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# text()

## Description

The text function draws a text on the canvas at the specified location. The object drawn on the canvas is a shape that has an internal region which can be colored with `fill()` and a boundary which can be colored by `stroke()`.

```
text(sentence, x, y)
```

<table><thead><tr><th width="132">Input</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>sentence</td><td>The content of the text. It can be any type of data, though we usually use strings.</td></tr><tr><td>x</td><td>the x-coordinate of the text box</td></tr><tr><td>y</td><td>the y-coordinate of the text box</td></tr></tbody></table>

## Examples

```python
    text("Hello, Strive!", 15, 25)
    text('This\'s been\n running for' , 15, 50)
    
    fill(255)
    text(f'{round(millis()/1000)} seconds', 15, 85)
```

<figure><img src="/files/gttKabNhwS65tuzUFhv7" alt=""><figcaption></figcaption></figure>

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