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Question by cmos · Aug 02, 2012 at 09:17 PM · gui text

GUI Text Background Color

I am using GUI Text (not by script) and would like to add a background color / box behind it. How can I do this?

Thanks, Chris

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avatar image gocraig · Dec 04, 2015 at 01:02 AM 1
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I added an image, but with no image ... hmm, I filled the image to black and then added my text component as a child of the image, which seems to do the job.

I know I am 3 years late, but figured it might help someone searching for this answer :-)

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Answer by fafase · Aug 02, 2012 at 09:32 PM

You could add a GUITexture. Then you position them on top of each other. Problem is that you might get your GUIText behind. You need to give a higher z-position value in the transform to the GUIText to appear on the front.

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avatar image jahames · Sep 25, 2017 at 10:48 PM 0
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This isn't enough any longer. https://imgur.com/FENeiYG

edit: I just made the texture 20% opaque by adding using the alpha channel https://imgur.com/4k94S3j quick fix for me, not really a great solution for OP

avatar image fafase jahames · Sep 27, 2017 at 06:47 AM 0
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That answer is from 2012 and about the legacy GUI system. Why bother?

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