How do I rotate a label in C#? [duplicate]

Answer 1

You will need to write your own or use a custom control.

A The Code Project article you can start with is Customized Text - Orientated Controls in C# - Part I (Label Control). This contains extra functionality, so you should be able to trim it down if you'd like.

And here is some code from it that is of interest:

/// 

/// This is a lable, in which you can set the text in any direction/angle
/// 

#region Orientation

//Orientation of the text

public enum Orientation
{
    Circle,
    Arc,
    Rotate
}

public enum Direction
{
    Clockwise,
    AntiClockwise
}

#endregion

public class OrientedTextLabel : System.Windows.Forms.Label
{
    #region Variables

    private double rotationAngle;
    private string text;
    private Orientation textOrientation;
    private Direction textDirection;

    #endregion

    #region Constructor

    public OrientedTextLabel()
    {
        //Setting the initial condition.
        rotationAngle = 0d;
        textOrientation = Orientation.Rotate;
        this.Size = new Size(105,12);
    }

    #endregion

    #region Properties

    [Description("Rotation Angle"),Category("Appearance")]
    public double RotationAngle
    {
        get
        {
            return rotationAngle;
        }
        set
        {
            rotationAngle = value;
            this.Invalidate();
        }
    }

    [Description("Kind of Text Orientation"),Category("Appearance")]
    public Orientation TextOrientation
    {
        get
        {
            return textOrientation;
        }
        set
        {
            textOrientation = value;
            this.Invalidate();
        }
    }

    [Description("Direction of the Text"),Category("Appearance")]
    public Direction TextDirection
    {
        get
        {
            return textDirection;
        }
        set
        {
            textDirection = value;
            this.Invalidate();
        }
    }

    [Description("Display Text"),Category("Appearance")]
    public override string Text
    {
        get
        {
            return text;
        }
        set
        {
            text = value;
            this.Invalidate();
        }
    }

    #endregion

    #region Method

    protected override void OnPaint(PaintEventArgs e)
    {
        Graphics graphics = e.Graphics;

        StringFormat stringFormat = new StringFormat();
        stringFormat.Alignment = StringAlignment.Center;
        stringFormat.Trimming = StringTrimming.None;

        Brush textBrush = new SolidBrush(this.ForeColor);

        //Getting the width and height of the text, which we are going to write
        float width = graphics.MeasureString(text,this.Font).Width;
        float height = graphics.MeasureString(text,this.Font).Height;

        //The radius is set to 0.9 of the width or height, b'cos not to
        //hide and part of the text at any stage
        float radius = 0f;
        if (ClientRectangle.Width