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Label
=====

**Inherits:** :ref:`Control<class_Control>` **<** :ref:`CanvasItem<class_CanvasItem>` **<** :ref:`Node<class_Node>` **<** :ref:`Object<class_Object>`

A control for displaying plain text.

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Description
-----------

A control for displaying plain text. It gives you control over the horizontal and vertical alignment and can wrap the text inside the node's bounding rectangle. It doesn't support bold, italics, or other rich text formatting. For that, use :ref:`RichTextLabel<class_RichTextLabel>` instead.

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Tutorials
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- `2D Dodge The Creeps Demo <https://godotengine.org/asset-library/asset/2712>`__

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Properties
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   +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
   | :ref:`AutowrapMode<enum_TextServer_AutowrapMode>`                           | :ref:`autowrap_mode<class_Label_property_autowrap_mode>`                                                 | ``0``                                                                        |
   +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
   | |bitfield|\[:ref:`LineBreakFlag<enum_TextServer_LineBreakFlag>`\]           | :ref:`autowrap_trim_flags<class_Label_property_autowrap_trim_flags>`                                     | ``192``                                                                      |
   +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
   | :ref:`bool<class_bool>`                                                     | :ref:`clip_text<class_Label_property_clip_text>`                                                         | ``false``                                                                    |
   +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
   | :ref:`String<class_String>`                                                 | :ref:`ellipsis_char<class_Label_property_ellipsis_char>`                                                 | ``"…"``                                                                      |
   +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
   | :ref:`HorizontalAlignment<enum_@GlobalScope_HorizontalAlignment>`           | :ref:`horizontal_alignment<class_Label_property_horizontal_alignment>`                                   | ``0``                                                                        |
   +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
   | |bitfield|\[:ref:`JustificationFlag<enum_TextServer_JustificationFlag>`\]   | :ref:`justification_flags<class_Label_property_justification_flags>`                                     | ``163``                                                                      |
   +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
   | :ref:`LabelSettings<class_LabelSettings>`                                   | :ref:`label_settings<class_Label_property_label_settings>`                                               |                                                                              |
   +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
   | :ref:`String<class_String>`                                                 | :ref:`language<class_Label_property_language>`                                                           | ``""``                                                                       |
   +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
   | :ref:`int<class_int>`                                                       | :ref:`lines_skipped<class_Label_property_lines_skipped>`                                                 | ``0``                                                                        |
   +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
   | :ref:`int<class_int>`                                                       | :ref:`max_lines_visible<class_Label_property_max_lines_visible>`                                         | ``-1``                                                                       |
   +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
   | :ref:`MouseFilter<enum_Control_MouseFilter>`                                | mouse_filter                                                                                             | ``2`` (overrides :ref:`Control<class_Control_property_mouse_filter>`)        |
   +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
   | :ref:`String<class_String>`                                                 | :ref:`paragraph_separator<class_Label_property_paragraph_separator>`                                     | ``"\\n"``                                                                    |
   +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
   | |bitfield|\[:ref:`SizeFlags<enum_Control_SizeFlags>`\]                      | size_flags_vertical                                                                                      | ``4`` (overrides :ref:`Control<class_Control_property_size_flags_vertical>`) |
   +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
   | :ref:`StructuredTextParser<enum_TextServer_StructuredTextParser>`           | :ref:`structured_text_bidi_override<class_Label_property_structured_text_bidi_override>`                 | ``0``                                                                        |
   +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
   | :ref:`Array<class_Array>`                                                   | :ref:`structured_text_bidi_override_options<class_Label_property_structured_text_bidi_override_options>` | ``[]``                                                                       |
   +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
   | :ref:`PackedFloat32Array<class_PackedFloat32Array>`                         | :ref:`tab_stops<class_Label_property_tab_stops>`                                                         | ``PackedFloat32Array()``                                                     |
   +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
   | :ref:`String<class_String>`                                                 | :ref:`text<class_Label_property_text>`                                                                   | ``""``                                                                       |
   +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
   | :ref:`TextDirection<enum_Control_TextDirection>`                            | :ref:`text_direction<class_Label_property_text_direction>`                                               | ``0``                                                                        |
   +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
