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Text Annotation Tool
Place rich text labels on the chart with customizable fonts, backgrounds, borders, and callout arrows that point to specific price/time locations.
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01 — Text
Core text content and font styling.
| Property | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Display Text | "Text" | The text content displayed on the chart. |
| Font Family | JetBrains Mono | Font used for the text. |
| Font Size | 12 | Text size in points (6–72). |
| Bold | false | Show text in bold weight. |
| Italic | false | Show text in italic style. |
| Text Color | White | Text foreground color. |
| Text Opacity | 100 | Text opacity percentage (0–100). |
| Text Alignment | Left | Horizontal text alignment within the box: Left, Center, or Right. |
Text Alignment
- Left
- Center
- Right
02 — Background
| Property | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Show Background | true | Draw a filled background behind the text. |
| Background Color | #333333 | Background fill color. |
| Background Opacity | 90 | Background opacity percentage (0–100). |
03 — Border
| Property | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Show Border | true | Draw a border around the text box. |
| Border Color | #555555 | Border color. |
| Border Width | 1 | Border thickness in pixels (1–5). |
04 — Callout Arrow
Attach a line with an optional arrowhead from the text box to a specific chart point, turning the annotation into a pointer/callout.
| Property | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Is Callout | false | Enable the callout line from the text box to the anchor point. |
| Callout Line Color | White | Color of the callout line. |
| Callout Line Width | 1 | Callout line thickness (1–5). |
| Callout Line Opacity | 100 | Callout line opacity (0–100). |
| Callout Line Style | Solid | Callout line dash pattern. See dash styles below. |
| Callout Arrow | None | Arrow style at the pointing end. See arrow types below. |
| Callout Arrow Size | 10 | Arrow size in pixels (5–30). |
| Connection Point | Automatic | Where the callout line attaches to the text box. See connection points below. |
Callout Arrow Types
- None
- Arrow
- FilledArrow
Dash Styles
- Solid
- Dash
- DashDot
- DashDotDot
- Dot
Connection Points
- Automatic — nearest edge
- TopLeft • TopCenter • TopRight
- MiddleLeft • MiddleCenter • MiddleRight
- BottomLeft • BottomCenter • BottomRight
Tip: Set Is Callout to true, choose FilledArrow, and pick Automatic connection for the cleanest callout that always points from the nearest box edge.