diff --git a/crates/engine/src/cmd/plugin_call/reviewed.rs b/crates/engine/src/cmd/plugin_call/reviewed.rs
index 4c9abdb357..329cb59cf2 100644
--- a/crates/engine/src/cmd/plugin_call/reviewed.rs
+++ b/crates/engine/src/cmd/plugin_call/reviewed.rs
@@ -645,6 +645,8 @@ pub(super) const ALLOWED: &[&str] = &[
     "type.opticalMarginAlignment",
     "type.orientation.horizontal",
     "type.orientation.vertical",
+    "type.pathCenter.bottom",
+    "type.pathCenter.top",
     "type.pathOptions",
     "type.resetHorizontalScale",
     "type.resetTracking",
diff --git a/crates/engine/src/cmd/typemenu.rs b/crates/engine/src/cmd/typemenu.rs
index 239ee748bf..e2f08d9cd6 100644
--- a/crates/engine/src/cmd/typemenu.rs
+++ b/crates/engine/src/cmd/typemenu.rs
@@ -60,6 +60,24 @@ pub fn specs() -> Vec<CommandSpec> {
             has_selection,
             path_options
         ),
+        cmd!(
+            "type.pathCenter.top",
+            "Center on Top",
+            ["Type", "Type on a Path"],
+            None,
+            "{ids?|id?} slide the selected type on a closed path along it so that the middle of the span between its start and end brackets lands on the path's topmost point as the object is drawn (after its transform, so a rotated, scaled or skewed path is measured as it appears; on a level stretch such as a rectangle's top edge, its middle; with several separate topmost points, the middle of the shortest part of the path that holds them all), keeping the span's length (a full turn stays a full turn), and set the first paragraph's alignment to Center unless it is Center or Justify Center, so the type is centered there. Point type and area type in the selection are left as they are. Type on an open or compound path, type in a thread, and type on a path with no length or no height are refused with an error that names them, and nothing changes. When every object is already centered there, nothing changes and no undo step is recorded → {ids, start, end} (the first object's brackets)",
+            has_closed_path_type,
+            path_center_top
+        ),
+        cmd!(
+            "type.pathCenter.bottom",
+            "Center on Bottom",
+            ["Type", "Type on a Path"],
+            None,
+            "{ids?|id?} as type.pathCenter.top, on the path's bottommost point as drawn. The type is not flipped: on the bottom of a path that runs clockwise it reads upside down until Type on a Path Options › Flip turns it → {ids, start, end} (the first object's brackets)",
+            has_closed_path_type,
+            path_center_bottom
+        ),
         cmd!(
             "type.dynamicText",
             "Dynamic Text",
@@ -430,6 +448,136 @@ fn to_point(s: &mut Session, p: &Value) -> Result<Value> {
     Ok(ids_json(&ids))
 }
 
+/// Whether type on a path `t` runs along one closed path (no open or compound path).
+fn on_one_closed_path(t: &TextObject) -> bool {
+    matches!(&t.kind, TextKind::OnPath { path, .. } if path.subpaths.len() == 1 && path.is_closed())
+}
+
+/// Why `type.pathCenter.top` and `.bottom` refuse type on a path `ids`: those on an open or
+/// compound path, then those in a thread; None when they take every one.
+fn path_center_refusal(d: &Document, ids: &[NodeId]) -> Option<String> {
+    let open = ids.iter().filter(|id| !path_text(d.node(**id)).is_some_and(on_one_closed_path)).map(|id| id.0.to_string()).collect::<Vec<_>>();
+    if !open.is_empty() {
+        let open = open.join(", ");
+        return Some(format!("type on an open or compound path cannot be centered on its top or bottom: {open}"));
+    }
+    let frames = threaded_ids(d, ids);
+    (!frames.is_empty()).then(|| format!("type on a path in a thread cannot be centered on its top or bottom: {frames}"))
+}
+
+/// `type.pathCenter.top` and `.bottom` are enabled for a selection holding type on a path, all of
+/// it on one closed path and none of it in a thread.
+fn has_closed_path_type(s: &Session) -> std::result::Result<(), String> {
+    has_selection(s)?;
+    let st = s.active().ok_or("no document open")?;
+    let d = &st.doc;
+    let selected: Vec<NodeId> = st.selection.objects.to_vec();
+    let paths: Vec<NodeId> = text_ids(d, &selected).into_iter().filter(|id| path_text(d.node(*id)).is_some()).collect();
+    if paths.is_empty() {
+        return Err("select type on a closed path".into());
+    }
+    path_center_refusal(d, &paths).map_or(Ok(()), Err)
+}
+
+/// The brackets that center type on a path `t` on its path's topmost point (`bottom`: its
+/// bottommost) as `t.xf` draws it, its span keeping its length; None for a path with no length or
+/// no height.
+fn centered_brackets(t: &TextObject, bottom: bool) -> Option<(f64, Option<f64>)> {
+    let TextKind::OnPath { path, end, .. } = &t.kind else { return None };
+    let (from, to) = t.kind.path_span()?;
+    let arc = vectorcraft_geom::ArcPath::new(path);
+    if arc.is_empty() {
+        return None;
+    }
+    let flip = if bottom { Affine::FLIP_Y } else { Affine::IDENTITY };
+    let middle = arc.topmost(flip * t.xf)? / arc.len();
+    let run = to - from;
+    let start = (middle - run * 0.5).rem_euclid(1.0).clamp(0.0, 1.0);
+    // Without an end bracket the type runs once round; a full turn's end stays on its start.
+    let end = end.map(|_| if run >= 1.0 - 1e-12 { start } else { (start + run).rem_euclid(1.0).clamp(0.0, 1.0) });
+    Some((start, end))
+}
+
+/// Whether brackets `a` and `b`, fractions of a closed path's length, are at one place within
+/// rounding (0 and 1 are one place).
+fn same_bracket(a: f64, b: f64) -> bool {
+    let d = (a - b).rem_euclid(1.0);
+    d.min(1.0 - d) <= 1e-9
+}
+
+fn path_center_top(s: &mut Session, p: &Value) -> Result<Value> {
+    path_center(s, p, false)
+}
+
+fn path_center_bottom(s: &mut Session, p: &Value) -> Result<Value> {
+    path_center(s, p, true)
+}
+
+/// Type › Type on a Path › Center on Top and Center on Bottom: slide the selected type on closed
+/// paths along them so the middle of each span lands on the path's top (`bottom`: its bottom) as
+/// drawn, and center the first paragraph, in one undo step; none when nothing changes.
+fn path_center(s: &mut Session, p: &Value, bottom: bool) -> Result<Value> {
+    let c = if bottom { "type.pathCenter.bottom" } else { "type.pathCenter.top" };
+    let centered = |j: Justify| matches!(j, Justify::Center | Justify::JustifyCenter);
+    // Each object the command changes, with its new brackets when they move and whether its first
+    // paragraph is set to Center.
+    let (ids, changes) = {
+        let d = &s.doc()?.doc;
+        let ids: Vec<NodeId> = texts(s, p, c)?.into_iter().filter(|i| path_text(d.node(*i)).is_some()).collect();
+        if ids.is_empty() {
+            return Err(bad(c, "select type on a closed path"));
+        }
+        if let Some(why) = path_center_refusal(d, &ids) {
+            return Err(bad(c, why));
+        }
+        let (mut changes, mut flat) = (vec![], vec![]);
+        for id in &ids {
+            let Some(t) = path_text(d.node(*id)) else { continue };
+            let TextKind::OnPath { start, end, .. } = &t.kind else { continue };
+            let Some((to_start, to_end)) = centered_brackets(t, bottom) else {
+                flat.push(id.0.to_string());
+                continue;
+            };
+            let stays = same_bracket(*start, to_start)
+                && match (end, to_end) {
+                    (None, None) => true,
+                    (Some(a), Some(b)) => same_bracket(*a, b),
+                    _ => false,
+                };
+            let align = !centered(t.para_at(0).justify);
+            if !stays || align {
+                changes.push((*id, (!stays).then_some((to_start, to_end)), align));
+            }
+        }
+        if !flat.is_empty() {
+            let flat = flat.join(", ");
+            return Err(bad(c, format!("type on a path with no length or no height cannot be centered: {flat}")));
+        }
+        (ids, changes)
+    };
+    if !changes.is_empty() {
+        s.edit(if bottom { "Center on Bottom" } else { "Center on Top" }, |d, _| {
+            for (id, brackets, align) in &changes {
+                let Some(NodeKind::Text(t)) = d.node_mut(*id).map(|n| &mut n.kind) else { continue };
+                if let (Some(b), TextKind::OnPath { start, end, .. }) = (brackets, &mut t.kind) {
+                    (*start, *end) = *b;
+                }
+                if *align {
+                    t.edit_paras(Some(0..1), |para| para.justify = Justify::Center);
+                }
+                refresh_bounds(t);
+            }
+            Ok(())
+        })?;
+    }
+    let d = &s.doc()?.doc;
+    let (start, end) = ids.first().and_then(|id| path_text(d.node(*id))).map_or((0.0, None), |t| match &t.kind {
+        TextKind::OnPath { start, end, .. } => (*start, *end),
+        _ => (0.0, None),
+    });
+    Ok(json!({"ids": ids.iter().map(|i| i.0).collect::<Vec<_>>(), "start": start, "end": end}))
+}
+
 /// The options `type.pathOptions` sets; with none of them given it queries.
 const PATH_OPTIONS: [&str; 6] = ["start", "end", "flip", "effect", "alignToPath", "spacing"];
 
diff --git a/crates/engine/src/tests/pathtype.rs b/crates/engine/src/tests/pathtype.rs
index 5ead0cbd22..8aa8c05684 100644
--- a/crates/engine/src/tests/pathtype.rs
+++ b/crates/engine/src/tests/pathtype.rs
@@ -184,6 +184,184 @@ fn a_flip_round_a_closed_path_keeps_the_type_in_place() {
     assert!(origins(&s, id)[0].distance(first) < 8.0);
 }
 
+/// A circle of radius 100 round (200, 200), starting at 9 o'clock and running clockwise, with
+/// type on it from its start.
+fn on_circle(s: &mut Session, text: &str) -> NodeId {
+    path_type(s, "M100 200 A100 100 0 1 1 300 200 A100 100 0 1 1 100 200 Z", [90.0, 200.0], text)
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn center_on_top_and_bottom_of_a_circle() {
+    let mut s = session();
+    let id = on_circle(&mut s, "OOOO");
+    assert!(near(brackets(&s, id).0, 0.0), "{:?}", brackets(&s, id));
+    let steps = undo_len(&s);
+    let r = s.execute("type.pathCenter.top", &json!({})).unwrap();
+    // Once round, its middle at 12 o'clock, a quarter of the way round: the type sits on the top, centered.
+    let (start, end) = brackets(&s, id);
+    assert!(near(start, 0.75) && end.is_none(), "{start} {end:?}");
+    assert_eq!((r["ids"].clone(), r["end"].clone()), (json!([id.0]), Value::Null));
+    assert_eq!(text(&s, id).para_at(0).justify, vectorcraft_doc::Justify::Center);
+    let top = ink(&s, id);
+    assert!((top.center().x - 200.0).abs() < 0.5 && top.y1 < 101.0, "{top:?}");
+    assert_eq!((undo_len(&s), last_step(&s)), (steps + 1, "Center on Top".to_string()));
+    // Again: nothing moves, and no undo step is recorded.