   | :ref:`OverrunBehavior<enum_TextServer_OverrunBehavior>`                     | :ref:`text_overrun_behavior<class_Label_property_text_overrun_behavior>`                                 | ``0``                                                                        |
   +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
   | :ref:`bool<class_bool>`                                                     | :ref:`uppercase<class_Label_property_uppercase>`                                                         | ``false``                                                                    |
   +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
   | :ref:`VerticalAlignment<enum_@GlobalScope_VerticalAlignment>`               | :ref:`vertical_alignment<class_Label_property_vertical_alignment>`                                       | ``0``                                                                        |
   +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
   | :ref:`int<class_int>`                                                       | :ref:`visible_characters<class_Label_property_visible_characters>`                                       | ``-1``                                                                       |
   +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
   | :ref:`VisibleCharactersBehavior<enum_TextServer_VisibleCharactersBehavior>` | :ref:`visible_characters_behavior<class_Label_property_visible_characters_behavior>`                     | ``0``                                                                        |
   +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
   | :ref:`float<class_float>`                                                   | :ref:`visible_ratio<class_Label_property_visible_ratio>`                                                 | ``1.0``                                                                      |
   +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Methods
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   +---------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
   | :ref:`Rect2<class_Rect2>` | :ref:`get_character_bounds<class_Label_method_get_character_bounds>`\ (\ pos\: :ref:`int<class_int>`\ ) |const| |
   +---------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
   | :ref:`int<class_int>`     | :ref:`get_line_count<class_Label_method_get_line_count>`\ (\ ) |const|                                          |
   +---------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
   | :ref:`int<class_int>`     | :ref:`get_line_height<class_Label_method_get_line_height>`\ (\ line\: :ref:`int<class_int>` = -1\ ) |const|     |
   +---------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
   | :ref:`int<class_int>`     | :ref:`get_total_character_count<class_Label_method_get_total_character_count>`\ (\ ) |const|                    |
   +---------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
   | :ref:`int<class_int>`     | :ref:`get_visible_line_count<class_Label_method_get_visible_line_count>`\ (\ ) |const|                          |
   +---------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Theme Properties
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   +---------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------+
   | :ref:`Color<class_Color>`       | :ref:`font_color<class_Label_theme_color_font_color>`                      | ``Color(1, 1, 1, 1)`` |
   +---------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------+
   | :ref:`Color<class_Color>`       | :ref:`font_outline_color<class_Label_theme_color_font_outline_color>`      | ``Color(0, 0, 0, 1)`` |
   +---------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------+
   | :ref:`Color<class_Color>`       | :ref:`font_shadow_color<class_Label_theme_color_font_shadow_color>`        | ``Color(0, 0, 0, 0)`` |
   +---------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------+
   | :ref:`int<class_int>`           | :ref:`line_spacing<class_Label_theme_constant_line_spacing>`               | ``3``                 |
   +---------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------+
   | :ref:`int<class_int>`           | :ref:`outline_size<class_Label_theme_constant_outline_size>`               | ``0``                 |
   +---------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------+
   | :ref:`int<class_int>`           | :ref:`paragraph_spacing<class_Label_theme_constant_paragraph_spacing>`     | ``0``                 |
   +---------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------+
   | :ref:`int<class_int>`           | :ref:`shadow_offset_x<class_Label_theme_constant_shadow_offset_x>`         | ``1``                 |
   +---------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------+
   | :ref:`int<class_int>`           | :ref:`shadow_offset_y<class_Label_theme_constant_shadow_offset_y>`         | ``1``                 |
   +---------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------+
   | :ref:`int<class_int>`           | :ref:`shadow_outline_size<class_Label_theme_constant_shadow_outline_size>` | ``1``                 |
   +---------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------+
   | :ref:`Font<class_Font>`         | :ref:`font<class_Label_theme_font_font>`                                   |                       |
   +---------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------+
   | :ref:`int<class_int>`           | :ref:`font_size<class_Label_theme_font_size_font_size>`                    |                       |
   +---------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------+
   | :ref:`StyleBox<class_StyleBox>` | :ref:`focus<class_Label_theme_style_focus>`                                |                       |
   +---------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------+
   | :ref:`StyleBox<class_StyleBox>` | :ref:`normal<class_Label_theme_style_normal>`                              |                       |
   +---------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------+

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Property Descriptions
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.. _class_Label_property_autowrap_mode:

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:ref:`AutowrapMode<enum_TextServer_AutowrapMode>` **autowrap_mode** = ``0`` :ref:`🔗<class_Label_property_autowrap_mode>`

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- |void| **set_autowrap_mode**\ (\ value\: :ref:`AutowrapMode<enum_TextServer_AutowrapMode>`\ )
- :ref:`AutowrapMode<enum_TextServer_AutowrapMode>` **get_autowrap_mode**\ (\ )

If set to something other than :ref:`TextServer.AUTOWRAP_OFF<class_TextServer_constant_AUTOWRAP_OFF>`, the text gets wrapped inside the node's bounding rectangle. If you resize the node, it will change its height automatically to show all the text.

