# Sandbox.TextRenderer

Renders text in the world

- Kind: class
- Namespace: `Sandbox`
- Assembly: `Sandbox.Engine`
- Inherits: [Sandbox.Renderer](/api/Sandbox.Renderer)
- Modifiers: sealed

## Constructors

- [`TextRenderer`](/api/Sandbox.TextRenderer/.ctor)

## Properties

- [`Billboard`](/api/Sandbox.TextRenderer/Billboard): Controls how the text orients itself toward the camera.
- [`BlendMode`](/api/Sandbox.TextRenderer/BlendMode): The blend mode of the text. This determines how the text is rendered over the world.
- [`Color`](/api/Sandbox.TextRenderer/Color): The color of the text from the TextScope.
- [`ComponentVersion`](/api/Sandbox.TextRenderer/ComponentVersion)
- [`FogStrength`](/api/Sandbox.TextRenderer/FogStrength): The strength of the fog effect applied to the text. This determines how much the text blends with any fog in the scene.
- [`FontFamily`](/api/Sandbox.TextRenderer/FontFamily)
- [`FontSize`](/api/Sandbox.TextRenderer/FontSize): The font size of the text from the TextScope. This is different from the Scale, which determines how large the text appears in the world.
- [`FontWeight`](/api/Sandbox.TextRenderer/FontWeight)
- [`HorizontalAlignment`](/api/Sandbox.TextRenderer/HorizontalAlignment): The horizontal alignment of the text in the world.
- [`Scale`](/api/Sandbox.TextRenderer/Scale): The size of the text in the world. This is different from the font size, which is defined in the TextScope and determines resolution of the rendered text.
- [`Text`](/api/Sandbox.TextRenderer/Text)
- [`TextScope`](/api/Sandbox.TextRenderer/TextScope): The text scope defines what text to render and it's visual properties (such as font, color, outline, etc.)
- [`VerticalAlignment`](/api/Sandbox.TextRenderer/VerticalAlignment): The vertical alignment of the text in the world.