Text

IText renders a plain string verbatim. No markup parsing — every character is literal.

When to use

• Embedding a string inside another widget (table cell, panel body, column) where you want no styling and no [ ] interpretation.
• Otherwise, prefer AnsiConsole.WriteLine or Markup for direct output.

TIP

For styled text, use Markup. For wrapped paragraphs with alignment / justification, use Paragraph.

Basic usage

AnsiConsole.Write(Widgets.Text('Plain unstyled text'));

With an explicit base style:

AnsiConsole.Write(
  Widgets.Text('Styled text',
    TAnsiStyle.Plain
      .WithForeground(TAnsiColor.Aqua)
      .WithDecorations([TAnsiDecoration.Bold])));

Configuration

IText is intentionally minimal — there are no further configuration knobs. For more control (alignment, overflow), use Paragraph or Markup.

Composition

Text widgets are commonly used as table cells, grid rows, or column items when you want literal content rather than markup:

table.AddRow([Widgets.Text('plain'),
              Widgets.Markup('[red]styled[/]')]);

API reference

• Widgets.Text(value) — plain text.
• Widgets.Text(value, style) — text with a base style.

See also

• Markup — for styled inline content.
• Paragraph — wrapping text with alignment.
• Styles — building TAnsiStyle values.