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.. _class_Label_property_autowrap_trim_flags:

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|bitfield|\[:ref:`LineBreakFlag<enum_TextServer_LineBreakFlag>`\] **autowrap_trim_flags** = ``192`` :ref:`🔗<class_Label_property_autowrap_trim_flags>`

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- |void| **set_autowrap_trim_flags**\ (\ value\: |bitfield|\[:ref:`LineBreakFlag<enum_TextServer_LineBreakFlag>`\]\ )
- |bitfield|\[:ref:`LineBreakFlag<enum_TextServer_LineBreakFlag>`\] **get_autowrap_trim_flags**\ (\ )

Autowrap space trimming flags. See :ref:`TextServer.BREAK_TRIM_START_EDGE_SPACES<class_TextServer_constant_BREAK_TRIM_START_EDGE_SPACES>` and :ref:`TextServer.BREAK_TRIM_END_EDGE_SPACES<class_TextServer_constant_BREAK_TRIM_END_EDGE_SPACES>` for more info.

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.. _class_Label_property_clip_text:

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:ref:`bool<class_bool>` **clip_text** = ``false`` :ref:`🔗<class_Label_property_clip_text>`

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- |void| **set_clip_text**\ (\ value\: :ref:`bool<class_bool>`\ )
- :ref:`bool<class_bool>` **is_clipping_text**\ (\ )

If ``true``, the Label only shows the text that fits inside its bounding rectangle and will clip text horizontally.

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.. _class_Label_property_ellipsis_char:

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:ref:`String<class_String>` **ellipsis_char** = ``"…"`` :ref:`🔗<class_Label_property_ellipsis_char>`

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- |void| **set_ellipsis_char**\ (\ value\: :ref:`String<class_String>`\ )
- :ref:`String<class_String>` **get_ellipsis_char**\ (\ )

Ellipsis character used for text clipping.

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.. _class_Label_property_horizontal_alignment:

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:ref:`HorizontalAlignment<enum_@GlobalScope_HorizontalAlignment>` **horizontal_alignment** = ``0`` :ref:`🔗<class_Label_property_horizontal_alignment>`

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- |void| **set_horizontal_alignment**\ (\ value\: :ref:`HorizontalAlignment<enum_@GlobalScope_HorizontalAlignment>`\ )
- :ref:`HorizontalAlignment<enum_@GlobalScope_HorizontalAlignment>` **get_horizontal_alignment**\ (\ )

Controls the text's horizontal alignment. Supports left, center, right, and fill (also known as justify).

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.. _class_Label_property_justification_flags:

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|bitfield|\[:ref:`JustificationFlag<enum_TextServer_JustificationFlag>`\] **justification_flags** = ``163`` :ref:`🔗<class_Label_property_justification_flags>`

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- |void| **set_justification_flags**\ (\ value\: |bitfield|\[:ref:`JustificationFlag<enum_TextServer_JustificationFlag>`\]\ )
- |bitfield|\[:ref:`JustificationFlag<enum_TextServer_JustificationFlag>`\] **get_justification_flags**\ (\ )

Line fill alignment rules.

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.. _class_Label_property_label_settings:

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:ref:`LabelSettings<class_LabelSettings>` **label_settings** :ref:`🔗<class_Label_property_label_settings>`

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- |void| **set_label_settings**\ (\ value\: :ref:`LabelSettings<class_LabelSettings>`\ )
- :ref:`LabelSettings<class_LabelSettings>` **get_label_settings**\ (\ )

A :ref:`LabelSettings<class_LabelSettings>` resource that can be shared between multiple **Label** nodes. Takes priority over theme properties.

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.. _class_Label_property_language:

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:ref:`String<class_String>` **language** = ``""`` :ref:`🔗<class_Label_property_language>`

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- |void| **set_language**\ (\ value\: :ref:`String<class_String>`\ )
- :ref:`String<class_String>` **get_language**\ (\ )

Language code used for line-breaking and text shaping algorithms, if left empty current locale is used instead.

