Arktist - Curved text, melt, echo and animate

Eight tools that turn a text layer into artwork - without leaving Figma.

Arktist started as a curved text tool. It still is one, and it now does seven more things besides.

Path - set text on an arc, wave, rectangle or spiral, with live control over the bend, letter spacing and rotation.

Melt - letters that melt and drip, with the drips placed where you want them.

Tunnel - copies receding into the distance. Drag the vanishing point and every copy follows.

Echo - up to 60 trailing copies for a long shadow, a retro stack or a motion smear.

Counter - numbers rolling up on wheels, with currency, decimals and a stagger.

Morph - one word turning into another: scatter, pop, flip or scramble.

Typewriter - a line that types itself out, caret and all.

Markup - twelve hand-drawn marks: underline, circle, highlight, box, cross out.

Nothing comes back flattened. Paths return as editable vectors, the tools that copy your type return real text layers, and Counter, Morph, Typewriter and Markup write real Figma Motion keyframes you can scrub and retime.

Every tool opens on a row of presets, so a good result is one click away before you touch a slider. Use any font. Change the wording later and the artwork still holds up.

Good for badges, seals, labels, posters, logos, expressive headlines, and any animation where the type is doing the work.

No Illustrator detour. No destructive workarounds. Just type that does what you want - right in Figma.