+    s.execute("type.pathCenter.top", &json!({})).unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(undo_len(&s), steps + 1);
+    // The bottom: 6 o'clock, outside the circle (the type is not flipped).
+    s.execute("type.pathCenter.bottom", &json!({})).unwrap();
+    let (start, end) = brackets(&s, id);
+    assert!(near(start, 0.25) && end.is_none(), "{start} {end:?}");
+    let bottom = ink(&s, id);
+    assert!((bottom.center().x - 200.0).abs() < 0.5 && bottom.y0 > 299.0, "{bottom:?}");
+    assert_eq!((undo_len(&s), last_step(&s)), (steps + 2, "Center on Bottom".to_string()));
+    // Justify Center stays as it is.
+    s.execute("text.setStyle", &json!({"justify": "justifyCenter"})).unwrap();
+    s.execute("type.pathCenter.top", &json!({})).unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(text(&s, id).para_at(0).justify, vectorcraft_doc::Justify::JustifyCenter);
+    s.execute("edit.undo", &json!({})).unwrap();
+    assert!(near(brackets(&s, id).0, 0.25));
+    // Brackets already in place with another alignment: only the alignment changes, in one step.
+    s.execute("text.setStyle", &json!({"justify": "left"})).unwrap();
+    let (steps, before) = (undo_len(&s), brackets(&s, id));
+    s.execute("type.pathCenter.bottom", &json!({})).unwrap();
+    assert_eq!((undo_len(&s), brackets(&s, id)), (steps + 1, before));
+    assert_eq!(text(&s, id).para_at(0).justify, vectorcraft_doc::Justify::Center);
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn center_on_top_twice_records_one_step_for_any_span() {
+    let mut s = session();
+    let id = on_circle(&mut s, "OOOO");
+    for (start, end) in [(0.0, 0.2), (0.13, 0.41), (0.37, 0.52), (0.61, 0.97), (0.89, 0.07), (0.3, 0.3001)] {
+        s.execute("type.pathOptions", &json!({"start": start, "end": end})).unwrap();
+        for c in ["type.pathCenter.top", "type.pathCenter.bottom"] {
+            s.execute(c, &json!({})).unwrap();
+            let (steps, placed) = (undo_len(&s), brackets(&s, id));
+            // Again: the brackets stay exactly where they are, and no undo step is recorded.
+            s.execute(c, &json!({})).unwrap();
+            assert_eq!((undo_len(&s), brackets(&s, id)), (steps, placed), "{c} {start} {end}");
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn center_on_top_keeps_the_span_and_measures_the_path_as_drawn() {
+    let mut s = session();
+    let id = on_circle(&mut s, "OOOO");
+    // A span of a fifth of the path keeps its length.
+    s.execute("type.pathOptions", &json!({"end": 0.2})).unwrap();
+    s.execute("type.pathCenter.top", &json!({})).unwrap();
+    let (start, end) = brackets(&s, id);
+    assert!(near(start, 0.15) && end.is_some_and(|e| near(e, 0.35)), "{start} {end:?}");
+    // Turned a quarter turn counter-clockwise, its 3 o'clock point, halfway round, is at the top.
+    s.execute("type.pathOptions", &json!({"start": 0, "end": null})).unwrap();
+    s.execute("object.rotate", &json!({"angle": 90})).unwrap();
+    s.execute("type.pathCenter.top", &json!({})).unwrap();
+    let (start, _) = brackets(&s, id);
+    assert!(near(start.rem_euclid(1.0), 0.0) || near(start, 1.0), "{start}");
+    let bounds = text(&s, id).bounds().unwrap();
+    let top = ink(&s, id);
+    assert!((top.center().x - bounds.center().x).abs() < 0.5 && top.y1 < bounds.y0 + 1.0, "{top:?} {bounds:?}");
+    // A rectangle: the middle of its top edge.
+    let id = path_type(&mut s, "M100 100 L300 100 L300 300 L100 300 Z", [90.0, 100.0], "OOOO");
+    s.execute("type.pathCenter.top", &json!({})).unwrap();
+    let (start, end) = brackets(&s, id);
+    assert!(near(start, 0.625) && end.is_none(), "{start} {end:?}");
+    assert!((ink(&s, id).center().x - 200.0).abs() < 0.5);
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn center_on_top_moves_every_selected_type_on_a_path_in_one_step() {
+    let mut s = session();
+    let a = on_circle(&mut s, "OOOO");
+    let b = path_type(&mut s, "M100 100 L300 100 L300 300 L100 300 Z", [90.0, 100.0], "OOOO");
+    let p = s.execute("text.create", &json!({"x": 40, "y": 40, "text": "Point"})).unwrap()["id"].as_u64().unwrap();
+    s.execute("select.set", &json!({"ids": [a.0, b.0, p]})).unwrap();
+    let steps = undo_len(&s);
+    let r = s.execute("type.pathCenter.top", &json!({})).unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(r["ids"], json!([a.0, b.0]));
+    assert!(near(brackets(&s, a).0, 0.75) && near(brackets(&s, b).0, 0.625));
+    assert_eq!(undo_len(&s), steps + 1);
+    // Dynamic Text stays on, and the layout fits the text to the span where it now runs: a fifth of
+    // the circle, at its bottom.
+    s.execute("select.set", &json!({"ids": [a.0]})).unwrap();
+    s.execute("type.pathOptions", &json!({"start": 0, "end": 0.2})).unwrap();
+    s.execute("type.dynamicText", &json!({"on": true})).unwrap();
+    s.execute("type.pathCenter.bottom", &json!({})).unwrap();
+    assert!(text(&s, a).dynamic_text && near(brackets(&s, a).0, 0.65), "{:?}", brackets(&s, a));
+    let lay = vectorcraft_text::layout(vectorcraft_text::FontDb::global(), &text(&s, a));
+    assert!(lay.fit_scale > 1.5 && !lay.overflow, "{}", lay.fit_scale);
+    let bottom = ink(&s, a);
+    assert!((bottom.center().x - 200.0).abs() < 1.0 && bottom.y1 > 300.0, "{bottom:?}");
+    // Vertical type on a path moves the same way.
+    s.execute("type.pathOptions", &json!({"start": 0, "end": null})).unwrap();
+    s.execute("type.orientation.vertical", &json!({})).unwrap();
+    s.execute("type.pathCenter.top", &json!({})).unwrap();
+    assert!(near(brackets(&s, a).0, 0.75));
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn center_on_top_refuses_open_compound_and_threaded_type() {
+    let mut s = session();
+    let circle = on_circle(&mut s, "OOOO");
+    let line = on_line(&mut s);
+    s.execute("select.set", &json!({"ids": [circle.0, line.0]})).unwrap();
+    let steps = undo_len(&s);
+    let before = brackets(&s, circle);
+    let e = s.execute("type.pathCenter.top", &json!({})).unwrap_err().to_string();
+    assert!(e.contains("type on an open or compound path cannot be centered on its top or bottom") && e.ends_with(&line.0.to_string()), "{e}");
+    // Nothing changes, the type on the circle included, and the same holds for an explicit list.
+    assert_eq!((undo_len(&s), brackets(&s, circle)), (steps, before));
+    let e = s.execute("type.pathCenter.bottom", &json!({"ids": [circle.0, line.0]})).unwrap_err().to_string();
+    assert!(e.contains("open or compound path") && e.ends_with(&line.0.to_string()), "{e}");
+    s.execute("select.set", &json!({"ids": [circle.0]})).unwrap();
+    for bad in [json!({"ids": "all"}), json!({"ids": [999_999]})] {
+        assert!(s.execute("type.pathCenter.top", &bad).is_err(), "{bad}");
+    }
+    assert_eq!(undo_len(&s), steps);
+    // Two circles side by side in one path: a compound path.
+    let pair = path_type(
+        &mut s,
+        "M100 450 A40 40 0 1 1 180 450 A40 40 0 1 1 100 450 Z M300 450 A40 40 0 1 1 380 450 A40 40 0 1 1 300 450 Z",
+        [90.0, 450.0],
+        "OOOO",
+    );
+    let e = s.execute("type.pathCenter.top", &json!({})).unwrap_err().to_string();
+    assert!(e.contains("open or compound path") && e.ends_with(&pair.0.to_string()), "{e}");
+    // A closed path that is level all round has no height.
+    let flat = path_type(&mut s, "M100 400 L300 400 Z", [90.0, 400.0], "OOOO");
+    let e = s.execute("type.pathCenter.top", &json!({})).unwrap_err().to_string();
+    assert!(e.contains("type on a path with no length or no height cannot be centered") && e.ends_with(&flat.0.to_string()), "{e}");
+    // A frame of a thread is refused, alone or with other type on a closed path.
+    let threaded = on_circle(&mut s, "Threaded story");
+    let frame = s.execute("shape.rectangle", &json!({"x": 400, "y": 100, "width": 200, "height": 100})).unwrap()["id"].as_u64().unwrap();
+    s.execute("select.set", &json!({"ids": [threaded.0, frame]})).unwrap();
+    s.execute("text.thread.create", &json!({})).unwrap();
+    s.execute("select.set", &json!({"ids": [threaded.0]})).unwrap();
+    let before = brackets(&s, threaded);
+    for ids in [json!([threaded.0]), json!([circle.0, threaded.0])] {
+        let steps = undo_len(&s);
+        let e = s.execute("type.pathCenter.top", &json!({ "ids": ids })).unwrap_err().to_string();
+        assert!(e.contains("type on a path in a thread cannot be centered on its top or bottom") && e.ends_with(&threaded.0.to_string()), "{e}");
+        assert_eq!((undo_len(&s), brackets(&s, threaded)), (steps, before));
+    }
+    // Without type on one closed path selected, the commands are not available.
+    let p = s.execute("text.create", &json!({"x": 40, "y": 40, "text": "Point"})).unwrap()["id"].as_u64().unwrap();
+    for (ids, why) in [
+        (json!([p]), "select type on a closed path"),
+        (json!([line.0]), "open or compound path"),
+        (json!([circle.0, line.0]), "open or compound path"),
+        (json!([threaded.0]), "in a thread"),
+    ] {
+        s.execute("select.set", &json!({ "ids": ids })).unwrap();
+        for c in ["type.pathCenter.top", "type.pathCenter.bottom"] {
+            let e = s.execute(c, &json!({})).unwrap_err().to_string();
+            assert!(e.contains(why), "{c} {ids}: {e}");
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn align_to_path_and_spacing() {
     let mut s = session();
diff --git a/crates/geom/src/arc.rs b/crates/geom/src/arc.rs
index c4fe640ae2..644dc44f6a 100644
--- a/crates/geom/src/arc.rs
+++ b/crates/geom/src/arc.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 //! distance along it of the point nearest another (type on a path lays its glyphs out and the
 //! selection tools drag its brackets by distance along the path).