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.. _class_Label_property_lines_skipped:

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:ref:`int<class_int>` **lines_skipped** = ``0`` :ref:`🔗<class_Label_property_lines_skipped>`

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- |void| **set_lines_skipped**\ (\ value\: :ref:`int<class_int>`\ )
- :ref:`int<class_int>` **get_lines_skipped**\ (\ )

The number of the lines ignored and not displayed from the start of the :ref:`text<class_Label_property_text>` value.

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.. _class_Label_property_max_lines_visible:

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:ref:`int<class_int>` **max_lines_visible** = ``-1`` :ref:`🔗<class_Label_property_max_lines_visible>`

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- |void| **set_max_lines_visible**\ (\ value\: :ref:`int<class_int>`\ )
- :ref:`int<class_int>` **get_max_lines_visible**\ (\ )

Limits the lines of text the node shows on screen.

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.. _class_Label_property_paragraph_separator:

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:ref:`String<class_String>` **paragraph_separator** = ``"\\n"`` :ref:`🔗<class_Label_property_paragraph_separator>`

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- |void| **set_paragraph_separator**\ (\ value\: :ref:`String<class_String>`\ )
- :ref:`String<class_String>` **get_paragraph_separator**\ (\ )

String used as a paragraph separator. Each paragraph is processed independently, in its own BiDi context.

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.. _class_Label_property_structured_text_bidi_override:

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:ref:`StructuredTextParser<enum_TextServer_StructuredTextParser>` **structured_text_bidi_override** = ``0`` :ref:`🔗<class_Label_property_structured_text_bidi_override>`

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- |void| **set_structured_text_bidi_override**\ (\ value\: :ref:`StructuredTextParser<enum_TextServer_StructuredTextParser>`\ )
- :ref:`StructuredTextParser<enum_TextServer_StructuredTextParser>` **get_structured_text_bidi_override**\ (\ )

Set BiDi algorithm override for the structured text.

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.. _class_Label_property_structured_text_bidi_override_options:

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:ref:`Array<class_Array>` **structured_text_bidi_override_options** = ``[]`` :ref:`🔗<class_Label_property_structured_text_bidi_override_options>`

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- |void| **set_structured_text_bidi_override_options**\ (\ value\: :ref:`Array<class_Array>`\ )
- :ref:`Array<class_Array>` **get_structured_text_bidi_override_options**\ (\ )

Set additional options for BiDi override.

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.. _class_Label_property_tab_stops:

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:ref:`PackedFloat32Array<class_PackedFloat32Array>` **tab_stops** = ``PackedFloat32Array()`` :ref:`🔗<class_Label_property_tab_stops>`

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- |void| **set_tab_stops**\ (\ value\: :ref:`PackedFloat32Array<class_PackedFloat32Array>`\ )
- :ref:`PackedFloat32Array<class_PackedFloat32Array>` **get_tab_stops**\ (\ )

Aligns text to the given tab-stops.

**Note:** The returned array is *copied* and any changes to it will not update the original property value. See :ref:`PackedFloat32Array<class_PackedFloat32Array>` for more details.

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.. _class_Label_property_text:

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:ref:`String<class_String>` **text** = ``""`` :ref:`🔗<class_Label_property_text>`

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- |void| **set_text**\ (\ value\: :ref:`String<class_String>`\ )
- :ref:`String<class_String>` **get_text**\ (\ )

The text to display on screen.

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.. _class_Label_property_text_direction:

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:ref:`TextDirection<enum_Control_TextDirection>` **text_direction** = ``0`` :ref:`🔗<class_Label_property_text_direction>`

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- |void| **set_text_direction**\ (\ value\: :ref:`TextDirection<enum_Control_TextDirection>`\ )
- :ref:`TextDirection<enum_Control_TextDirection>` **get_text_direction**\ (\ )

Base text writing direction.

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.. _class_Label_property_text_overrun_behavior:

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:ref:`OverrunBehavior<enum_TextServer_OverrunBehavior>` **text_overrun_behavior** = ``0`` :ref:`🔗<class_Label_property_text_overrun_behavior>`

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- |void| **set_text_overrun_behavior**\ (\ value\: :ref:`OverrunBehavior<enum_TextServer_OverrunBehavior>`\ )
- :ref:`OverrunBehavior<enum_TextServer_OverrunBehavior>` **get_text_overrun_behavior**\ (\ )

The clipping behavior when the text exceeds the node's bounding rectangle.

