# Text

Text layers allow you to add titles, captions, and custom messaging to your layout. Each text layer can be styled independently to match your event's branding.

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### Customizing Your Text

Use the [**Inspector**](/copy-of-halo-app/layout-designer/layout-designer-overview.md#inspector-panel) to define the appearance and behavior of your text.

#### Text & Font

* **Content:** Enter the text you want to display on your layout.
* **Font:** Choose from the available fonts to match your design style.
* **Alignment & Color:** Adjust the text alignment (left, center, or right) and set the text color using a hex code or the color picker.
* **Opacity:** Control the transparency of the text. This is useful for creating watermarks or making text feel more integrated with background graphics.

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### Advanced Styling & Interaction

Use these settings in the Inspector to add more visual depth or enable guest interaction.

{% tabs %}
{% tab title="Background & Border" %}
**Background Color** Add a solid color or a gradient behind your text. For gradients, you can choose between:

* **Linear:** Colors blend in a straight line.
* **Radial:** Colors blend outward from a central point.

**Border & Radius**

* **Border:** Set a width and color to outline the text layer.
* **Radius:** Adjust the roundness of the background corners to create a button or label effect.
  {% endtab %}

{% tab title="Shadow" %}
Add a shadow to create depth or make text pop against busy backgrounds:

* **Color:** Choose a shadow color and opacity.
* **Blur:** Adjust how soft or sharp the shadow appears.
* **Offset:** Move the shadow's position relative to the text.
  {% endtab %}

{% tab title="Guest Editing" %}
**Allow or restrict** [**guest editing**](/copy-of-halo-app/experience-designer/post-capture/edit-tools/guest-editable-text.md) **after capture.** When enabled, a text editing tool appears on the app's edit screen, allowing participants to type their own message or captions before saving their photo.

{% hint style="success" %}
Guest-editable text is available on **Plus** plans and higher.
{% endhint %}
{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}

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{% hint style="success" %}

## **Plan Availability**

**Standard Text Layers**

✅ All Plans 

**Guest-Editable Text**

✅ Plus, Pro, Select

:x: Lite, Core
{% endhint %}


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