 
-use kurbo::{ParamCurve, ParamCurveArclen, ParamCurveNearest, PathSeg, Point, Vec2};
+use kurbo::{Affine, ParamCurve, ParamCurveArclen, ParamCurveExtrema, ParamCurveNearest, PathSeg, Point, Vec2};
 
 use crate::PathData;
 
@@ -76,6 +76,78 @@ impl ArcPath {
     pub fn fraction_at(&self, p: Point) -> Option<f64> {
         (self.len > 0.0).then(|| self.nearest(p)).flatten().map(|s| (s / self.len).clamp(0.0, 1.0))
     }
+
+    /// The distance along the path of the middle of its topmost points (the least y) where `xf`
+    /// draws it: the topmost point when there is one, the middle of a level stretch (a
+    /// rectangle's top edge), and when several points or stretches are topmost, the middle of the
+    /// shortest part of the path that holds them all. None for a path with no length, or a closed
+    /// path whose every point is topmost.
+    pub fn topmost(&self, xf: Affine) -> Option<f64> {
+        let drawn: Vec<(PathSeg, PathSeg, f64, f64)> = self.segs.iter().map(|&(s, c, l)| (s, xf * s, c, l)).collect();
+        // The candidates for the least y in each segment: its ends and where it turns.
+        let turns = |d: &PathSeg| [0.0, 1.0].into_iter().chain(d.extrema()).collect::<Vec<f64>>();
+        let mut bounds: Option<kurbo::Rect> = None;
+        let mut top = f64::INFINITY;
+        for (_, d, _, _) in &drawn {
+            let b = d.bounding_box();
+            bounds = Some(bounds.map_or(b, |a| a.union(b)));
+            top = turns(d).into_iter().map(|t| d.eval(t).y).fold(top, f64::min);
+        }
+        let b = bounds?;
+        if !(top.is_finite() && b.width().is_finite() && b.height().is_finite()) {
+            return None;
+        }
+        // Points this close to the top count as topmost: a part of the drawn size, and no less than
+        // the rounding error of coordinates this far from the origin.
+        let tol = (1e-9 * (b.width() + b.height())).max(64.0 * f64::EPSILON * b.y0.abs().max(b.y1.abs()));
+        // Stretches this close along the path meet.
+        let near = 1e-9 * self.len;
+        // The topmost points as stretches of distance along the path, in order.
+        let mut runs: Vec<(f64, f64)> = vec![];
+        for (s, d, c, l) in &drawn {
+            let db = d.bounding_box();
+            if db.y1 - db.y0 <= tol && db.y0 <= top + tol {
+                runs.push((*c, c + l));
+                continue;
+            }
+            for t in turns(d) {
+                if d.eval(t).y <= top + tol {
+                    let at = c + s.subsegment(0.0..t).arclen(ACCURACY).min(*l);
+                    runs.push((at, at));
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        runs.sort_by(|a, b| a.0.total_cmp(&b.0));
+        // Stretches that meet or overlap are one.
+        let mut merged: Vec<(f64, f64)> = vec![];
+        for (a, z) in runs {
+            match merged.last_mut() {
+                Some(last) if a <= last.1 + near => last.1 = last.1.max(z),
+                _ => merged.push((a, z)),
+            }
+        }
+        let (first, last) = (*merged.first()?, *merged.last()?);
+        if !self.closed {
+            return Some((first.0 + last.1) * 0.5);
+        }
+        let len = self.len;
+        // Round a closed path, the shortest part holding every stretch leaves out the longest
+        // gap between two of them (the gap from the last round to the first included).
+        let wrap = first.0 + len - last.1;
+        let (mut gap, mut from, mut to) = (wrap, first.0, last.1);
+        for w in merged.windows(2) {
+            if let [a, b] = w
+                && b.0 - a.1 > gap
+            {
+                (gap, from, to) = (b.0 - a.1, b.0, a.1);
+            }
+        }
+        if gap <= near {
+            return None;
+        }
+        let run = (to - from).rem_euclid(len);
+        Some((from + run * 0.5).rem_euclid(len))
+    }
 }
 
 #[cfg(test)]
@@ -99,4 +171,64 @@ mod tests {
         assert!(sq.at(45.0).0.distance(sq.at(5.0).0) < 1e-6);
         assert!(ArcPath::new(&PathData::default()).is_empty());
     }
+
+    fn polyline(points: &[Point], closed: bool) -> PathData {
+        PathData::single(crate::SubPath::polyline(points, closed))
+    }
+
+    /// Where `topmost` puts the middle, drawn by `xf`.
+    fn top_point(a: &ArcPath, xf: Affine) -> Point {
+        xf * a.at(a.topmost(xf).unwrap()).0
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn topmost_points_as_drawn() {
+        // A circle starts at 9 o'clock and runs clockwise (y down): its top is a quarter of the way round, its
+        // bottom three quarters.
+        let circle = ArcPath::new(&shapes::ellipse(Rect::new(0.0, 0.0, 100.0, 100.0)));
+        assert!((circle.topmost(Affine::IDENTITY).unwrap() - circle.len() * 0.25).abs() < 1e-6);
+        assert!((circle.topmost(Affine::FLIP_Y).unwrap() - circle.len() * 0.75).abs() < 1e-6);
+        // As the transform draws it: turned a quarter turn the other way, 3 o'clock is at the top.
+        let turned = Affine::rotate_about(-std::f64::consts::FRAC_PI_2, Point::new(50.0, 50.0));
+        assert!((circle.topmost(turned).unwrap() - circle.len() * 0.5).abs() < 1e-6);
+        // Turned part way, the top lies inside a segment.
+        let tilted = Affine::rotate_about(0.4, Point::new(50.0, 50.0));
+        assert!(top_point(&circle, tilted).distance(Point::new(50.0, 0.0)) < 0.05, "{:?}", top_point(&circle, tilted));
+        // An ellipse squashed and skewed by its transform.
+        let skewed = Affine::skew(0.5, 0.0) * Affine::scale_non_uniform(2.0, 0.5);
+        let p = top_point(&circle, skewed);
+        let lowest = (0..3600).map(|i| (skewed * circle.at(circle.len() * i as f64 / 3600.0).0).y).fold(f64::INFINITY, f64::min);
+        assert!((p.y - lowest).abs() < 1e-3, "{p:?} {lowest}");
+        // A level top: the middle of the top edge, for a rectangle and a rounded rectangle.
+        for path in [shapes::rectangle(Rect::new(10.0, 20.0, 110.0, 70.0)), shapes::rounded_rectangle(Rect::new(10.0, 20.0, 110.0, 70.0), 8.0)] {
+            let a = ArcPath::new(&path);
+            assert!(top_point(&a, Affine::IDENTITY).distance(Point::new(60.0, 20.0)) < 1e-6, "{:?}", top_point(&a, Affine::IDENTITY));
+            assert!(top_point(&a, Affine::FLIP_Y).distance(Point::new(60.0, -70.0)) < 1e-6);
+        }
+        // Far from the origin the top is still the top edge's middle.
+        let square = ArcPath::new(&shapes::rectangle(Rect::new(0.0, 0.0, 100.0, 100.0)));
+        let far = Affine::translate((1e12, 1e12));
+        assert!(top_point(&square, far).distance(Point::new(1e12 + 50.0, 1e12)) < 1e-3, "{:?}", top_point(&square, far));
+        // A level top across the path's start: the start in the middle of the top edge.
+        let across = ArcPath::new(&polyline(
+            &[Point::new(50.0, 0.0), Point::new(100.0, 0.0), Point::new(100.0, 50.0), Point::new(0.0, 50.0), Point::new(0.0, 0.0)],
+            true,
+        ));
+        assert!(top_point(&across, Affine::IDENTITY).distance(Point::new(50.0, 0.0)) < 1e-6);
+        // Two peaks: the middle of the shortest part that holds both, the dip between them.
+        let peaks = ArcPath::new(&polyline(
+            &[Point::new(0.0, 10.0), Point::new(2.0, 0.0), Point::new(4.0, 5.0), Point::new(6.0, 0.0), Point::new(8.0, 10.0)],
+            true,
+        ));
+        assert!(top_point(&peaks, Affine::IDENTITY).distance(Point::new(4.0, 5.0)) < 1e-6, "{:?}", top_point(&peaks, Affine::IDENTITY));
+        // An open path: the middle of its topmost points too.
+        let open = ArcPath::new(&polyline(&[Point::new(0.0, 10.0), Point::new(5.0, 0.0), Point::new(10.0, 10.0)], false));
+        assert!(top_point(&open, Affine::IDENTITY).distance(Point::new(5.0, 0.0)) < 1e-6);
+        // No top: a closed path that is level all round, and a path with no length.
+        let flat = ArcPath::new(&shapes::ellipse(Rect::new(0.0, 10.0, 100.0, 10.0)));
+        assert!(!flat.is_empty() && flat.topmost(Affine::IDENTITY).is_none());
+        assert!(ArcPath::new(&PathData::default()).topmost(Affine::IDENTITY).is_none());
+        let point = ArcPath::new(&polyline(&[Point::new(5.0, 5.0), Point::new(5.0, 5.0)], true));
+        assert!(point.topmost(Affine::IDENTITY).is_none());
+    }
 }
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/canvas/task_bar.rs b/crates/ui-egui/src/canvas/task_bar.rs
index 4f50944cb3..da4edbf54e 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/canvas/task_bar.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/canvas/task_bar.rs
@@ -153,7 +153,10 @@ pub(super) fn task_bar(app: &mut VectorcraftApp, ui: &mut Ui, xf: &Xf) {
             match kind {
                 TextKind::Area { .. } => items.push((tl!("Convert To Point Type"), "type", "type.convertToPointType", none())),
                 TextKind::Point => items.push((tl!("Convert To Area Type"), "dc-type-area", "type.convertToAreaType", none())),
-                TextKind::OnPath { .. } => items.push((tl!("Type on a Path Options"), "dc-type-path", "type.pathOptions", none())),
+                TextKind::OnPath { .. } => {
+                    items.push((tl!("Type on a Path Options"), "dc-type-path", "type.pathOptions", none()));
+                    center_on_path_items(app, &mut items);
+                }
             }
             // Dynamic Text turns on or off for type on a path and area type (Block), as the Type menu's item does;
             // left out for point type and type in a thread, which is VectorCraft's own rule
@@ -350,6 +353,18 @@ pub(super) fn task_bar(app: &mut VectorcraftApp, ui: &mut Ui, xf: &Xf) {
     }
 }
 
+/// The Contextual Task Bar's Center on Top and Center on Bottom, as in the Type menu, for type on a
+/// closed path.
