RichTextLabel

Inherits: Control < CanvasItem < Node < Object

Label that displays rich text.

Description

Rich text can contain custom text, fonts, images and some basic formatting. The label manages these as an internal tag stack. It also adapts itself to given width/heights.

Note: Assignments to bbcode_text clear the tag stack and reconstruct it from the property's contents. Any edits made to bbcode_text will erase previous edits made from other manual sources such as append_bbcode and the push_* / pop methods.

Note: RichTextLabel doesn't support entangled BBCode tags. For example, instead of using [b]bold[i]bold italic[/b]italic[/i], use [b]bold[i]bold italic[/i][/b][i]italic[/i].

Note: push_*/pop functions won't affect BBCode.

Note: Unlike Label, RichTextLabel doesn't have a property to horizontally align text to the center. Instead, enable bbcode_enabled and surround the text in a [center] tag as follows: [center]Example[/center]. There is currently no built-in way to vertically align text either, but this can be emulated by relying on anchors/containers and the fit_content_height property.

Note: Unicode characters after 0xffff (such as most emoji) are not supported on Windows. They will display as unknown characters instead. This will be resolved in Godot 4.0.

Tutorials

Properties

bool

bbcode_enabled

false

String

bbcode_text

""

Array

custom_effects

[  ]

bool

fit_content_height

false

bool

meta_underlined

true

bool

override_selected_font_color

false

float

percent_visible

1.0

bool

rect_clip_content

true (parent override)

bool

scroll_active

true

bool

scroll_following

false

bool

selection_enabled

false

int

tab_size

4

String

text

""

int

visible_characters

-1

Methods

void

add_image ( Texture image, int width=0, int height=0 )

void

add_text ( String text )

Error

append_bbcode ( String bbcode )

void

clear ( )

int

get_content_height ( ) const

int

get_line_count ( ) const

int

get_total_character_count ( ) const

VScrollBar

get_v_scroll ( )

int

get_visible_line_count ( ) const

void

install_effect ( Variant effect )

void

newline ( )

Error

parse_bbcode ( String bbcode )

Dictionary

parse_expressions_for_values ( PoolStringArray expressions )

void

pop ( )

void

push_align ( Align align )

void

push_bold ( )

void

push_bold_italics ( )

void

push_cell ( )

void

push_color ( Color color )

void

push_font ( Font font )

void

push_indent ( int level )

void

push_italics ( )

void

push_list ( ListType type )

void

push_meta ( Variant data )

void

push_mono ( )

void

push_normal ( )

void

push_strikethrough ( )

void

push_table ( int columns )

void

push_underline ( )

bool

remove_line ( int line )

void

scroll_to_line ( int line )

void

set_table_column_expand ( int column, bool expand, int ratio )

Theme Properties

Color

default_color

Color( 1, 1, 1, 1 )

Color

font_color_selected

Color( 0.49, 0.49, 0.49, 1 )

Color

font_color_shadow

Color( 0, 0, 0, 0 )

Color

selection_color

Color( 0.1, 0.1, 1, 0.8 )

int

line_separation

1

int

shadow_as_outline

0

int

shadow_offset_x

1

int

shadow_offset_y

1

int

table_hseparation

3

int

table_vseparation

3

Font

bold_font

Font

bold_italics_font

Font

italics_font

Font

mono_font

Font

normal_font

StyleBox

focus

StyleBox

normal

Signals

Triggered when the user clicks on content between meta tags. If the meta is defined in text, e.g. [url={"data"="hi"}]hi[/url], then the parameter for this signal will be a String type. If a particular type or an object is desired, the push_meta method must be used to manually insert the data into the tag stack.


  • meta_hover_ended ( Variant meta )

Triggers when the mouse exits a meta tag.


  • meta_hover_started ( Variant meta )

Triggers when the mouse enters a meta tag.

Enumerations

enum Align:

  • ALIGN_LEFT = 0 --- Makes text left aligned.

  • ALIGN_CENTER = 1 --- Makes text centered.

  • ALIGN_RIGHT = 2 --- Makes text right aligned.

  • ALIGN_FILL = 3 --- Makes text fill width.


enum ListType:

  • LIST_NUMBERS = 0 --- Each list item has a number marker.

  • LIST_LETTERS = 1 --- Each list item has a letter marker.

