continues in the next column or threaded frame.
Ignore text wrapPropertiesOn a text block only: this text flows around no object.

Result

The text flows around the object, and the lines reflow on their own when you move it.

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