---
name: "Image.drawString"
section: "3kaya"
platform: "linux"
package: "kaya"
version: "0.4.4-6.2"
release: "Debian 8 (Jessie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/Image.drawString"
---

# Image.drawString(3kaya)

Draw a text string.

## NAME

Image::drawString - Draw a text string.

## SYNOPSIS

**Void drawString(** *Image img, Font font, Int x, Int y, String str, Colour col, Bool up=false* **)**

## ARGUMENTS

**img** The image

**font** The font to use (e.g. **Image.small (3kaya)** )

**x** The left-right position of the start of the text

**y** The top-bottom position of the start of the text

**str** The text to add

**col** The colour of the text

**up** Normally text is drawn left to right. If this parameter is true, it will be drawn bottom to top instead.

## DESCRIPTION

Writes a text string at the given location.

## AUTHORS

Kaya standard library by Edwin Brady, Chris Morris and others (kaya@kayalang.org). For further information see http://kayalang.org/

## LICENSE

The Kaya standard library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License (version 2.1 or any later version) as published by the Free Software Foundation.