shapes - How to curve a line into an arc along a circle in Adobe Illustrator?

I would like to create a shape similar to this, and I was thinking of using a line and then bending it along a circle, but I'm not sure how to do that.

Answer

• Draw a circle.


• Press P and click on the actual circle in 2 places (see below). The cursor changes when you're directly above the line.


• Press A and drag to select one of the points you added then hit DEL to remove that.


• With this shape selected, in the Stroke panel increase the weight value until it looks thick enough and click the 'Round Cap' option.


• Hit R and drag around to rotate the object and adjust the gap position.


• And this is how you add a gradient: https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com/a/30344/62949