  • LIST_DOTS = 2 --- Each list item has a filled circle marker.


enum ItemType:

  • ITEM_FRAME = 0

  • ITEM_TEXT = 1

  • ITEM_IMAGE = 2

  • ITEM_NEWLINE = 3

  • ITEM_FONT = 4

  • ITEM_COLOR = 5

  • ITEM_UNDERLINE = 6

  • ITEM_STRIKETHROUGH = 7

  • ITEM_ALIGN = 8

  • ITEM_INDENT = 9

  • ITEM_LIST = 10

  • ITEM_TABLE = 11

  • ITEM_FADE = 12

  • ITEM_SHAKE = 13

  • ITEM_WAVE = 14

  • ITEM_TORNADO = 15

  • ITEM_RAINBOW = 16

  • ITEM_CUSTOMFX = 18

  • ITEM_META = 17

Property Descriptions

  • bool bbcode_enabled

Default

false

Setter

set_use_bbcode(value)

Getter

is_using_bbcode()

If true, the label uses BBCode formatting.

Note: Trying to alter the RichTextLabel's text with add_text will reset this to false. Use instead append_bbcode to preserve BBCode formatting.


Default

""

Setter

set_bbcode(value)

Getter

get_bbcode()

The label's text in BBCode format. Is not representative of manual modifications to the internal tag stack. Erases changes made by other methods when edited.

Note: It is unadvised to use the += operator with bbcode_text (e.g. bbcode_text += "some string") as it replaces the whole text and can cause slowdowns. It will also erase all BBCode that was added to stack using push_* methods. Use append_bbcode for adding text instead, unless you absolutely need to close a tag that was opened in an earlier method call.


Default

[  ]

Setter

set_effects(value)

Getter

get_effects()

The currently installed custom effects. This is an array of RichTextEffects.

To add a custom effect, it's more convenient to use install_effect.


  • bool fit_content_height

Default

false

Setter

set_fit_content_height(value)

Getter

is_fit_content_height_enabled()

If true, the label's height will be automatically updated to fit its content.

Note: This property is used as a workaround to fix issues with RichTextLabel in Containers, but it's unreliable in some cases and will be removed in future versions.


  • bool meta_underlined

Default

true

Setter

set_meta_underline(value)

Getter

is_meta_underlined()

If true, the label underlines meta tags such as [url]{text}[/url].


  • bool override_selected_font_color

Default

false

Setter

set_override_selected_font_color(value)

Getter

is_overriding_selected_font_color()

If true, the label uses the custom font color.


Default

1.0

Setter

set_percent_visible(value)

Getter

get_percent_visible()

The range of characters to display, as a float between 0.0 and 1.0. When assigned an out of range value, it's the same as assigning 1.0.

Note: Setting this property updates visible_characters based on current get_total_character_count.


  • bool scroll_active

Default

true

Setter

set_scroll_active(value)

Getter

is_scroll_active()

If true, the scrollbar is visible. Setting this to false does not block scrolling completely. See scroll_to_line.


  • bool scroll_following

Default

false

Setter

set_scroll_follow(value)

Getter

is_scroll_following()

If true, the window scrolls down to display new content automatically.


  • bool selection_enabled

Default

false

Setter

set_selection_enabled(value)

Getter

is_selection_enabled()

If true, the label allows text selection.


Default

4

Setter

set_tab_size(value)

Getter

get_tab_size()

The number of spaces associated with a single tab length. Does not affect \t in text tags, only indent tags.


Default

""

Setter

set_text(value)

Getter

get_text()

The raw text of the label.

When set, clears the tag stack and adds a raw text tag to the top of it. Does not parse BBCodes. Does not modify bbcode_text.


  • int visible_characters

Default

-1

Setter

set_visible_characters(value)

Getter

get_visible_characters()

The restricted number of characters to display in the label. If -1, all characters will be displayed.

Note: Setting this property updates percent_visible based on current get_total_character_count.

Method Descriptions

Adds an image's opening and closing tags to the tag stack, optionally providing a width and height to resize the image.

If width or height is set to 0, the image size will be adjusted in order to keep the original aspect ratio.


  • void add_text ( String text )

Adds raw non-BBCode-parsed text to the tag stack.


Parses bbcode and adds tags to the tag stack as needed. Returns the result of the parsing, @GlobalScope.OK if successful.

Note: Using this method, you can't close a tag that was opened in a previous append_bbcode call. This is done to improve performance, especially when updating large RichTextLabels since rebuilding the whole BBCode every time would be slower. If you absolutely need to close a tag in a future method call, append the bbcode_text instead of using append_bbcode.


