# Perspective Drawing viewBox/element text **URL:** \ **Category:** Ignition\ **Tags:** ignition80\ **Created:** [May 7, 2020, 12:39pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-drawing-viewbox-element-text/34520 "2020-05-07T12:39:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1

**Author:** ![luc.martin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/77aa72/32.png) [@luc.martin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/luc.martin)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2020, 12:39pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-drawing-viewbox-element-text/34520/1 "2020-05-07T12:39:16Z")

I search a way to add element type text in a viewBox, I know how path and shapes works but not a type text. Witch values and object it accept? Someone can help me with that? ---

**Author:** ![Wesley\_Waters](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/wesley_waters/32/38300_2.png) [@Wesley\_Waters](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Wesley_Waters)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2022, 7:47pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-drawing-viewbox-element-text/34520/2 "2022-09-27T19:47:47Z")

Did you ever get any information/help on this topic? ---

**Author:** ![victordcq](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/f6c823/32.png) [@victordcq](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/victordcq)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2022, 9:25am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-drawing-viewbox-element-text/34520/3 "2022-09-28T09:25:25Z")

there should be some examples on this topic > [@How center text in an embedded SVG?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-center-text-in-an-embedded-svg/57562): > > (This is for a perspective in 8.1.15) So I am experimenting with with custom SVGs. I created a simple button face plate that looks like this: [Screen Shot 2022-03-23 at 3.19.11 PM] Each line of text is a separate text element. The contents of the SVG are: \ \ \