# Adding text?

**URL:** <https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/adding-text/8581>\
**Category:** Modeling Questions\
**Created:** [August 8, 2020, 7:38pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/adding-text/8581 "2020-08-08T19:38:51Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Aly\_Medra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ce7236/32.png) [@Aly\_Medra](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Aly_Medra)\
**Post date:** [August 8, 2020, 7:38pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/adding-text/8581/1 "2020-08-08T19:38:51Z")

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Am I still correct in assuming there is not a way to add text?

I noticed questions on this topic dating back to the year 2016. So, here we are 4 years later, and we are still being asked to work around the fact that there is not a way to add text?

I just started using the app and this is a huge limitation. There is no way I can feel good about paying for an advanced version of the app when i can not do all the things i need to with it.

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**Author:** ![Dzee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/0ea827/32.png) [@Dzee](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Dzee)\
**Post date:** [August 8, 2020, 7:52pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/adding-text/8581/2 "2020-08-08T19:52:27Z")

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You are correct. I only found this out after subscribing for a year and it’s really troubling. You can either trace an image of the text you want, or someone on the form has a shapr file with text already drawn you can use. But supporting this feature is long over due.

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**Author:** ![Victor\_Shapr3D](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/victor_shapr3d/32/3502_2.png) [@Victor\_Shapr3D](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Victor_Shapr3D)\
**Post date:** [August 9, 2020, 10:48pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/adding-text/8581/3 "2020-08-09T22:48:44Z")

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Hi Aly, the text feature comes tops on our road, at the moment there is no ETA for when it will be deployed.  
Here’s where to download the alphabets workspace created by a user that can be imported into your design, and then you can project any letter to your design using the Project tool:

> [@Text file - ADD TEXT](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/text-file-add-text/2864):
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> [Alphabet.shapr](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/2X/d/d9813fa235de3422e4592fbf09e693900ff9a69b.shapr) (672 KB) Hi guys, For anyone looking to add text to their workspace, here’s a workaround until the function is added natively. I put the characters on separate planes in groups of 5 or 6 to reduce slowdown. Font is Arial Anyone can feel free to upload their own fonts, numbers and non-alphanumerics Enjoy