  • void clear ( )

Clears the tag stack and sets bbcode_text to an empty string.


  • int get_content_height ( ) const

Returns the height of the content.


  • int get_line_count ( ) const

Returns the total number of newlines in the tag stack's text tags. Considers wrapped text as one line.


  • int get_total_character_count ( ) const

Returns the total number of characters from text tags. Does not include BBCodes.


Returns the vertical scrollbar.

Warning: This is a required internal node, removing and freeing it may cause a crash. If you wish to hide it or any of its children, use their CanvasItem.visible property.


  • int get_visible_line_count ( ) const

Returns the number of visible lines.


  • void install_effect ( Variant effect )

Installs a custom effect. effect should be a valid RichTextEffect.


  • void newline ( )

Adds a newline tag to the tag stack.


The assignment version of append_bbcode. Clears the tag stack and inserts the new content. Returns @GlobalScope.OK if parses bbcode successfully.


Parses BBCode parameter expressions into a dictionary.


  • void pop ( )

Terminates the current tag. Use after push_* methods to close BBCodes manually. Does not need to follow add_* methods.


  • void push_align ( Align align )

Adds an [align] tag based on the given align value. See Align for possible values.


  • void push_bold ( )

Adds a [font] tag with a bold font to the tag stack. This is the same as adding a [b] tag if not currently in a [i] tag.


  • void push_bold_italics ( )

Adds a [font] tag with a bold italics font to the tag stack.


  • void push_cell ( )

Adds a [cell] tag to the tag stack. Must be inside a [table] tag. See push_table for details.


  • void push_color ( Color color )

Adds a [color] tag to the tag stack.


  • void push_font ( Font font )

Adds a [font] tag to the tag stack. Overrides default fonts for its duration.


  • void push_indent ( int level )

Adds an [indent] tag to the tag stack. Multiplies level by current tab_size to determine new margin length.


  • void push_italics ( )

Adds a [font] tag with a italics font to the tag stack. This is the same as adding a [i] tag if not currently in a [b] tag.


Adds a [list] tag to the tag stack. Similar to the BBCodes [ol] or [ul], but supports more list types. Not fully implemented!


Adds a [meta] tag to the tag stack. Similar to the BBCode [url=something]{text}[/url], but supports non-String metadata types.


  • void push_mono ( )

Adds a [font] tag with a monospace font to the tag stack.


  • void push_normal ( )

Adds a [font] tag with a normal font to the tag stack.


  • void push_strikethrough ( )

Adds a [s] tag to the tag stack.


  • void push_table ( int columns )

Adds a [table=columns] tag to the tag stack.


  • void push_underline ( )

Adds a [u] tag to the tag stack.


Removes a line of content from the label. Returns true if the line exists.

The line argument is the index of the line to remove, it can take values in the interval [0, get_line_count() - 1].


  • void scroll_to_line ( int line )

Scrolls the window's top line to match line.


  • void set_table_column_expand ( int column, bool expand, int ratio )

Edits the selected column's expansion options. If expand is true, the column expands in proportion to its expansion ratio versus the other columns' ratios.

For example, 2 columns with ratios 3 and 4 plus 70 pixels in available width would expand 30 and 40 pixels, respectively.

If expand is false, the column will not contribute to the total ratio.

Theme Property Descriptions

Default

Color( 1, 1, 1, 1 )

The default text color.


  • Color font_color_selected

Default

Color( 0.49, 0.49, 0.49, 1 )

The color of selected text, used when selection_enabled is true.


  • Color font_color_shadow

Default

Color( 0, 0, 0, 0 )

The color of the font's shadow.


Default

Color( 0.1, 0.1, 1, 0.8 )

The color of the selection box.


  • int line_separation

Default

1

The vertical space between lines.


  • int shadow_as_outline

Default

0

Boolean value. If 1 (true), the shadow will be displayed around the whole text as an outline.


  • int shadow_offset_x

Default

1

The horizontal offset of the font's shadow.


  • int shadow_offset_y

Default

1

The vertical offset of the font's shadow.


  • int table_hseparation

Default

3

The horizontal separation of elements in a table.


  • int table_vseparation

Default

3

The vertical separation of elements in a table.


The font used for bold text.


  • Font bold_italics_font

The font used for bold italics text.


The font used for italics text.


The font used for monospace text.


The default text font.


The background The background used when the RichTextLabel is focused.


The normal background for the RichTextLabel.