Designing Round Labels in Canva: Curved Text and Centered Layouts

Round labels suit jar lids, candles, favor tins and seals. They read differently from rectangles, so the layout needs a little planning.

Plan the layout

• Center line: the product name across the middle, where the circle is widest.
• Top arc: your brand name, curved along the top edge.
• Bottom arc or line: a scent, flavor, date or size.
• Safe circle: keep everything at least 1/8 in. inside the edge.

Curve text in Canva

1. Add a text box and type the words for the arc. Short phrases curve best.
2. Select it, click ... in the toolbar, then Effects.
3. Under Shape, choose Curve and drag the slider until the arc follows the label edge. Drag it the other way to curve the text downward for the bottom.
4. Move it into place and check the gap to the edge is even all the way around.

More on text tools in how to add and edit text on a label in Canva.

Center everything exactly

• Drag items until Canva's pink center lines appear.
• Or select the item and the label's background circle together and use Position > Align center and Middle.
• Group the finished label before copying it to the other circles, so nothing shifts.

Background color on round labels

Add a circle from Elements > Shapes, make it 1/8 in. wider than the label (a 2.5 in. label takes a 2.625 in. circle), center it over the outline and send it behind your text. See bleed and the safe margin.

Design ideas that suit circles

• A thin ring 1/8 in. inside the edge frames the label and hides small print shifts better than a solid edge.
• Botanical or line-art icons centered above the name.
• Color-code lids by flavor or scent with the same layout in different colors.

Our 2.5 in. round wide mouth jar labels fit wide-mouth jar lids and come in pastel colors and kraft. For square lids and tins, 2 x 2 in. square labels use the same centered approach.

Still stuck? Email customerservice@dashleigh.com with your template number and a screenshot, and we will help.