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add_text_layer

Add text layer

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Create a new text layer — a first-class leaf that animates, groups, and z-orders exactly like an image or shape. The renderer draws live typeset text (multi-line, auto-fit to the box). Defaults: x/y = canvas centre, width 900, height 320, font_family "Hanken Grotesk", text_size derived from existing text layers (or ~10% of canvas height). Also accepts full type styling: font_weight (100-900), font_style (italic), text_transform, letter_spacing, line_height, text_align, text_autofit ("hug" default = box shrink-wraps the text at the fixed text_size, honouring literal newlines, so it can't re-wrap between preview and export — bake your own "\n" line breaks / "wrap"=fixed size + word-wrap to the box / "fit"=auto-size to fill the box, grows and shrinks / "shrink"=legacy shrink-only), text_valign (top/middle/bottom), an outline (stroke_width + stroke_color), and text_shadow. Returns the new layer's id + element id (text.<id>).

Input schema

PropertyTypeRequiredDescription
textstringnoThe text to render. Newlines are honoured as hard line breaks.
xnumbernoCentre x in canvas px. Defaults to canvas centre.
ynumbernoCentre y in canvas px. Defaults to canvas centre.
widthnumbernoBox width in px (> 0). Default 900.
heightnumbernoBox height in px (> 0). Default 320.
font_familystringnoGoogle Fonts family name, e.g. "Anton". Defaults to "Hanken Grotesk".
text_sizenumbernoFont size in px. Omit to derive from existing text layers (median) or the canvas height.
text_colorstringnoText fill colour as #rrggbb. Defaults to white.
font_weightnumbernoFont weight 100..900 (400 regular, 700 bold, 800 black). Default 400.
font_stylestringnoItalic toggle. Default normal.
text_transformstringnoCase transform applied before layout. Default none.
letter_spacingnumbernoTracking between glyphs in px; may be negative. Default 0.
curvenumbernoCurve the text onto an arc, in degrees of total sweep. 0 = straight (default). POSITIVE = a SMILE (⌣, ends rise); NEGATIVE = an ARCH (⌒, rainbow). Clamped ±135. A tasteful smile is ~+60. Single line only (multi-line is joined while curved).
line_heightnumbernoLine height as a multiple of font size (1.2 = 120%).
text_alignstringnoHorizontal alignment of each line. Default center.
text_autofitstringnoHow text fits its box. "hug" (default for new layers): hold text_size FIXED and DERIVE the box from the measured text plus padding, honouring the literal newlines you pass — the box shrink-wraps the exact content and grows/shrinks live as the text changes, so it can never re-wrap differently between the editor preview and the export (bake your own "\n" breaks; pair with set_text_background for a rounded caption box). "wrap": hold text_size FIXED in a fixed-size box and only word-wrap (hard-breaking a single over-wide word), never resize. "fit": ignore text_size and auto-size the font BOTH ways (grow and shrink) to the largest size whose wrapped block fills the box — resizing the box resizes the text. "shrink" (legacy): word-wrap then auto-shrink the font from text_size until the block fits; never grows.
text_valignstringnoVertical alignment of the text block within its box. "middle" (default) centres it; "bottom" pins it to the box floor so extra wrapped lines grow upward from a fixed baseline (captions use this so a wrapped line doesn't shift the others); "top" pins the ceiling.
stroke_widthnumbernoOutline width in px (0 = no outline).
stroke_colorstringnoOutline colour as #rrggbb. Defaults to white when a width is set.
text_shadowobject | nullnoDrop shadow { offsetX, offsetY, blur, color }; color is any CSS colour (rgba allowed). null clears it.
decorationsobject | nullnoPer-character underline / strikethrough. { underline?: [{start,end}], strikethrough?: [{start,end}] } — half-open character ranges [start,end) (UTF-16 offsets) into `text`. E.g. underline the first word of "Big news": underline:[{start:0,end:3}]. Ranges are normalized (sorted + merged). Not rendered on curved text.
blockobjectnoOPTIONAL timeline window — {start, duration} in composition frames. OMIT IT (the default) and the layer is ALWAYS PRESENT: a persistent overlay that holds for the whole composition, which is what an agent-placed watermark / lower-third almost always wants. Pass it to place a bounded CLIP instead (what the editor's own add does: 5 s at the playhead). Keyframes on a blocked layer are sampled RELATIVE to `start`.
projectIdstringyesOpaque project id (a v4 UUID, from list_projects/create_project). Selects which existing project this call mutates.
anonymousTokenstringyesThe token create_anonymous_account returned. This connection has no Morpha key, so every call carries it.
Raw JSON schema
{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "text": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "The text to render. Newlines are honoured as hard line breaks."
    },
    "x": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "Centre x in canvas px. Defaults to canvas centre."
    },
    "y": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "Centre y in canvas px. Defaults to canvas centre."
    },
    "width": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "Box width in px (> 0). Default 900."
    },
    "height": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "Box height in px (> 0). Default 320."
    },
    "font_family": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Google Fonts family name, e.g. \"Anton\". Defaults to \"Hanken Grotesk\"."
    },
    "text_size": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "Font size in px. Omit to derive from existing text layers (median) or the canvas height."
    },
    "text_color": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Text fill colour as #rrggbb. Defaults to white."
    },
