https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/upside-down-river-labels/m-p/1698133#M102914 <P>can't find one, but I found a reference to one line labelling strategy that specifies that lines can result in upside down labels</P><P><A href="https://pro.arcgis.com/en/pro-app/latest/help/mapping/text/orient-line-labels-to-graticules-or-direction.htm" target="_blank">Orient line labels to graticules or direction—ArcGIS Pro | Documentation</A></P><P>Align labels with line direction, bottom step 10 states...</P><P><EM>This can be useful if flow arrow symbols are represented by glyphs in fonts and need to be placed in the direction of the line. Note that this option can result in labels being placed upside down.</EM></P> Thu, 23 Apr 2026 21:43:18 GMT DanPatterson 2026-04-23T21:43:18Z https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/upside-down-river-labels/m-p/1697976#M102904 <P>Is there a 'Never Place Label Upside Down' option for maplex?</P><P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="RandyMcGregor_BMcD_0-1776957151064.png" style="width: 400px;"><img src="https://community.esri.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/151485iFA57772CC1B4DEDE/image-size/medium?v=v2&amp;px=400" role="button" title="RandyMcGregor_BMcD_0-1776957151064.png" alt="RandyMcGregor_BMcD_0-1776957151064.png" /></span></P><P>&nbsp;</P> Thu, 23 Apr 2026 15:12:51 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/upside-down-river-labels/m-p/1697976#M102904 RandyMcGregor_BMcD 2026-04-23T15:12:51Z https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/upside-down-river-labels/m-p/1698133#M102914 <P>can't find one, but I found a reference to one line labelling strategy that specifies that lines can result in upside down labels</P><P><A href="https://pro.arcgis.com/en/pro-app/latest/help/mapping/text/orient-line-labels-to-graticules-or-direction.htm" target="_blank">Orient line labels to graticules or direction—ArcGIS Pro | Documentation</A></P><P>Align labels with line direction, bottom step 10 states...</P><P><EM>This can be useful if flow arrow symbols are represented by glyphs in fonts and need to be placed in the direction of the line. Note that this option can result in labels being placed upside down.</EM></P> Thu, 23 Apr 2026 21:43:18 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/upside-down-river-labels/m-p/1698133#M102914 DanPatterson 2026-04-23T21:43:18Z https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/upside-down-river-labels/m-p/1698572#M102944 <P>Another area to explore is the line direction - you could reverse it and see if the label draws better.&nbsp;&nbsp;<A href="https://pro.arcgis.com/en/pro-app/latest/help/editing/reverse-the-direction-of-a-polyline.htm" target="_blank">Reverse the direction of a line—ArcGIS Pro | Documentation</A></P> Mon, 27 Apr 2026 16:26:04 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/upside-down-river-labels/m-p/1698572#M102944 Robert_LeClair 2026-04-27T16:26:04Z