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.. _class_Label_property_uppercase:

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:ref:`bool<class_bool>` **uppercase** = ``false`` :ref:`🔗<class_Label_property_uppercase>`

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- |void| **set_uppercase**\ (\ value\: :ref:`bool<class_bool>`\ )
- :ref:`bool<class_bool>` **is_uppercase**\ (\ )

If ``true``, all the text displays as UPPERCASE.

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.. _class_Label_property_vertical_alignment:

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:ref:`VerticalAlignment<enum_@GlobalScope_VerticalAlignment>` **vertical_alignment** = ``0`` :ref:`🔗<class_Label_property_vertical_alignment>`

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- |void| **set_vertical_alignment**\ (\ value\: :ref:`VerticalAlignment<enum_@GlobalScope_VerticalAlignment>`\ )
- :ref:`VerticalAlignment<enum_@GlobalScope_VerticalAlignment>` **get_vertical_alignment**\ (\ )

Controls the text's vertical alignment. Supports top, center, bottom, and fill.

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.. _class_Label_property_visible_characters:

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:ref:`int<class_int>` **visible_characters** = ``-1`` :ref:`🔗<class_Label_property_visible_characters>`

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- |void| **set_visible_characters**\ (\ value\: :ref:`int<class_int>`\ )
- :ref:`int<class_int>` **get_visible_characters**\ (\ )

The number of characters to display. If set to ``-1``, all characters are displayed. This can be useful when animating the text appearing in a dialog box.

\ **Note:** Setting this property updates :ref:`visible_ratio<class_Label_property_visible_ratio>` accordingly.

\ **Note:** Characters are counted as Unicode codepoints. A single visible grapheme may contain multiple codepoints (e.g. certain emoji use three codepoints). A single codepoint may contain two UTF-16 characters, which are used in C# strings.

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.. _class_Label_property_visible_characters_behavior:

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:ref:`VisibleCharactersBehavior<enum_TextServer_VisibleCharactersBehavior>` **visible_characters_behavior** = ``0`` :ref:`🔗<class_Label_property_visible_characters_behavior>`

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- |void| **set_visible_characters_behavior**\ (\ value\: :ref:`VisibleCharactersBehavior<enum_TextServer_VisibleCharactersBehavior>`\ )
- :ref:`VisibleCharactersBehavior<enum_TextServer_VisibleCharactersBehavior>` **get_visible_characters_behavior**\ (\ )

The clipping behavior when :ref:`visible_characters<class_Label_property_visible_characters>` or :ref:`visible_ratio<class_Label_property_visible_ratio>` is set.

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.. _class_Label_property_visible_ratio:

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:ref:`float<class_float>` **visible_ratio** = ``1.0`` :ref:`🔗<class_Label_property_visible_ratio>`

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- |void| **set_visible_ratio**\ (\ value\: :ref:`float<class_float>`\ )
- :ref:`float<class_float>` **get_visible_ratio**\ (\ )

The fraction of characters to display, relative to the total number of characters (see :ref:`get_total_character_count()<class_Label_method_get_total_character_count>`). If set to ``1.0``, all characters are displayed. If set to ``0.5``, only half of the characters will be displayed. This can be useful when animating the text appearing in a dialog box.

\ **Note:** Setting this property updates :ref:`visible_characters<class_Label_property_visible_characters>` accordingly.

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Method Descriptions
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.. _class_Label_method_get_character_bounds:

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:ref:`Rect2<class_Rect2>` **get_character_bounds**\ (\ pos\: :ref:`int<class_int>`\ ) |const| :ref:`🔗<class_Label_method_get_character_bounds>`

Returns the bounding rectangle of the character at position ``pos`` in the label's local coordinate system. If the character is a non-visual character or ``pos`` is outside the valid range, an empty :ref:`Rect2<class_Rect2>` is returned. If the character is a part of a composite grapheme, the bounding rectangle of the whole grapheme is returned.

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.. _class_Label_method_get_line_count:

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:ref:`int<class_int>` **get_line_count**\ (\ ) |const| :ref:`🔗<class_Label_method_get_line_count>`

Returns the number of lines of text the Label has.

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.. _class_Label_method_get_line_height:

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:ref:`int<class_int>` **get_line_height**\ (\ line\: :ref:`int<class_int>` = -1\ ) |const| :ref:`🔗<class_Label_method_get_line_height>`

Returns the height of the line ``line``.

If ``line`` is set to ``-1``, returns the biggest line height.

If there are no lines, returns font size in pixels.

