So you scrolled through all of the ready-to-go styles but you couldn’t find the right text style for your needs? Don’t worry, you can create your custom text style!
Creating the style asset
Start by opening the content drawer and right-click to create a Expressive Text Style under the Expressive Text category.
Working with the style editor
By opening the file you will access the Style Editor — this is where you will add different parameters to personalize your custom style like adding a font, outline size or a reveal animation.
Have a look at the Parameters page to know about all changeable properties.
After adding the parameter(s) you want, you can now adjust them as you want, while being able to preview the results on the left side panel.
For a fully immersed experience in your customization, you can even shrink the editor window and collapse the preview panel on the left side, to only access the parameters list and see your styled text being changed in-world. This is especially useful when creating styles that look different while placed in-world vs their look on-screen.
There’s also a light/dark background toggle in the Style editor, making it easier to see how your custom text style might look in different scenarios.
If you want to add material(s) to your custom text style, we recommend reading the page on .
That’s it! Once you’re happy with your custom style, use as default style of your Expressive Text Asset or use a tag to reference it by its name.
Inheriting from other styles
If you don’t want to create a style from scratch, you can inherit properties from other styles, meaning you can add a style(s) under the Inherited Styles category (found on the Style editor) and use them as foundation for a new custom style.
Remember that all of the properties will be inherited, but you can still determine which parameters you want to overwrite.
This is especially useful if you’re looking to keep a consistent design throughout your project, as it allows you to inherit all chosen text parameters without the cost of adding them one by one.
Did you create a style you’re really proud of? Go ahead and share it with us! 😎
