Text Widget

The Text widget displays text on your overlay. It supports both static text and dynamic content using template variables and special functions.

Basic Usage

Add a Text widget and enter your text content. The text renders on your overlay at the position and size you configure.

Use double curly braces to insert dynamic values:

Current viewers: {{viewers}}
Now playing: {{stream_category}}

Available variables include viewer count, sub count, stream title, uptime, and more. See Special Variables for the full list.

Format dynamic values using special functions:

Stream uptime: {{format_duration(stream_uptime)}}
Today is {{weekday}}

See Special Functions for all available functions.

Property	Description
Font	Font family selection
Font Size	Size in pixels
Font Weight	Boldness (100–900)
Color	Text color
Outline	Up to two outline colors with adjustable size
Drop Shadow	Enable/disable text shadow

Use variables to keep content dynamic — manually updated text gets stale
Test your templates — Preview the overlay to make sure variables resolve correctly
Font size should be large enough to read on stream (usually 24px+)