+fn center_on_path_items(app: &VectorcraftApp, items: &mut Vec<(&'static str, &'static str, &'static str, serde_json::Value)>) {
+    for (label, icon, id) in
+        [(tl!("Center on Top"), "dc-al-top", "type.pathCenter.top"), (tl!("Center on Bottom"), "dc-al-bottom", "type.pathCenter.bottom")]
+    {
+        if crate::menus::enabled(app, id) {
+            items.push((label, icon, id, json!({})));
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 /// The Contextual Task Bar's Image Trace button: a trace with the Default preset.
 const TASK_BAR_IMAGE_TRACE: &str = "taskBar.imageTrace";
 
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/bg.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/bg.tsv
index e666fcc8c6..5f0723f4da 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/bg.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/bg.tsv
@@ -3634,6 +3634,8 @@ digits	Malayalam	Малаялам
 	Type on a Path	Текст по пътя
 	Type on a Path Options	Опции за текст по пътя
 	Type on a Path Options…	Опции за текст по път…
+	Center on Top	Центриране горе
+	Center on Bottom	Центриране долу
 	Type on a Path Tool	Инструмент „Текст по път“
 	Type Orientation	Ориентация на текста
 	Type stays text, and every stroke is a line with its lineweight and dashes.	Текстът остава текст, а всеки щрих е линия с дебелина и чертички.
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/bs.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/bs.tsv
index 2381deb135..8caa306eed 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/bs.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/bs.tsv
@@ -398,6 +398,8 @@
 	Stair Step	Stepenice
 	Gravity	Gravitacija
 	Type on a Path Options…	Opcije teksta na putanji…
+	Center on Top	Centriraj na vrhu
+	Center on Bottom	Centriraj na dnu
 	Threaded Text	Povezani tekst
 	Create	Kreiraj
 	Release Selection	Oslobodi odabir
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/ca.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/ca.tsv
index cd6dfad587..5926045556 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/ca.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/ca.tsv
@@ -2933,6 +2933,10 @@ digits	Malayalam	Malaiàlam
 	Arch	Volta
 @msg	select point type or type on a path	seleccioneu text de punt o text sobre un traçat
 @msg	type on a path in a thread cannot use Dynamic Text: {frames}	el text sobre un traçat d’un text enllaçat no pot fer servir el text dinàmic: {frames}
+@msg	type on an open or compound path cannot be centered on its top or bottom: {open}	el text sobre un traçat obert o compost no es pot centrar a dalt o a baix: {open}
+@msg	type on a path with no length or no height cannot be centered: {flat}	el text sobre un traçat sense longitud o sense alçada no es pot centrar: {flat}
+@msg	type on a path in a thread cannot be centered on its top or bottom: {frames}	el text sobre un traçat d’un text enllaçat no es pot centrar a dalt o a baix: {frames}
+@msg	select type on a closed path	seleccioneu text sobre un traçat tancat
 	Optimize for fast web view	Optimitza per a la visualització web ràpida
 	Optimized	Optimitzat
 	Options	Opcions
@@ -4711,6 +4715,8 @@ digits	Malayalam	Malaiàlam
 	Type on a Path	Text sobre un traçat
 	Type on a Path Options	Opcions de text sobre un traçat
 	Type on a Path Options…	Opcions de text sobre un traçat…
+	Center on Top	Centra a dalt
+	Center on Bottom	Centra a baix
 	Type on a Path Tool	Eina de text sobre un traçat
 	Type Optimized	Optimitzat per al text
 	Type Orientation	Orientació del text
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/cs.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/cs.tsv
index 00de3e7057..4f751b0a80 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/cs.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/cs.tsv
@@ -405,6 +405,8 @@
 	Stair Step	Schody
 	Gravity	Gravitace
 	Type on a Path Options…	Možnosti textu na cestě…
+	Center on Top	Vystředit nahoře
+	Center on Bottom	Vystředit dole
 	Threaded Text	Zřetězený text
 	Create	Vytvořit
 	Release Selection	Uvolnit výběr
@@ -425,6 +427,10 @@
 	Arch	Klenba
 @msg	select point type or type on a path	vyberte bodový text nebo text na cestě
 @msg	type on a path in a thread cannot use Dynamic Text: {frames}	text na cestě ve zřetězeném textu nemůže používat dynamický text: {frames}
+@msg	type on an open or compound path cannot be centered on its top or bottom: {open}	text na otevřené nebo složené cestě nelze vystředit nahoře ani dole: {open}
+@msg	type on a path with no length or no height cannot be centered: {flat}	text na cestě bez délky nebo bez výšky nelze vystředit: {flat}
+@msg	type on a path in a thread cannot be centered on its top or bottom: {frames}	text na cestě ve zřetězeném textu nelze vystředit nahoře ani dole: {frames}
+@msg	select type on a closed path	vyberte text na uzavřené cestě
 	Fill with Placeholder Text	Vyplnit zástupným textem
 	Insert Inline Symbol	Vložit symbol do textu
 	Show Hidden Characters	Zobrazit skryté znaky
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/da.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/da.tsv
index f48e9d6ea3..b5beaf4805 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/da.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/da.tsv
@@ -366,6 +366,8 @@
 	Stair Step	Trappetrin
 	Gravity	Tyngdekraft
 	Type on a Path Options…	Indstillinger for tekst på kurve…
+	Center on Top	Centrer øverst
+	Center on Bottom	Centrer nederst
 	Threaded Text	Sammenkædet tekst
 	Create	Opret
 	Release Selection	Frigør markering
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/de.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/de.tsv
index 0de0dce0b9..52455507a5 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/de.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/de.tsv
@@ -2322,6 +2322,10 @@ file-filter	Templates	Vorlagen
 	Arch	Rundbogen
 @msg	select point type or type on a path	wählen Sie Punkttext oder Pfadtext aus
 @msg	type on a path in a thread cannot use Dynamic Text: {frames}	Pfadtext in verkettetem Text kann keinen dynamischen Text verwenden: {frames}
+@msg	type on an open or compound path cannot be centered on its top or bottom: {open}	Pfadtext auf einem offenen oder zusammengesetzten Pfad lässt sich nicht oben oder unten zentrieren: {open}
+@msg	type on a path with no length or no height cannot be centered: {flat}	Pfadtext auf einem Pfad ohne Länge oder ohne Höhe lässt sich nicht zentrieren: {flat}
+@msg	type on a path in a thread cannot be centered on its top or bottom: {frames}	Pfadtext in verkettetem Text lässt sich nicht oben oder unten zentrieren: {frames}
+@msg	select type on a closed path	wählen Sie Pfadtext auf einem geschlossenen Pfad aus
 	Optimize for fast web view	Für schnelle Webanzeige optimieren
 	Optimized	Optimiert
 	Options	Optionen
@@ -3677,6 +3681,8 @@ effect	Points	Punkte
 	Type on a Path	Pfadtext
 	Type on a Path Options	Pfadtextoptionen
 	Type on a Path Options…	Pfadtextoptionen…
+	Center on Top	Oben zentrieren
+	Center on Bottom	Unten zentrieren
 	Type on a Path Tool	Pfadtext-Werkzeug
 	Type Orientation	Textrichtung
 	Type stays text, and every stroke is a line with its lineweight and dashes.	Text bleibt Text, und jede Kontur ist eine Linie mit ihrer Linienstärke und ihren Strichen.
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/el.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/el.tsv
index a75edff7a8..dfb942176b 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/el.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/el.tsv
@@ -3095,6 +3095,10 @@ theme	Appearance	Εμφάνιση
 	Arch	Αψίδα
 @msg	select point type or type on a path	επιλέξτε κείμενο σημείου ή κείμενο σε διαδρομή
 @msg	type on a path in a thread cannot use Dynamic Text: {frames}	το κείμενο σε διαδρομή μέσα σε συνδεδεμένο κείμενο δεν μπορεί να χρησιμοποιήσει δυναμικό κείμενο: {frames}
+@msg	type on an open or compound path cannot be centered on its top or bottom: {open}	κείμενο σε ανοιχτή ή σύνθετη διαδρομή δεν μπορεί να κεντραριστεί επάνω ή κάτω: {open}
+@msg	type on a path with no length or no height cannot be centered: {flat}	κείμενο σε διαδρομή χωρίς μήκος ή χωρίς ύψος δεν μπορεί να κεντραριστεί: {flat}
+@msg	type on a path in a thread cannot be centered on its top or bottom: {frames}	το κείμενο σε διαδρομή μέσα σε συνδεδεμένο κείμενο δεν μπορεί να κεντραριστεί επάνω ή κάτω: {frames}
+@msg	select type on a closed path	επιλέξτε κείμενο σε κλειστή διαδρομή
 	Optimize for fast web view	Βελτιστοποίηση για γρήγορη προβολή στον ιστό
 	Options for Selection…	Επιλογές για την επιλογή…
 	or more spaces with a tab	ή περισσότερα διαστήματα με στηλοθέτη
@@ -4067,6 +4071,8 @@ digits	Malayalam	Μαλαγιάλαμ
 	Type on a Path	Κείμενο σε διαδρομή
 	Type on a Path Options	Επιλογές κειμένου σε διαδρομή
 	Type on a Path Options…	Επιλογές κειμένου σε διαδρομή…
+	Center on Top	Κεντράρισμα επάνω
+	Center on Bottom	Κεντράρισμα κάτω
 	Type on a Path Tool	Κείμενο σε διαδρομή (Type on a Path Tool)
 	Type Orientation	Προσανατολισμός κειμένου
 	Type stays text, and every stroke is a line with its lineweight and dashes.	Το κείμενο διατηρείται ως κείμενο και κάθε περίγραμμα γίνεται γραμμή με το πάχος και τις παύλες του.
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/es.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/es.tsv
index 6d548f6743..7ee7980085 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/es.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/es.tsv
@@ -2360,6 +2360,10 @@ font-technology	Variable	Variables
 	Arch	Bóveda
 @msg	select point type or type on a path	seleccione texto de punto o texto en trazado
 @msg	type on a path in a thread cannot use Dynamic Text: {frames}	el texto en trazado de un texto enlazado no puede usar texto dinámico: {frames}
+@msg	type on an open or compound path cannot be centered on its top or bottom: {open}	el texto en un trazado abierto o compuesto no se puede centrar arriba o abajo: {open}
+@msg	type on a path with no length or no height cannot be centered: {flat}	el texto en un trazado sin longitud o sin altura no se puede centrar: {flat}
+@msg	type on a path in a thread cannot be centered on its top or bottom: {frames}	el texto en trazado de un texto enlazado no se puede centrar arriba o abajo: {frames}
+@msg	select type on a closed path	seleccione texto en un trazado cerrado
 	Optimize for fast web view	Optimizar para vista web rápida
 	Optimized	Optimizado
 	Options	Opciones
@@ -3723,6 +3727,8 @@ digits	Malayalam	Malayálam
 	Type on a Path	Texto en trazado
 	Type on a Path Options	Opciones de texto en trazado
 	Type on a Path Options…	Opciones de texto en trazado…
+	Center on Top	Centrar arriba
+	Center on Bottom	Centrar abajo
 	Type on a Path Tool	Herramienta Texto en trazado
 	Type Orientation	Orientación del texto
 	Type stays text, and every stroke is a line with its lineweight and dashes.	El texto sigue siendo texto, y cada trazo es una línea con su grosor y guiones.
