---
name: "al_draw_text"
section: "3"
platform: "linux"
package: "allegro"
version: "5.2.11.3-2"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/al_draw_text"
---

# al\_draw\_text(3)

Allegro 5 API

## NAME

al\_draw\_text - Allegro 5 API

## SYNOPSIS

-

  ```
  #include <allegro5/allegro_font.h>
  void al_draw_text(const ALLEGRO_FONT *font,
     ALLEGRO_COLOR color, float x, float y, int flags,
     char const *text)
  ```

## DESCRIPTION

Writes the NUL-terminated string `text` onto the target bitmap at position `x`, `y`, using the specified `font`.

The `flags` parameter can be 0 or one of the following flags:

- •

  ALLEGRO\_ALIGN\_LEFT - Draw the text left-aligned (same as 0).

- •

  ALLEGRO\_ALIGN\_CENTRE - Draw the text centered around the given position.

- •

  ALLEGRO\_ALIGN\_RIGHT - Draw the text right-aligned to the given position.

It can also be combined with this flag:

- •

  ALLEGRO\_ALIGN\_INTEGER - Always draw text aligned to an integer pixel position. This was formerly the default behaviour. Since: 5.0.8, 5.1.4

This function does not support newline characters (`\n`), but you can use [al\_draw\_multiline\_text(3)](/al_draw_multiline_text/3.md) for multi line text output.

## SEE ALSO

[al\_draw\_ustr(3)](/al_draw_ustr/3.md), [al\_draw\_textf(3)](/al_draw_textf/3.md), [al\_draw\_justified\_text(3)](/al_draw_justified_text/3.md), [al\_draw\_multiline\_text(3)](/al_draw_multiline_text/3.md).