Add Text to Image in Code

Unity Engine
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Hello,

I am creating an extension for editor which should work like this:

  1. User chooses an image
  2. User enters a text, chooses font, color
  3. User clicks button and script adds entered text into the image and saves new image in Assets folder.

So my problem that i can’t find a solution which would easily convert text into Texture2D (or something like that which i can add to image later). I’ve been trying many things but nothing has worked for me.

Please help!
Thank you :slight_smile:

2

Just easy one solution off the top of my head would be To render it on another camera , image with a text overlay and then screen grab it ?

3

Well, i am creating an extension so it has to be done only with script. Without using camera or prefabs.

4

So it’s sort of like an art programme where you have the start layer of your picture/texture etc & you write over it on a new layer & then when you save it merges them into the one texture?

5

Your description is too complicated :slight_smile: i want to just add a text to image. I know how to merge two images into one. I need just method to convert TextMesh (or something like that) into a Texture2D object and using only script.

6

Ok, not to sure then. Could you create it as a sprite & access it from there?

7

You’ll have to read the CharacterInfo from the font, and use the uvs to GetPixel from the font bitmap