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/fi.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/fi.tsv
index 7ae54d2bef..faa24de7e1 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/fi.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/fi.tsv
@@ -402,6 +402,8 @@
 	Stair Step	Porras
 	Gravity	Painovoima
 	Type on a Path Options…	Teksti polulla -asetukset…
+	Center on Top	Keskitä ylös
+	Center on Bottom	Keskitä alas
 	Threaded Text	Ketjutettu teksti
 	Create	Luo
 	Release Selection	Vapauta valinta
@@ -422,6 +424,10 @@
 	Arch	Holvi
 @msg	select point type or type on a path	valitse pisteteksti tai polkuteksti
 @msg	type on a path in a thread cannot use Dynamic Text: {frames}	ketjutetun tekstin polkuteksti ei voi käyttää dynaamista tekstiä: {frames}
+@msg	type on an open or compound path cannot be centered on its top or bottom: {open}	avoimella polulla tai yhdistelmäpolulla olevaa tekstiä ei voi keskittää ylös tai alas: {open}
+@msg	type on a path with no length or no height cannot be centered: {flat}	polkutekstiä ei voi keskittää polulle, jolla ei ole pituutta tai korkeutta: {flat}
+@msg	type on a path in a thread cannot be centered on its top or bottom: {frames}	ketjutetun tekstin polkutekstiä ei voi keskittää ylös tai alas: {frames}
+@msg	select type on a closed path	valitse suljetulla polulla oleva teksti
 	Fill with Placeholder Text	Täytä paikkamerkkitekstillä
 	Insert Inline Symbol	Lisää tekstinsisäinen symboli
 	Show Hidden Characters	Näytä piilotetut merkit
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/fr.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/fr.tsv
index 35c649f895..0b834ee258 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/fr.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/fr.tsv
@@ -2352,6 +2352,10 @@ font-technology	Variable	Variables
 	Arch	Voûte
 @msg	select point type or type on a path	sélectionnez du texte de point ou du texte curviligne
 @msg	type on a path in a thread cannot use Dynamic Text: {frames}	le texte curviligne d’un texte lié ne peut pas utiliser le texte dynamique : {frames}
+@msg	type on an open or compound path cannot be centered on its top or bottom: {open}	un texte curviligne sur un tracé ouvert ou un tracé transparent ne peut pas être centré en haut ou en bas : {open}
+@msg	type on a path with no length or no height cannot be centered: {flat}	un texte curviligne sur un tracé sans longueur ou sans hauteur ne peut pas être centré : {flat}
+@msg	type on a path in a thread cannot be centered on its top or bottom: {frames}	le texte curviligne d’un texte lié ne peut pas être centré en haut ou en bas : {frames}
+@msg	select type on a closed path	sélectionnez un texte curviligne sur un tracé fermé
 	Optimize for fast web view	Optimiser pour un affichage web rapide
 	Optimized	Optimisé
 	Options	Options
@@ -3714,6 +3718,8 @@ digits	Malayalam	Malayalam
 	Type on a Path	Texte curviligne
 	Type on a Path Options	Options de texte curviligne
 	Type on a Path Options…	Options de texte curviligne…
+	Center on Top	Centrer en haut
+	Center on Bottom	Centrer en bas
 	Type on a Path Tool	Outil Texte curviligne
 	Type Orientation	Orientation du texte
 	Type stays text, and every stroke is a line with its lineweight and dashes.	Le texte reste du texte, et chaque contour devient une ligne avec son épaisseur et ses tirets.
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/hi.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/hi.tsv
index 335b0c99f0..8f66a1b354 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/hi.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/hi.tsv
@@ -3189,6 +3189,10 @@ antiAlias	Sharp	शार्प
 	Arch	मेहराब
 @msg	select point type or type on a path	पॉइंट टाइप या पाथ पर टाइप चुनें
 @msg	type on a path in a thread cannot use Dynamic Text: {frames}	थ्रेडेड टेक्स्ट में पाथ पर टाइप डायनैमिक टेक्स्ट का उपयोग नहीं कर सकता: {frames}
+@msg	type on an open or compound path cannot be centered on its top or bottom: {open}	खुले पाथ या कंपाउंड पाथ पर टाइप को ऊपर या नीचे केंद्रित नहीं किया जा सकता: {open}
+@msg	type on a path with no length or no height cannot be centered: {flat}	बिना लंबाई या बिना ऊँचाई वाले पाथ पर टाइप केंद्रित नहीं किया जा सकता: {flat}
+@msg	type on a path in a thread cannot be centered on its top or bottom: {frames}	थ्रेडेड टेक्स्ट में पाथ पर टाइप को ऊपर या नीचे केंद्रित नहीं किया जा सकता: {frames}
+@msg	select type on a closed path	बंद पाथ पर टाइप चुनें
 	Optimize for fast web view	तेजी से वेब दृश्य के लिए ऑप्टिमाइज़
 	Optimized	ऑप्टिमाइज़्ड
 	Options	ऑप्शन्स
@@ -5106,6 +5110,8 @@ antiAlias	Sharp	शार्प
 	Type on a Path	पाथ पर टाइप
 	Type on a Path Options	पाथ पर टाइप ऑप्शन्स
 	Type on a Path Options…	पाथ पर टाइप ऑप्शन्स…
+	Center on Top	ऊपर केंद्रित करें
+	Center on Bottom	नीचे केंद्रित करें
 	Type on a Path Tool	पाथ पर टाइप टूल
 	Type Optimized	टाइप ऑप्टिमाइज़
 	Type Orientation	प्रकार अभिविन्यास
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/hu.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/hu.tsv
index c3ed22bce8..73b65e1ca5 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/hu.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/hu.tsv
@@ -2854,6 +2854,10 @@ file-filter	Templates	Sablonok
 	Arch	Boltív
 @msg	select point type or type on a path	jelöljön ki pontszöveget vagy útvonalszöveget
 @msg	type on a path in a thread cannot use Dynamic Text: {frames}	a láncolt szövegben lévő útvonalszöveg nem használhat dinamikus szöveget: {frames}
+@msg	type on an open or compound path cannot be centered on its top or bottom: {open}	nyitott vagy összetett útvonalon lévő útvonalszöveg nem igazítható középre felül vagy alul: {open}
+@msg	type on a path with no length or no height cannot be centered: {flat}	a hossz vagy magasság nélküli útvonalon lévő útvonalszöveg nem igazítható középre: {flat}
+@msg	type on a path in a thread cannot be centered on its top or bottom: {frames}	a láncolt szövegben lévő útvonalszöveg nem igazítható középre felül vagy alul: {frames}
+@msg	select type on a closed path	jelöljön ki zárt útvonalon lévő útvonalszöveget
 	Optimize for fast web view	Optimalizálás gyors webes megtekintéshez
 	Optimized	Optimalizált
 	Options	Beállítások
@@ -4440,6 +4444,8 @@ mark-style	Japanese	Japán
 	Type on a Path	Útvonalszöveg
 	Type on a Path Options	Útvonalszöveg beállításai
 	Type on a Path Options…	Útvonalszöveg beállításai…
+	Center on Top	Középre igazítás felül
+	Center on Bottom	Középre igazítás alul
 	Type on a Path Tool	Útvonalszöveg
 	Type Optimized	Szövegre optimalizált
 	Type Orientation	Szöveg iránya
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/id.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/id.tsv
index 87c3f55cd5..59761c7fcf 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/id.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/id.tsv
@@ -366,6 +366,8 @@
 	Stair Step	Undakan tangga
 	Gravity	Gravitasi
 	Type on a Path Options…	Opsi teks pada jalur…
+	Center on Top	Pusatkan di atas
+	Center on Bottom	Pusatkan di bawah
 	Threaded Text	Teks beruntun
 	Create	Buat
 	Release Selection	Lepaskan seleksi
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/it.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/it.tsv
index a6edc31792..8ad07b5fbf 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/it.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/it.tsv
@@ -2398,6 +2398,10 @@ file-filter	Templates	Modelli
 	Arch	Volta
 @msg	select point type or type on a path	seleziona testo per punti o testo su tracciato
 @msg	type on a path in a thread cannot use Dynamic Text: {frames}	il testo su tracciato in un testo concatenato non può usare il testo dinamico: {frames}
+@msg	type on an open or compound path cannot be centered on its top or bottom: {open}	il testo su un tracciato aperto o composto non può essere centrato in alto o in basso: {open}
+@msg	type on a path with no length or no height cannot be centered: {flat}	il testo su un tracciato senza lunghezza o senza altezza non può essere centrato: {flat}
+@msg	type on a path in a thread cannot be centered on its top or bottom: {frames}	il testo su tracciato in un testo concatenato non può essere centrato in alto o in basso: {frames}
+@msg	select type on a closed path	seleziona del testo su un tracciato chiuso
 	Optimize for fast web view	Ottimizza per visualizzazione web veloce
 	Optimized	Ottimizzato
 	Options	Opzioni
@@ -3769,6 +3773,8 @@ digits	Malayalam	Malayalam
 	Type on a Path	Testo su tracciato
 	Type on a Path Options	Opzioni testo su tracciato
 	Type on a Path Options…	Opzioni testo su tracciato…
+	Center on Top	Centra in alto
+	Center on Bottom	Centra in basso
 	Type on a Path Tool	Strumento Testo su tracciato
 	Type Orientation	Orientamento testo
 	Type stays text, and every stroke is a line with its lineweight and dashes.	Il testo resta testo e ogni traccia diventa una linea con il suo spessore e i suoi tratteggi.
