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:
/// <summary>
/// This is a lable, in which you can set the text in any direction/angle
/// </summary>
#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<ClientRectangle.Height)
{
radius = ClientRectangle.Width *0.9f/2;
}
else
{
radius = ClientRectangle.Height *0.9f/2;
}
//Setting the text according to the selection
switch (textOrientation)
{
case Orientation.Arc:
{
//Arc angle must be get from the length of the text.
float arcAngle = (2*width/radius)/text.Length;
if(textDirection == Direction.Clockwise)
{
for (int i=0; i<text.Length; i++)
{
graphics.TranslateTransform(
(float)(radius*(1 - Math.Cos(arcAngle*i + rotationAngle/180 * Math.PI))),
(float)(radius*(1 - Math.Sin(arcAngle*i + rotationAngle/180*Math.PI))));
graphics.RotateTransform((-90 + (float)rotationAngle + 180*arcAngle*i/(float)Math.PI));
graphics.DrawString(text[i].ToString(), this.Font, textBrush, 0, 0);
graphics.ResetTransform();
}
}
else
{
for (int i=0; i<text.Length; i++)
{
graphics.TranslateTransform(
(float)(radius*(1 - Math.Cos(arcAngle*i + rotationAngle/180*Math.PI))),
(float)(radius*(1 + Math.Sin(arcAngle*i + rotationAngle/180*Math.PI))));
graphics.RotateTransform((-90 - (float)rotationAngle - 180*arcAngle*i/(float)Math.PI));
graphics.DrawString(text[i].ToString(), this.Font, textBrush, 0, 0);
graphics.ResetTransform();
}
}
break;
}
case Orientation.Circle:
{
if (textDirection == Direction.Clockwise)
{
for(int i=0;i<text.Length;i++)
{
graphics.TranslateTransform(
(float)(radius*(1 - Math.Cos((2*Math.PI/text.Length)*i + rotationAngle/180*Math.PI))),
(float)(radius*(1 - Math.Sin((2*Math.PI/text.Length)*i + rotationAngle/180*Math.PI))));
graphics.RotateTransform(-90 + (float)rotationAngle + (360/text.Length)*i);
graphics.DrawString(text[i].ToString(), this.Font, textBrush, 0, 0);
graphics.ResetTransform();
}
}
else
{
for(int i=0;i<text.Length;i++)
{
graphics.TranslateTransform(
(float)(radius*(1 - Math.Cos((2*Math.PI/text.Length)*i + rotationAngle/180*Math.PI))),
(float)(radius*(1 + Math.Sin((2*Math.PI/text.Length)*i + rotationAngle/180*Math.PI))));
graphics.RotateTransform(-90 - (float)rotationAngle - (360/text.Length)*i);
graphics.DrawString(text[i].ToString(), this.Font, textBrush, 0, 0);
graphics.ResetTransform();
}
}
break;
}
case Orientation.Rotate:
{
//For rotation, who about rotation?
double angle = (rotationAngle/180)*Math.PI;
graphics.TranslateTransform(
(ClientRectangle.Width+(float)(height*Math.Sin(angle))-(float)(width*Math.Cos(angle)))/2,
(ClientRectangle.Height-(float)(height*Math.Cos(angle))-(float)(width*Math.Sin(angle)))/2);
graphics.RotateTransform((float)rotationAngle);
graphics.DrawString(text,this.Font,textBrush,0,0);
graphics.ResetTransform();
break;
}
}
}
#endregion
}
