Text Style¶
These functions are accessible from SourceText.style after AE 17.0.
For more info on working with text styles, see:
Use Expressions to Edit and Access Text Properties on helpx.adobe.com
After Effects 2020: Express Yourself (and Your Text) on blog.adobe.com
TextStyle.setText(value)¶
Description
This is used when you want to define (or inherit) a text style, while setting the text content separately.
For example, to inherit the text style and content from another layer:
const referenceText = thisComp.layer("source layer name").text.sourceText;
const style = referenceText.getStyleAt(0,0);
style.setText(referenceText);
Or to create a custom style and then set the text within the expression:
text.sourceText.createStyle().setFontSize(300).setFont("Impact").setText("Hello world!")
Parameters
|
String. The text to set |
Type
None
TextStyle.fontSize¶
Description
Returns the value of Font Size for a text layer.
Type
Number
TextStyle.setFontSize(value)¶
Description
Used to set the font size to a specified value.
Parameters
|
Number. The font size to set to. |
Type
None
TextStyle.font¶
Description
Returns the font name for a text layer.
Type
String
TextStyle.setFont(value)¶
Description
Used to set the font to a specified value.
Parameters
|
String. The font to set to. |
Type
None
TextStyle.isFauxBold¶
Description
Returns whether faux bold is enabled
Type
Boolean
TextStyle.setFauxBold(value)¶
Description
Used to set the faux bold status
Parameters
|
Boolean. Whether to enable or disable faux bold |
Type
None
TextStyle.isFauxItalic¶
Description
Returns whether faux italic is enabled
Type
Boolean
TextStyle.setFauxItalic(value)¶
Description
Used to set the faux italic status
Parameters
|
Boolean. Whether to enable or disable faux italic |
Type
None
TextStyle.isAllCaps¶
Description
Returns whether all caps is enabled
Type
Boolean
TextStyle.setAllCaps(value)¶
Description
Used to set the All Caps status
Parameters
|
Boolean. Whether to enable or disable all caps |
Type
None
TextStyle.isSmallCaps¶
Description
Returns whether small caps is enabled
Type
Boolean
TextStyle.setSmallCaps(value)¶
Description
Used to set the small caps status
Parameters
|
Boolean. Whether to enable or disable small caps |
Type
None
TextStyle.tracking¶
Description
Returns the value of Tracking for a text layer.
Type
Number
TextStyle.setTracking(value)¶
Description
Used to set the tracking to a specified value.
Parameters
|
Number. The tracking value to set to. |
Type
None
TextStyle.leading¶
Description
Returns the value of leading for a text layer.
Type
Number
TextStyle.setLeading(value)¶
Description
Used to set the leading to a specified value.
Parameters
|
Number. The leading value to set to. |
Type
None
TextStyle.isAutoLeading¶
Description
Returns whether auto leading is enabled
Type
Boolean
TextStyle.setAutoLeading(value)¶
Description
Used to set the auto leading status
Parameters
|
Boolean. Whether to enable or disable auto leading |
Type
None
TextStyle.baselineShift¶
Description
Returns the value of baseline shift for a text layer.
Type
Number
TextStyle.setBaselineShift(value)¶
Description
Used to set the baseline shift to a specified value.
Parameters
|
Number. The baseline shift value to set to. |
Type
None
TextStyle.applyFill¶
Description
Returns whether text fill color is enabled
Type
Boolean
TextStyle.setApplyFill(value)¶
Description
Used to set whether text fill is enabled
Parameters
|
Boolean. Whether to enable or disable apply fill |
Type
None
TextStyle.fillColor¶
Description
Returns the text fill color, RGB values on a scale from 0 - 1.0
Type
Array of numbers
TextStyle.setFillColor(value)¶
Description
Used to set the text fill color
Parameters
|
Array of numbers. |
Type
None
TextStyle.applyStroke¶
Description
Returns whether text stroke is enabled
Type
Boolean
TextStyle.setApplyStroke(value)¶
Description
Used to set whether text stroke is enabled
Parameters
|
Boolean. Whether to enable or disable text stroke |
Type
None
TextStyle.strokeColor¶
Description
Returns the text stroke color, RGB values on a scale from 0 - 1.0
Type
Array of numbers
TextStyle.setStrokeColor(value)¶
Description
Used to set the text stroke color
Parameters
|
Array of numbers. |
Type
None
TextStyle.strokeWidth¶
Description
Returns the stroke width value for a text layer.
Type
Number
TextStyle.setStrokeWidth(value)¶
Description
Used to set the stroke width to a specified value.
Parameters
|
Number. The value to set the stroke width to. |
Type
None