Text objects

A text object shows a string. It can hold a literal value ("LIVE") or be bound to a data field so the content changes with the dataset.

Key properties

• Text — the literal content. Ignored if the object is data-bound.
• Font family and font weight — pick any font registered in the project.
• Size — pixel height of an em.
• Color, opacity.
• Alignment — left, center, right.
• Line height and letter spacing — for fine typographic control.
• Shadow, stroke, background — styling that also applies to non-text objects.

Overflow

Text does not auto-shrink. If a bound value is longer than the box, it clips or wraps depending on the object's overflow setting:

• Clip — anything past the edge is hidden.
• Wrap — the text breaks onto new lines inside the box height.

Pick a max length your data can realistically produce.

Data binding

Select the object and open the Data tab in the properties panel. Pick a schema and a field; the preview shows the dataset's current value.

Auto-fit

For lower thirds and tickers where name length varies, use an auto-fit setting (if enabled in your project) — the text scales down on the fly when it would otherwise overflow. See Editor — Data Binding for how this interacts with bound values.