TextFrameCreate

TextFrameCreate from Adobe Illustrator API

Creative CloudDesignIllustratorVector Graphics

Properties

Name	Type	Description
name	string	Name of the text frame.
kind	string	Type of text frame to create.
contents	string	The text content.
position	array	Position [x, y] in points.
width	number	Width for area text frames.
height	number	Height for area text frames.
orientation	string	Text orientation.
characterAttributes	object
paragraphAttributes	object
layer	string	Target layer name.

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JSON Schema

{
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "$id": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/adobe-illustrator/refs/heads/main/json-schema/adobe-illustrator-scripting-text-frame-create-schema.json",
  "title": "TextFrameCreate",
  "description": "TextFrameCreate from Adobe Illustrator API",
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "name": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Name of the text frame.",
      "example": "Example Artboard"
    },
    "kind": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Type of text frame to create.",
      "enum": [
        "PointText",
        "AreaText",
        "PathText"
      ],
      "default": "PointText",
      "example": "PointText"
    },
    "contents": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "The text content.",
      "example": "example_value"
    },
    "position": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "Position [x, y] in points.",
      "items": {
        "type": "number"
      },
      "minItems": 2,
      "maxItems": 2
    },
    "width": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "Width for area text frames.",
      "example": 72.0
    },
    "height": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "Height for area text frames.",
      "example": 72.0
    },
    "orientation": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Text orientation.",
      "enum": [
        "Horizontal",
        "Vertical"
      ],
      "default": "Horizontal",
      "example": "Horizontal"
    },
    "characterAttributes": {
      "$ref": "#/components/schemas/CharacterAttributes"
    },
    "paragraphAttributes": {
      "$ref": "#/components/schemas/ParagraphAttributes"
    },
    "layer": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Target layer name.",
      "example": "example_value"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "contents",
    "position"
  ]
}

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