Paragraph

API reference for the "Paragraph" control.

Renders a paragraph within the Canva UI.
To learn how controls work, refer to Rich controls.
For guidelines on making the most of rich controls, see Use rich controls (with some restraint).
Usage
canva.create("paragraph", {
  id: "paragraphExample",
  text: "This is a paragraph.",
});
Parameters
Name
Type
Required
Description
controlType
string
Yes
The type of control. To create a paragraph, the value must be "paragraph".
opts
object
Yes
Properties for configuring the control.
opts.id
string
Yes
A unique ID for the control.
opts.text
string
Yes
The text that appears in the paragraph. You can't use the  character in this property.
Event
This control does not emit an event.
Example
const canva = window.canva.init();
​
canva.onReady(() => {
  renderControls();
});
​
function renderControls() {
  const controls = [
    canva.create("paragraph", {
      id: "paragraphExample",
      text: "This is a paragraph.",
    }),
  ];
​
  canva.updateControlPanel(controls);
}

Name	Type	Required	Description
`controlType`	string	Yes	The type of control. To create a paragraph, the value must be `"paragraph"`.
`opts`	object	Yes	Properties for configuring the control.
`opts.id`	string	Yes	A unique ID for the control.
`opts.text`	string	Yes	The text that appears in the paragraph. You can't use the character in this property.

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RadioGroup

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