Yea, that's how I've been doing it. For top words and bottom words I do two separate circles then superimpose and union them. Just thought I was missing something that was straightforward. 
Thank you.

On Wed, Jul 2, 2025 at 3:50 AM <webmaster@inkscape.org> wrote:
Dear curmudgeon,

A new post on the topic "text on a path" by David248:
---
You can't (not joking, sorry). I think svg specification has the possibility to do it, but not inkscape. You can fake it by putting the text on (inside) a slightly bigger circle (give it a transparent stroke). 
----
Link: http://www.inkscape.org/forums/questions/text-on-a-path/#c80845


All the best,
 Inkscape.org Website

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Unsubscribe:

If you do no longer want to receive these messages, you can edit your subscriptions and notification settings at http://www.inkscape.org/alerts/settings/.