    "font_weight": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "Font weight 100..900 (400 regular, 700 bold, 800 black). Default 400."
    },
    "font_style": {
      "type": "string",
      "enum": [
        "normal",
        "italic"
      ],
      "description": "Italic toggle. Default normal."
    },
    "text_transform": {
      "type": "string",
      "enum": [
        "none",
        "uppercase",
        "lowercase"
      ],
      "description": "Case transform applied before layout. Default none."
    },
    "letter_spacing": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "Tracking between glyphs in px; may be negative. Default 0."
    },
    "curve": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "Curve the text onto an arc, in degrees of total sweep. 0 = straight (default). POSITIVE = a SMILE (⌣, ends rise); NEGATIVE = an ARCH (⌒, rainbow). Clamped ±135. A tasteful smile is ~+60. Single line only (multi-line is joined while curved)."
    },
    "line_height": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "Line height as a multiple of font size (1.2 = 120%)."
    },
    "text_align": {
      "type": "string",
      "enum": [
        "left",
        "center",
        "right"
      ],
      "description": "Horizontal alignment of each line. Default center."
    },
    "text_autofit": {
      "type": "string",
      "enum": [
        "fit",
        "shrink",
        "wrap",
        "hug"
      ],
      "description": "How text fits its box. \"hug\" (default for new layers): hold text_size FIXED and DERIVE the box from the measured text plus padding, honouring the literal newlines you pass — the box shrink-wraps the exact content and grows/shrinks live as the text changes, so it can never re-wrap differently between the editor preview and the export (bake your own \"\\n\" breaks; pair with set_text_background for a rounded caption box). \"wrap\": hold text_size FIXED in a fixed-size box and only word-wrap (hard-breaking a single over-wide word), never resize. \"fit\": ignore text_size and auto-size the font BOTH ways (grow and shrink) to the largest size whose wrapped block fills the box — resizing the box resizes the text. \"shrink\" (legacy): word-wrap then auto-shrink the font from text_size until the block fits; never grows."
    },
    "text_valign": {
      "type": "string",
      "enum": [
        "top",
        "middle",
        "bottom"
      ],
      "description": "Vertical alignment of the text block within its box. \"middle\" (default) centres it; \"bottom\" pins it to the box floor so extra wrapped lines grow upward from a fixed baseline (captions use this so a wrapped line doesn't shift the others); \"top\" pins the ceiling."
    },
    "stroke_width": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "Outline width in px (0 = no outline)."
    },
    "stroke_color": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Outline colour as #rrggbb. Defaults to white when a width is set."
    },
    "text_shadow": {
      "type": [
        "object",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "Drop shadow { offsetX, offsetY, blur, color }; color is any CSS colour (rgba allowed). null clears it.",
      "properties": {
        "offsetX": {
          "type": "number"
        },
        "offsetY": {
          "type": "number"
        },
        "blur": {
          "type": "number"
        },
        "color": {
          "type": "string"
        }
      }
    },
    "decorations": {
      "type": [
        "object",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "Per-character underline / strikethrough. { underline?: [{start,end}], strikethrough?: [{start,end}] } — half-open character ranges [start,end) (UTF-16 offsets) into `text`. E.g. underline the first word of \"Big news\": underline:[{start:0,end:3}]. Ranges are normalized (sorted + merged). Not rendered on curved text.",
      "properties": {
        "underline": {
          "type": "array",
          "items": {
            "type": "object",
            "properties": {
              "start": {
                "type": "number"
              },
              "end": {
                "type": "number"
              }
            }
          }
        },
        "strikethrough": {
          "type": "array",
          "items": {
            "type": "object",
            "properties": {
              "start": {
                "type": "number"
              },
              "end": {
                "type": "number"
              }
            }
          }
        }
      }
    },
    "block": {
      "type": "object",
      "description": "OPTIONAL timeline window — {start, duration} in composition frames. OMIT IT (the default) and the layer is ALWAYS PRESENT: a persistent overlay that holds for the whole composition, which is what an agent-placed watermark / lower-third almost always wants. Pass it to place a bounded CLIP instead (what the editor's own add does: 5 s at the playhead). Keyframes on a blocked layer are sampled RELATIVE to `start`.",
      "properties": {
        "start": {
          "type": "number",
          "description": "First visible composition frame (≥ 0)."
        },
        "duration": {
          "type": "number",
          "description": "Length of the window in frames (≥ 1)."
        }
      },
      "required": [
        "start",
        "duration"
      ]
    },
    "projectId": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Opaque project id (a v4 UUID, from list_projects/create_project). Selects which existing project this call mutates."
    },
    "anonymousToken": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "The token create_anonymous_account returned. This connection has no Morpha key, so every call carries it."
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "projectId",
    "anonymousToken"
  ]
}

First seen 2026-09-14 · last seen 2026-09-14