I want to add and remove text dynamically from a custom VisualElement. There is probably some way to add/remove labels from the uxml tree, but just like I can draw lines and shapes, I was wondering if it is possible to draw text at a specific X,Y position.

[image] spiney199: You can render text with the Vector API: https://discussions.unity.com/t/864911 Is that like what you’re looking for? I’ve been using the Vector API for drawing shapes, but I can’t find any documentation about drawing text. The post you’re referring to also doesn’t mention…

The MeshGenerationContext also has a .DrawText method to manually draw text where you want it to. I use it at places in a current project as part of a system to highlight interactable objects: [9921240--1434894--upload_2024-7-3_21-43-5.png]

add/remove text from custom VisualElement

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spiney199 July 3, 2024, 10:33am 2

You can render text with the Vector API: Introducing the Vector API in Unity 2022.1

Is that like what you’re looking for?

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