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BUILT-IN MATHEMATICA SYMBOL
Text
Text[expr]
displays with expr in plain text format.
Text[expr, coords]
is a graphics primitive that displays the textual form of expr centered at the point specified by coords.
Details and Options
- The text is displayed by default in StandardForm, but in a typical textual font such as Times.
- Text can be used in both two- and three-dimensional graphics.
- In graphics, Text[expr] is equivalent to Text[expr, {0, 0}] or Text[expr, {0, 0, 0}].
- Text[expr, coords] works like Inset[expr, coords].
- The coordinates can be specified either as
or as Scaled[{x, y, ...}]. » - In two dimensions, coordinates can also be specified using Offset. »
- Text[expr, coords, offset] specifies an offset for the block of text relative to the coordinates given. Giving an offset
specifies that the point 
should lie at relative coordinates 
within the bounding rectangle that encloses the text. Each relative coordinate runs from 
to 
across the bounding rectangle. - The offsets specified need not be in the range
to 
. - Sample offsets to use in two-dimensional graphics include:
-
{0,0} text centered at 
{-1,0} left-hand end at 
{1,0} right-hand end at 
{0,-1} centered above 
{0,1} centered below 
- Text[expr, coords, offset, dir] specifies the orientation of the text and is given by the direction vector dir. Possible values of dir are:
-
{1,0} ordinary horizontal text {0,1} vertical text reading from bottom to top {0,-1} vertical text reading from top to bottom {-1,0} horizontal upside-down text - Text in three-dimensional graphics is placed at a position that corresponds to the projection of the point
specified. Text is drawn in front of all other objects. - The following options can be given:
-
Background None background color ContentSelectable Automatic whether to allow selection of contents BaseStyle {} base style specifications for the contents FormatType Automatic format type - Outside of graphics, Text[expr] effectively generates a TextCell.
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