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.. _class_Label_method_get_total_character_count:

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:ref:`int<class_int>` **get_total_character_count**\ (\ ) |const| :ref:`🔗<class_Label_method_get_total_character_count>`

Returns the total number of printable characters in the text (excluding spaces and newlines).

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.. _class_Label_method_get_visible_line_count:

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:ref:`int<class_int>` **get_visible_line_count**\ (\ ) |const| :ref:`🔗<class_Label_method_get_visible_line_count>`

Returns the number of lines shown. Useful if the **Label**'s height cannot currently display all lines.

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Theme Property Descriptions
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.. _class_Label_theme_color_font_color:

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:ref:`Color<class_Color>` **font_color** = ``Color(1, 1, 1, 1)`` :ref:`🔗<class_Label_theme_color_font_color>`

Default text :ref:`Color<class_Color>` of the **Label**.

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.. _class_Label_theme_color_font_outline_color:

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:ref:`Color<class_Color>` **font_outline_color** = ``Color(0, 0, 0, 1)`` :ref:`🔗<class_Label_theme_color_font_outline_color>`

The color of text outline.

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.. _class_Label_theme_color_font_shadow_color:

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:ref:`Color<class_Color>` **font_shadow_color** = ``Color(0, 0, 0, 0)`` :ref:`🔗<class_Label_theme_color_font_shadow_color>`

:ref:`Color<class_Color>` of the text's shadow effect.

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.. _class_Label_theme_constant_line_spacing:

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:ref:`int<class_int>` **line_spacing** = ``3`` :ref:`🔗<class_Label_theme_constant_line_spacing>`

Additional vertical spacing between lines (in pixels), spacing is added to line descent. This value can be negative.

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.. _class_Label_theme_constant_outline_size:

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:ref:`int<class_int>` **outline_size** = ``0`` :ref:`🔗<class_Label_theme_constant_outline_size>`

Text outline size.

\ **Note:** If using a font with :ref:`FontFile.multichannel_signed_distance_field<class_FontFile_property_multichannel_signed_distance_field>` enabled, its :ref:`FontFile.msdf_pixel_range<class_FontFile_property_msdf_pixel_range>` must be set to at least *twice* the value of :ref:`outline_size<class_Label_theme_constant_outline_size>` for outline rendering to look correct. Otherwise, the outline may appear to be cut off earlier than intended.

\ **Note:** Using a value that is larger than half the font size is not recommended, as the font outline may fail to be fully closed in this case.

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.. _class_Label_theme_constant_paragraph_spacing:

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:ref:`int<class_int>` **paragraph_spacing** = ``0`` :ref:`🔗<class_Label_theme_constant_paragraph_spacing>`

Vertical space between paragraphs. Added on top of :ref:`line_spacing<class_Label_theme_constant_line_spacing>`.

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.. _class_Label_theme_constant_shadow_offset_x:

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:ref:`int<class_int>` **shadow_offset_x** = ``1`` :ref:`🔗<class_Label_theme_constant_shadow_offset_x>`

The horizontal offset of the text's shadow.

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.. _class_Label_theme_constant_shadow_offset_y:

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:ref:`int<class_int>` **shadow_offset_y** = ``1`` :ref:`🔗<class_Label_theme_constant_shadow_offset_y>`

The vertical offset of the text's shadow.

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.. _class_Label_theme_constant_shadow_outline_size:

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:ref:`int<class_int>` **shadow_outline_size** = ``1`` :ref:`🔗<class_Label_theme_constant_shadow_outline_size>`

The size of the shadow outline.

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.. _class_Label_theme_font_font:

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:ref:`Font<class_Font>` **font** :ref:`🔗<class_Label_theme_font_font>`

:ref:`Font<class_Font>` used for the **Label**'s text.

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.. _class_Label_theme_font_size_font_size:

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:ref:`int<class_int>` **font_size** :ref:`🔗<class_Label_theme_font_size_font_size>`

Font size of the **Label**'s text.

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.. _class_Label_theme_style_focus:

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:ref:`StyleBox<class_StyleBox>` **focus** :ref:`🔗<class_Label_theme_style_focus>`

:ref:`StyleBox<class_StyleBox>` used when the **Label** is focused (when used with assistive apps).

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.. _class_Label_theme_style_normal:

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:ref:`StyleBox<class_StyleBox>` **normal** :ref:`🔗<class_Label_theme_style_normal>`

Background :ref:`StyleBox<class_StyleBox>` for the **Label**.

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