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/ja.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/ja.tsv
index 65d7721aa1..b658080d59 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/ja.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/ja.tsv
@@ -423,6 +423,8 @@ digits	Malayalam	マラヤーラム数字
 	Stair Step	階段
 	Gravity	引力
 	Type on a Path Options…	パス上文字オプション…
+	Center on Top	上端に中央揃え
+	Center on Bottom	下端に中央揃え
 	Threaded Text	スレッドテキストオプション
 	Create	作成
 	Release Selection	選択部分をリリース
@@ -453,6 +455,10 @@ digits	Malayalam	マラヤーラム数字
 	Arch	アーチ
 @msg	select point type or type on a path	ポイント文字またはパス上文字を選択してください
 @msg	type on a path in a thread cannot use Dynamic Text: {frames}	スレッドテキスト内のパス上文字にはダイナミックテキストを使用できません: {frames}
+@msg	type on an open or compound path cannot be centered on its top or bottom: {open}	オープンパスや複合パス上のパス上文字は上端または下端に中央揃えできません: {open}
+@msg	type on a path with no length or no height cannot be centered: {flat}	長さや高さのないパスのパス上文字は中央揃えできません: {flat}
+@msg	type on a path in a thread cannot be centered on its top or bottom: {frames}	スレッドテキスト内のパス上文字は上端または下端に中央揃えできません: {frames}
+@msg	select type on a closed path	クローズパス上のパス上文字を選択してください
 	Fill with Placeholder Text	サンプルテキストの割り付け
 	Insert Inline Symbol	インラインシンボルを挿入
 	Show Hidden Characters	制御文字を表示
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/ka.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/ka.tsv
index eb686a14a0..516d9720ab 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/ka.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/ka.tsv
@@ -331,6 +331,8 @@
 	Stair Step	საფეხურები
 	Gravity	გრავიტაცია
 	Type on a Path Options…	ტრაექტორიაზე ტექსტის პარამეტრები…
+	Center on Top	ზემოთ ცენტრში მოთავსება
+	Center on Bottom	ქვემოთ ცენტრში მოთავსება
 	Threaded Text	დაკავშირებული ტექსტი
 	Create	შექმნა
 	Release Selection	მონიშნულის მოხსნა
@@ -351,6 +353,10 @@
 	Arch	თაღი
 @msg	select point type or type on a path	აირჩიეთ წერტილოვანი ტექსტი ან ტრაექტორიაზე ტექსტი
 @msg	type on a path in a thread cannot use Dynamic Text: {frames}	დაკავშირებულ ტექსტში ტრაექტორიაზე ტექსტი ვერ გამოიყენებს დინამიკურ ტექსტს: {frames}
+@msg	type on an open or compound path cannot be centered on its top or bottom: {open}	ღია ან შედგენილ ტრაექტორიაზე ტექსტი ვერ მოთავსდება ზემოთ ან ქვემოთ ცენტრში: {open}
+@msg	type on a path with no length or no height cannot be centered: {flat}	ტექსტი ვერ მოთავსდება ცენტრში ტრაექტორიაზე, რომელსაც არ აქვს სიგრძე ან სიმაღლე: {flat}
+@msg	type on a path in a thread cannot be centered on its top or bottom: {frames}	დაკავშირებულ ტექსტში ტრაექტორიაზე ტექსტი ვერ მოთავსდება ზემოთ ან ქვემოთ ცენტრში: {frames}
+@msg	select type on a closed path	მონიშნეთ დახურულ ტრაექტორიაზე ტექსტი
 	Fill with Placeholder Text	შემავსებელი ტექსტით შევსება
 	Insert Inline Symbol	ჩადგმული სიმბოლოს ჩასმა
 	Show Hidden Characters	დამალული სიმბოლოების ჩვენება
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/ko.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/ko.tsv
index 52a10ab8e8..8c333d6634 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/ko.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/ko.tsv
@@ -416,6 +416,8 @@ digits	Malayalam	말라얄람어
 	Stair Step	계단
 	Gravity	중력
 	Type on a Path Options…	패스 위 문자 옵션…
+	Center on Top	위쪽에 가운데 맞춤
+	Center on Bottom	아래쪽에 가운데 맞춤
 	Threaded Text	연결된 문자
 	Create	만들기
 	Release Selection	선택 해제
@@ -446,6 +448,10 @@ digits	Malayalam	말라얄람어
 	Arch	아치
 @msg	select point type or type on a path	포인트 문자 또는 패스 위 문자를 선택하십시오
 @msg	type on a path in a thread cannot use Dynamic Text: {frames}	연결된 문자의 패스 위 문자에는 동적 텍스트를 사용할 수 없습니다: {frames}
+@msg	type on an open or compound path cannot be centered on its top or bottom: {open}	열린 패스나 컴파운드 패스 위 문자는 위쪽이나 아래쪽에 가운데 맞춤할 수 없습니다: {open}
+@msg	type on a path with no length or no height cannot be centered: {flat}	길이나 높이가 없는 패스 위 문자는 가운데 맞춤할 수 없습니다: {flat}
+@msg	type on a path in a thread cannot be centered on its top or bottom: {frames}	연결된 문자의 패스 위 문자는 위쪽이나 아래쪽에 가운데 맞춤할 수 없습니다: {frames}
+@msg	select type on a closed path	닫힌 패스 위 문자를 선택하세요
 	Fill with Placeholder Text	자리 표시 문자로 채우기
 	Insert Inline Symbol	인라인 심볼 삽입
 	Show Hidden Characters	숨겨진 문자 표시
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/nl.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/nl.tsv
index 4f9d484155..7376a8edf4 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/nl.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/nl.tsv
@@ -380,6 +380,8 @@
 	Stair Step	Trap
 	Gravity	Zwaartekracht
 	Type on a Path Options…	Opties voor tekst op pad…
+	Center on Top	Boven centreren
+	Center on Bottom	Onder centreren
 	Threaded Text	Gekoppelde tekst
 	Create	Maken
 	Release Selection	Selectie vrijgeven
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/pl.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/pl.tsv
index e44328480f..21543430d6 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/pl.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/pl.tsv
@@ -364,6 +364,8 @@
 	Stair Step	Schodki
 	Gravity	Grawitacja
 	Type on a Path Options…	Opcje tekstu na ścieżce…
+	Center on Top	Wyśrodkuj na górze
+	Center on Bottom	Wyśrodkuj na dole
 	Threaded Text	Tekst wątkowy
 	Create	Utwórz
 	Release Selection	Uwolnij zaznaczenie
@@ -384,6 +386,10 @@
 	Arch	Sklepienie
 @msg	select point type or type on a path	zaznacz tekst punktowy lub tekst na ścieżce
 @msg	type on a path in a thread cannot use Dynamic Text: {frames}	tekst na ścieżce w tekście wątkowym nie może używać tekstu dynamicznego: {frames}
+@msg	type on an open or compound path cannot be centered on its top or bottom: {open}	nie można wyśrodkować na górze ani na dole tekstu na ścieżce otwartej lub złożonej: {open}
+@msg	type on a path with no length or no height cannot be centered: {flat}	nie można wyśrodkować tekstu na ścieżce bez długości lub bez wysokości: {flat}
+@msg	type on a path in a thread cannot be centered on its top or bottom: {frames}	nie można wyśrodkować na górze ani na dole tekstu na ścieżce w tekście wątkowym: {frames}
+@msg	select type on a closed path	zaznacz tekst na zamkniętej ścieżce
 	Fill with Placeholder Text	Wypełnij tekstem zastępczym
 	Insert Inline Symbol	Wstaw symbol w tekście
 	Show Hidden Characters	Pokaż ukryte znaki
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/pt-br.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/pt-br.tsv
index 3ce111f7a4..906d4f1aee 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/pt-br.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/pt-br.tsv
@@ -1956,6 +1956,10 @@ antiAlias	Sharp	Nítido
 	Arch	Abóbada
 @msg	select point type or type on a path	selecione texto de ponto ou texto em um caminho
 @msg	type on a path in a thread cannot use Dynamic Text: {frames}	o texto em um caminho de um texto encadeado não pode usar Texto Dinâmico: {frames}
+@msg	type on an open or compound path cannot be centered on its top or bottom: {open}	o texto em um caminho aberto ou composto não pode ser centralizado em cima ou embaixo: {open}
+@msg	type on a path with no length or no height cannot be centered: {flat}	o texto em um caminho sem comprimento ou sem altura não pode ser centralizado: {flat}
+@msg	type on a path in a thread cannot be centered on its top or bottom: {frames}	o texto em um caminho de um texto encadeado não pode ser centralizado em cima ou embaixo: {frames}
+@msg	select type on a closed path	selecione texto em um caminho fechado
 	Optimize for fast web view	Otimizar para visualização rápida na web
 	Optimized	Otimizado
 	Options	Opções
@@ -3068,6 +3072,8 @@ digits	Malayalam	Malaiala
 	Type becomes outlines, and strokes a CAD line can't draw become filled shapes.	O texto vira contornos, e os traços que uma linha CAD não pode desenhar viram formas preenchidas.
 	Type on a Path	Texto em um Caminho
 	Type on a Path Options…	Opções de Texto em um Caminho…
+	Center on Top	Centralizar em Cima
+	Center on Bottom	Centralizar em Baixo
 	Type on a Path Tool	Ferramenta Texto em um Caminho
 	Type stays text, and every stroke is a line with its lineweight and dashes.	O texto permanece texto, e todo traço é uma linha com sua espessura e tracejados.
 	Type:	Tipo:
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/ru.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/ru.tsv
index c93807c08a..c147cf76df 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/ru.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/ru.tsv
@@ -2385,6 +2385,10 @@ file-filter	Templates	Шаблоны
 	Arch	Арка
 @msg	select point type or type on a path	выберите точечный текст или текст по контуру
 @msg	type on a path in a thread cannot use Dynamic Text: {frames}	текст по контуру в связанном тексте не может использовать динамический текст: {frames}
+@msg	type on an open or compound path cannot be centered on its top or bottom: {open}	нельзя центрировать вверху или внизу текст по незамкнутому или составному контуру: {open}
+@msg	type on a path with no length or no height cannot be centered: {flat}	нельзя центрировать текст по контуру без длины или без высоты: {flat}
+@msg	type on a path in a thread cannot be centered on its top or bottom: {frames}	нельзя центрировать вверху или внизу текст по контуру в связанном тексте: {frames}
+@msg	select type on a closed path	выделите текст по замкнутому контуру
 	Optimize for fast web view	Оптимизировать для быстрого просмотра в web
 	Optimized	Оптимизировано
 	Options	Параметры
@@ -3755,6 +3759,8 @@ digits	Malayalam	Малаялам
 	Type on a Path	Текст по контуру
 	Type on a Path Options	Параметры текста по контуру
 	Type on a Path Options…	Параметры текста по контуру…
+	Center on Top	Центрировать вверху
+	Center on Bottom	Центрировать внизу
 	Type on a Path Tool	Инструмент «Текст по контуру»
 	Type Orientation	Ориентация текста
 	Type stays text, and every stroke is a line with its lineweight and dashes.	Текст остаётся текстом, и каждая обводка — линия с её толщиной и штрихами.
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/sv.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/sv.tsv
index ce20b6c72d..48d1cced76 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/sv.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/sv.tsv
@@ -2299,6 +2299,10 @@ font-technology	Variable	Variabla
 	Arch	Valv
 @msg	select point type or type on a path	markera punkttext eller text på bana
 @msg	type on a path in a thread cannot use Dynamic Text: {frames}	text på bana i länkad text kan inte använda dynamisk text: {frames}
+@msg	type on an open or compound path cannot be centered on its top or bottom: {open}	text på en öppen eller sammansatt bana kan inte centreras överst eller nederst: {open}
+@msg	type on a path with no length or no height cannot be centered: {flat}	text på en bana utan längd eller utan höjd kan inte centreras: {flat}
+@msg	type on a path in a thread cannot be centered on its top or bottom: {frames}	text på bana i länkad text kan inte centreras överst eller nederst: {frames}
+@msg	select type on a closed path	markera text på en sluten bana
 	Optimize for fast web view	Optimera för snabb webbvisning
 	Optimized	Optimerad
 	Options	Alternativ
@@ -3644,6 +3648,8 @@ digits	Malayalam	Malayalam
 	Type on a Path	Text på bana
 	Type on a Path Options	Alternativ för text på bana
 	Type on a Path Options…	Alternativ för text på bana…
+	Center on Top	Centrera överst
+	Center on Bottom	Centrera nederst
 	Type on a Path Tool	Verktyg för text på bana
 	Type Orientation	Textorientering
 	Type stays text, and every stroke is a line with its lineweight and dashes.	Text förblir text, och varje kontur blir en linje med sin linjetjocklek och sina streck.
