# Text in videomode?

**URL:** <https://discourse.libsdl.org/t/text-in-videomode/3148>\
**Category:** SDL Development\
**Created:** [September 12, 2000, 11:16am UTC](https://discourse.libsdl.org/t/text-in-videomode/3148 "2000-09-12T11:16:22Z")\
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**Author:** ![Pontus\_Marktrom](https://discourse.libsdl.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/85f322/32.png) [@Pontus\_Marktrom](https://discourse.libsdl.org/u/Pontus_Marktrom)\
**Post date:** [September 12, 2000, 11:16am UTC](https://discourse.libsdl.org/t/text-in-videomode/3148/1 "2000-09-12T11:16:22Z")

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How can I write text when I have initialized video in SDL?

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**Author:** ![slouken](https://discourse.libsdl.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/ec9cab/32.png) [@slouken](https://discourse.libsdl.org/u/slouken)\
**Post date:** [September 12, 2000, 2:00pm UTC](https://discourse.libsdl.org/t/text-in-videomode/3148/2 "2000-09-12T14:00:56Z")

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> How can I write text when I have initialized video in SDL?

Heheh, that’s the topic of the numerous font libraries that sit on  
top of SDL: [http://www.libsdl.org/libraries.html](http://www.libsdl.org/libraries.html)

See ya!  
-Sam Lantinga, Lead Programmer, Loki Entertainment Software