Text

Text (legacy) — draw text over the input; `size` knob, baseline justify.

raw .mdPress ? for keys

Node	Text
Menu	not in the node menu (created by import, scripts or other nodes)
Names in each format
.oink comp (JSON)	`"type": "OC_N_text"`
.nk script	`Text` (how .nk import works)
Python	`nuke.createNode("Text")`
Assistant (MCP)	`create_node(type="Text")`
Tab search	`text`

Inputs and outputs

Port	Name	Type
input 0	Image	image
output 0	Image	image

Knobs

Panel tab Text, in panel order.

Knob	Label	Type	Default	Range / values	.nk knob	Description
`message`	message	text			`message`
`font`	font	text			`font`
`font_size`	font size	float	`100`	0 to 500	`size`
`xjustify`	xjustify	menu	`left`	left, center, right, justify	`xjustify`
`yjustify`	yjustify	menu	`baseline`	top, center, bottom, baseline	`yjustify`
`box`	box	vector ×4	`0, 0, 0, 0`	-10000 to 10000	`box`
`color`	color	colour ×4	`1, 1, 1, 1`	0 to 1	`color`
`opacity`	opacity	float	`1`	0 to 1	`opacity`
`leading`	leading	float	`0`	-1 to 1	`leading`
`translate`	translate	vector ×2	`0, 0`	-10000 to 10000	`translate`

Other knobs (Python, .nk and the assistant; not on the panel)

Knob	Label	Type	Default	Range / values	.nk knob	Description
`gl_color`	Viewer Controls Color	float ×3	`0, 0, 0`	0 to 1
`postage_stamp_frame`	Static Frame	int	`1`	-2147483648 to 2147483647
`lifetimeStart`	Lifetime Start	int	`0`	-2147483648 to 2147483647
`lifetimeEnd`	Lifetime End	int	`100`	-2147483648 to 2147483647
`useLifetime`	Use Lifetime	boolean	`false`
`cached`	Cached	boolean	`false`
`bookmark`	Bookmark	boolean	`false`
`dope_sheet`	Dope Sheet	boolean	`false`
`clone_group`	Clone Group	string
`link_source`	Link Source	string
`link_overrides`	Link Overrides	string
`split_views`	Split Views	string

Knob names in .nk scripts

.nk knob	Knob here
`size`	`font_size`

Other .nk knobs use the same name here. See .nk import.

Merge (over)

Composites A over B using the A alpha.

Unsupported

Unsupported Nuke node — raw knobs kept for export; input 0 passes through.

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Inputs and outputs Knobs Other knobs (Python, .nk and the assistant; not on the panel)Knob names in .nk scripts