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/tr.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/tr.tsv
index db3c4501b7..82fcc9364c 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/tr.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/tr.tsv
@@ -2171,6 +2171,10 @@ shape	Open	Açık
 	Arch	Kemer
 @msg	select point type or type on a path	nokta metni veya yol üzerindeki yazıyı seçin
 @msg	type on a path in a thread cannot use Dynamic Text: {frames}	zincirli metindeki yol üzerindeki yazı dinamik metin kullanamaz: {frames}
+@msg	type on an open or compound path cannot be centered on its top or bottom: {open}	açık veya bileşik bir yol üzerindeki yazı üstte veya altta ortalanamaz: {open}
+@msg	type on a path with no length or no height cannot be centered: {flat}	uzunluğu ya da yüksekliği olmayan yol üzerindeki yazı ortalanamaz: {flat}
+@msg	type on a path in a thread cannot be centered on its top or bottom: {frames}	zincirli metindeki yol üzerindeki yazı üstte veya altta ortalanamaz: {frames}
+@msg	select type on a closed path	kapalı bir yol üzerindeki yazıyı seçin
 	Optimize for fast web view	Hızlı web görünümü için optimize edin
 	Optimized	Optimize edilmiş
 	Options	Seçenekler
@@ -3532,6 +3536,8 @@ digits	Malayalam	Malayalam
 	Type on a Path	Bir Yola Yazın
 	Type on a Path Options	Yol Seçenekleri Üzerine Yazma
 	Type on a Path Options…	Yol Seçenekleri Üzerine Yazma…
+	Center on Top	Üstte ortala
+	Center on Bottom	Altta ortala
 	Type on a Path Tool	Yola Yazma Aracı
 	Type Orientation	Tip Yönü
 	Type stays text, and every stroke is a line with its lineweight and dashes.	Yazı metin olarak kalır ve her kontur, çizgi kalınlığı ve tireleriyle birlikte bir çizgidir.
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/uk.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/uk.tsv
index 151a886cf9..d91ba40226 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/uk.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/uk.tsv
@@ -2390,6 +2390,10 @@ file-filter	Templates	Шаблони
 	Arch	Арка
 @msg	select point type or type on a path	виберіть точковий текст або текст за контуром
 @msg	type on a path in a thread cannot use Dynamic Text: {frames}	текст за контуром у пов’язаному тексті не може використовувати динамічний текст: {frames}
+@msg	type on an open or compound path cannot be centered on its top or bottom: {open}	не можна центрувати вгорі чи внизу текст за незамкненим або складеним контуром: {open}
+@msg	type on a path with no length or no height cannot be centered: {flat}	не можна центрувати текст за контуром без довжини або без висоти: {flat}
+@msg	type on a path in a thread cannot be centered on its top or bottom: {frames}	не можна центрувати вгорі чи внизу текст за контуром у пов’язаному тексті: {frames}
+@msg	select type on a closed path	виділіть текст за замкненим контуром
 	Optimize for fast web view	Оптимізувати для швидкого перегляду web
 	Optimized	Оптимізовано
 	Options	Параметри
@@ -3762,6 +3766,8 @@ effect	Points	Точки
 	Type on a Path	Текст за контуром
 	Type on a Path Options	Параметри тексту за контуром
 	Type on a Path Options…	Параметри тексту за контуром…
+	Center on Top	Центрувати вгорі
+	Center on Bottom	Центрувати внизу
 	Type on a Path Tool	Інструмент «Текст за контуром»
 	Type Orientation	Орієнтація тексту
 	Type stays text, and every stroke is a line with its lineweight and dashes.	Текст залишається текстом, і кожне обведення — лінія з її товщиною та штрихами.
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/vi.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/vi.tsv
index f3b505c648..b14c946cb8 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/vi.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/vi.tsv
@@ -2675,6 +2675,10 @@ digits	Hindi	Hindi
 	Arch	Vòm
 @msg	select point type or type on a path	chọn chữ điểm hoặc chữ trên đường dẫn
 @msg	type on a path in a thread cannot use Dynamic Text: {frames}	chữ trên đường dẫn trong văn bản chuỗi không thể dùng văn bản động: {frames}
+@msg	type on an open or compound path cannot be centered on its top or bottom: {open}	không thể căn giữa ở trên hoặc ở dưới chữ trên đường dẫn mở hoặc đường dẫn phức: {open}
+@msg	type on a path with no length or no height cannot be centered: {flat}	không thể căn giữa chữ trên đường dẫn không có độ dài hoặc không có chiều cao: {flat}
+@msg	type on a path in a thread cannot be centered on its top or bottom: {frames}	không thể căn giữa ở trên hoặc ở dưới chữ trên đường dẫn trong văn bản chuỗi: {frames}
+@msg	select type on a closed path	hãy chọn chữ trên một đường dẫn khép kín
 	Optimize for fast web view	Tối ưu để xem web nhanh
 	Optimized	Đã tối ưu
 	Options	Tùy chọn
@@ -4145,6 +4149,8 @@ mark-style	Japanese	Kiểu Nhật
 	Type on a Path	Chữ trên đường dẫn
 	Type on a Path Options	Tùy chọn chữ trên đường dẫn
 	Type on a Path Options…	Tùy chọn chữ trên đường dẫn…
+	Center on Top	Căn giữa ở trên
+	Center on Bottom	Căn giữa ở dưới
 	Type on a Path Tool	Công cụ Chữ trên đường dẫn
 	Type Orientation	Hướng chữ
 	Type stays text, and every stroke is a line with its lineweight and dashes.	Chữ vẫn là văn bản, và mỗi nét là đường thẳng với độ dày và nét đứt.
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/zh-hans.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/zh-hans.tsv
index c7219b9448..4f34af93dd 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/zh-hans.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/zh-hans.tsv
@@ -2258,6 +2258,10 @@ file-filter	Templates	模板
 	Arch	拱形
 @msg	select point type or type on a path	请选择点文字或路径文字
 @msg	type on a path in a thread cannot use Dynamic Text: {frames}	串接文本中的路径文字不能使用动态文本：{frames}
+@msg	type on an open or compound path cannot be centered on its top or bottom: {open}	开放路径或复合路径上的路径文字无法在顶部或底部居中：{open}
+@msg	type on a path with no length or no height cannot be centered: {flat}	路径没有长度或没有高度时，其路径文字无法居中：{flat}
+@msg	type on a path in a thread cannot be centered on its top or bottom: {frames}	串接文本中的路径文字无法在顶部或底部居中：{frames}
+@msg	select type on a closed path	请选择闭合路径上的路径文字
 	Optimize for fast web view	优化快速 Web 查看
 	Optimized	优化
 	Options	选项
@@ -3589,6 +3593,8 @@ digits	Malayalam	马拉雅拉姆数字
 	Type on a Path	路径文字
 	Type on a Path Options	路径文字选项
 	Type on a Path Options…	路径文字选项…
+	Center on Top	在顶部居中
+	Center on Bottom	在底部居中
 	Type on a Path Tool	路径文字工具
 	Type Orientation	文字方向
 	Type stays text, and every stroke is a line with its lineweight and dashes.	文字维持为文字，每个描边都是带有线宽与虚线的线条。
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/zh-hant.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/zh-hant.tsv
index 1c753576a5..5b89ecda53 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/zh-hant.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/zh-hant.tsv
@@ -3359,6 +3359,10 @@ file-filter	Templates	範本
 	Arch	拱形
 @msg	select point type or type on a path	請選取點狀文字或路徑文字
 @msg	type on a path in a thread cannot use Dynamic Text: {frames}	串連文字中的路徑文字無法使用動態文字：{frames}
+@msg	type on an open or compound path cannot be centered on its top or bottom: {open}	開放路徑或複合路徑上的路徑文字無法在頂端或底端置中：{open}
+@msg	type on a path with no length or no height cannot be centered: {flat}	路徑沒有長度或沒有高度時，其路徑文字無法置中：{flat}
+@msg	type on a path in a thread cannot be centered on its top or bottom: {frames}	串連文字中的路徑文字無法在頂端或底端置中：{frames}
+@msg	select type on a closed path	請選取封閉路徑上的路徑文字
 	Optimize for fast web view	最佳化以便快速網頁檢視
 	Optimized	最佳化
 	Options	選項
@@ -4735,6 +4739,8 @@ digits	Malayalam	馬來亞拉姆數字
 	Type on a Path	路徑文字
 	Type on a Path Options	路徑文字選項
 	Type on a Path Options…	路徑文字選項…
+	Center on Top	在頂端置中
+	Center on Bottom	在底端置中
 	Type on a Path Tool	路徑文字工具
 	Type Orientation	文字方向
 	Type stays text, and every stroke is a line with its lineweight and dashes.	文字維持為文字，每個筆畫都是帶有線寬與虛線的線條。
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/menus/tests.rs b/crates/ui-egui/src/menus/tests.rs
index e49f4788ea..c4a5f10069 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/menus/tests.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/menus/tests.rs
@@ -358,6 +358,58 @@ fn dynamic_text_is_a_checked_type_menu_item() {
     assert_eq!(checked(&app, id, &Value::Null), Some(true));
 }
 
+/// Type › Type on a Path › Center on Top and Center on Bottom run `type.pathCenter.top` and
+/// `.bottom`, which the command palette also runs without params, and are enabled for type on a
+/// closed path only.
+#[test]
+fn center_on_top_and_bottom_are_type_on_a_path_items() {
+    let mut app = VectorcraftApp::new(vectorcraft_engine::Session::new(), crate::Services::default());
+    app.run("file.new", json!({})).unwrap();
+    let items: Vec<(&str, &str)> = menu_tree()
+        .into_iter()
+        .filter(|(menu, _)| *menu == "Type")
+        .flat_map(|(_, items)| items)
+        .filter_map(|item| match item {
+            Item::Sub("Type on a Path", children) => Some(children),
+            _ => None,
+        })
+        .flatten()
+        .filter_map(|item| match item {
+            Item::Cmd(label, id, Value::Null) if id.starts_with("type.pathCenter") => Some((label, id)),
+            _ => None,
+        })
+        .collect();
+    let ids = ["type.pathCenter.top", "type.pathCenter.bottom"];
+    assert_eq!(items, [("Center on Top", ids[0]), ("Center on Bottom", ids[1])]);
+    let palette = crate::palette::items();
+    for (label, id) in items {
+        assert!(palette.iter().any(|(l, i, _)| l == &format!("Type › Type on a Path › {label}") && i == id), "{label}");
+    }
+    let line = app.run("path.create", json!({"d": "M60 150 L340 150"})).unwrap()["id"].clone();
+    let open = app.run("text.createInPath", json!({"path": line, "mode": "onPath", "text": "Along", "at": [60, 150]})).unwrap()["id"].clone();
+    app.run("select.set", json!({"ids": [open]})).unwrap();
+    assert!(ids.iter().all(|id| !enabled(&app, id)), "type on an open path");
+    let square = app.run("path.create", json!({"d": "M60 200 L160 200 L160 300 L60 300 Z"})).unwrap()["id"].clone();
+    let closed = app.run("text.createInPath", json!({"path": square, "mode": "onPath", "text": "Round", "at": [60, 200]})).unwrap()["id"].clone();
+    app.run("select.set", json!({"ids": [closed]})).unwrap();
+    assert!(ids.iter().all(|id| enabled(&app, id)));
+    app.run("select.set", json!({"ids": [closed, open]})).unwrap();
+    assert!(ids.iter().all(|id| !enabled(&app, id)), "type on a closed path and on an open one");
+    // A palette pick runs the command with no params.
+    app.run("select.set", json!({"ids": [closed]})).unwrap();
+    crate::palette::run_pick(&mut app, ids[0]);
+    let doc = &app.session.active().unwrap().doc;
+    let start = match &doc.node(vectorcraft_doc::NodeId(closed.as_u64().unwrap())).unwrap().kind {
+        vectorcraft_doc::NodeKind::Text(t) => match t.kind {
+            vectorcraft_doc::TextKind::OnPath { start, .. } => start,
+            ref k => panic!("{k:?}"),
+        },
+        k => panic!("{k:?}"),
+    };
+    // Once round, the middle of the top edge an eighth of the way round.
+    assert!((start - 0.625).abs() < 1e-6, "{start}");
+}
+
 /// Type › Dynamic Text Presets › Circle, Arch and Bow run `type.dynamicTextPreset` with their
 /// preset, enabled for point type and type on a path but not for area type alone.
 #[test]
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/menus/tree.rs b/crates/ui-egui/src/menus/tree.rs
index fb12428354..5b88346f82 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/menus/tree.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/menus/tree.rs
@@ -396,7 +396,13 @@ pub fn menu_tree_named(english_names: bool) -> Vec<(&'static str, Vec<Item>)> {
                     PATH_EFFECTS
                         .iter()
                         .map(|&(label, effect)| cp(label, "type.pathOptions", json!({ "effect": effect })))
-                        .chain([Sep, c("Type on a Path Options…", "type.pathOptions")])
+                        .chain([
+                            Sep,
+                            c("Center on Top", "type.pathCenter.top"),
+                            c("Center on Bottom", "type.pathCenter.bottom"),
+                            Sep,
+                            c("Type on a Path Options…", "type.pathOptions"),
+                        ])
                         .collect(),
                 ),
                 c("Dynamic Text", "type.dynamicText"),
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/tests/taskbar.rs b/crates/ui-egui/src/tests/taskbar.rs
index d42be49ff9..7c93308ec5 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/tests/taskbar.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/tests/taskbar.rs
@@ -208,6 +208,34 @@ fn type_on_a_path_offers_dynamic_text() {
     assert!(!has(&texts, "Dynamic Text"), "{texts:?}");
 }
 
+/// Type on a closed path offers Center on Top and Center on Bottom; type on an open path does not.
+#[test]
+fn type_on_a_closed_path_offers_center_on_top_and_bottom() {
+    let mut app = app();
+    app.run("tool.select", json!({"tool": "selection"})).unwrap();
+    let line = id(app.run("path.create", json!({"d": "M60 150 L340 150"})).unwrap());
+    let open = id(app.run("text.createInPath", json!({"path": line, "mode": "onPath", "text": "Along", "at": [60, 150]})).unwrap());
+    select(&mut app, &[open]);
+    let (_, texts) = bar(&mut app);
+    assert!(has(&texts, "Type on a Path Options") && !has(&texts, "Center on Top") && !has(&texts, "Center on Bottom"), "{texts:?}");
+    let circle = id(app.run("path.create", json!({"d": "M100 300 A100 100 0 1 1 300 300 A100 100 0 1 1 100 300 Z"})).unwrap());
+    let t = id(app.run("text.createInPath", json!({"path": circle, "mode": "onPath", "text": "Round", "at": [90, 300]})).unwrap());
+    select(&mut app, &[t]);
+    let start = |app: &VectorcraftApp| match kind(app, t) {
+        NodeKind::Text(t) => match t.kind {
+            TextKind::OnPath { start, .. } => start,
+            k => panic!("{k:?}"),
+        },
+        k => panic!("{k:?}"),
+    };
+    let (_, texts) = bar(&mut app);
+    assert!(has(&texts, "Center on Top") && has(&texts, "Center on Bottom"), "{texts:?}");
+    click(&mut app, "Center on Top");
+    assert!((start(&app) - 0.75).abs() < 1e-3, "{}", start(&app));
+    click(&mut app, "Center on Bottom");
+    assert!((start(&app) - 0.25).abs() < 1e-3, "{}", start(&app));
+}
+
 /// Area type offers Dynamic Text beside Convert To Point Type, which turns Block on and off; area
 /// type in a thread does not.
 #[test]
diff --git a/docs/mcp.md b/docs/mcp.md
index 3a74cee6d3..fa22c66414 100644
--- a/docs/mcp.md
+++ b/docs/mcp.md
@@ -7972,6 +7972,26 @@ begins or ends, dragging the centre bracket slides the type along its path and,
 {"name":"run_command","arguments":{"command":"type.pathOptions","params":{"start":0.25,"end":0.75,"flip":true}}}
 ```
 
+`type.pathCenter.top {ids?|id?}` and `type.pathCenter.bottom {ids?|id?}` (Type › Type on a Path › Center on Top and
+Center on Bottom, and the Contextual Task Bar for type on a closed path) slide the selected type on a closed path along
+it so that the middle of the span between its brackets lands on the path's topmost or bottommost point. This is
+VectorCraft's own behavior. The path is measured as the object is drawn, after its transform, so a rotated, scaled or
+skewed circle centers on its drawn top. On a level stretch, such as a rectangle's top edge, the middle of the stretch
+is used; with several separate topmost points, the middle of the shortest part of the path that holds them all is
+used. The span keeps its length, and type that runs once round stays once round. The first paragraph's alignment
+becomes Center unless it is Center or Justify Center, so the type is centered there. The type is not flipped: on the
+bottom of a circle, whose path runs clockwise, it reads upside down outside the circle until `type.pathOptions {flip:
+true}` turns it inside. Point type and area type in the selection are left as they are. Type on an open or compound
+path, type in a thread, and type on a path with no length or no height are refused with an error that names them,
+and nothing changes. The menu items are enabled, and the task bar shows them, only while every selected type on a
+path is on one closed path and none of it is in a thread. Several objects move in one undo step. When every object is
+already centered there, nothing changes and no undo step is recorded. Each replies `{ids, start, end}` with the first
+object's brackets.
+
+```json
+{"name":"run_command","arguments":{"command":"type.pathCenter.top","params":{}}}
+```
+
 ## Dynamic Text
 
 `type.dynamicText {on?: bool, ids?}` (Type › Dynamic Text, and the Contextual Task Bar for type on a path) turns
diff --git a/docs/target-app-parity.md b/docs/target-app-parity.md
index 37eda0d007..d42a4d988b 100644
--- a/docs/target-app-parity.md
+++ b/docs/target-app-parity.md
@@ -1196,6 +1196,7 @@ Moved from the ROADMAP's "Shipped so far" on 2026-10-10. Update it when a featur
   Object › Flatten Transparency, the Flattener Preview, and EPS, PDF and print output that flatten transparency leave art without transparency as it is when it overlaps only other art without transparency, unless it overlaps a member of a see-through object's group and lies above that member and below the group's topmost object. Such art joins the group, and the group takes the place of its topmost object, so the stacking order stays the same. In files without transparency with Clip Complex Regions on, art under the group within one image pixel of a member joins it too. The 1 pt antialiasing margin goes around a group's art once, however deeply its groups nest. On a grid of 3,000 rectangles with a 0.5 pt stroke, 60 of them with a drop shadow, the Flattener Preview counts 180 affected objects where it counted 3,000, and Flatten Transparency with the Medium preset makes 240 flat regions and 2 images where it made one image of the whole grid. These rules are VectorCraft's own (`tests::flatten::opaque_art_that_touches_only_opaque_art_stays`, `tests::flatten::opaque_art_the_group_would_move_under_joins_it`).
   New Symbol and Redefine Symbol on a frame of threaded text take it out of the thread with the text it shows, which the symbol's art holds, and the other frames keep the text they hold. When the last frame goes into the symbol, the text it has no room for goes after the text of the last frame that stays. When every frame of a thread goes into the symbol, the copy of the last frame keeps all its text.
   With Optical Margin Alignment on, or Roman Hanging Punctuation on in the first paragraph, the glyphs at the ends of left-to-right type on a path hang outside its brackets, measured along the path. The type hangs at the start bracket when its line is placed there, hangs at the end bracket when the line is placed there, and hangs at both when it is centered. Glyphs that hang past the end bracket do not make the type overflow, and a hang stops at an open path's end. SVG export writes such type as outlines.
+  Type › Type on a Path › Center on Top and Center on Bottom (`type.pathCenter.top`, `type.pathCenter.bottom`, also on the Contextual Task Bar for type on a closed path) slide type on a closed path so the middle of its span lands on the path's topmost or bottommost point as drawn, keep the span's length, and set the first paragraph to Center unless it is Center or Justify Center. This is VectorCraft's own behavior (`crates/geom/src/arc.rs`, `crates/engine/src/tests/pathtype.rs`).
   Type on a Path Options › Align to Path (option names as in [Create type on a path](https://helpx.adobe.com/illustrator/desktop/design-with-text/edit-format-text/create-type-on-a-path.html)) moves each character by its own font, size and vertical scale: Ascender runs the top of the font's em box along the path (the ideographic em box that its `BASE` table, its typographic or `hhea` box or its ideographs give, else an em box centered on the cap height), Descender runs the bottom of the font's bounding box along it, and Center runs a line at half the height of the top of the font's H above the baseline along it. In vertical type, Ascender and Descender move the characters half an em, and Center leaves them on the path. These distances are VectorCraft's own values (`tests::on_path_align_runs_each_glyph_by_its_own_metrics`, `tests::on_path_align_finds_the_em_box_of_each_kind_of_face`, `tests::on_path_align_in_vertical_type_moves_half_an_em`).
   Type › Dynamic Text (`type.dynamicText`, also on the Contextual Task Bar for type on a path) sizes type on a path to fill the span between its start and end brackets and fits it again after each edit to the text or a bracket ([Dynamic Text overview](https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/desktop/text-typography/work-with-dynamic-text/dynamic-text-overview.html), [start and end points](https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/desktop/text-typography/work-with-dynamic-text/reposition-start-and-end-points.html)). VectorCraft's own rules: reshaping or scaling the path fits the text again; one factor scales every size, leading and baseline shift; the first character's size moves in 0.1 pt steps within 0.1 to 1,296 pt; turning it off, threading the type or Release Type on a Path keeps the drawn sizes; SVG, EPS, legacy `.ai` and the editing data write the drawn sizes (`crates/text/src/tests/fit.rs`, `crates/engine/src/tests/dynamic_text.rs`).
   Dynamic Text on area type is Block (Type › Dynamic Text, the Contextual Task Bar, Area Type Options › Block, the Properties panel's Dynamic Text checkbox with Word Gap and Line Gap; [Dynamic Text overview](https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/desktop/text-typography/work-with-dynamic-text/dynamic-text-overview.html)): each line as typed is set to the frame's width by its font size, again after every edit to the text or the frame. VectorCraft's own rules: lines are not broken again, the first character's size moves in 0.1 pt steps within 0.1 to 1,296 pt, Word Gap (0 to 1,000 %, default 100) is the Desired word spacing and Line Gap (-1,296 to 1,296 pt, default 0) is added to each size for the leading, the sizes are written into the characters, threaded frames cannot use it, and Convert To Point Type turns it off, keeping the sizes (`crates/engine/src/cmd/typecmd/block_tests.rs`).