# Static

A widget which displays static content.
Can be used for simple text labels, but can also contain more complex Rich renderables.

- [ ] Focusable
- [x] Container

## Example

The example below shows how you can use a `Static` widget as a simple text label.

=== "Output"

    ```{.textual path="docs/examples/widgets/static.py"}
    ```

=== "static.py"

    ```python
    --8<-- "docs/examples/widgets/static.py"
    ```

## Reactive Attributes

This widget has no reactive attributes.

## Messages

This widget sends no messages.

## See Also

* [Static](../reference/static.md) code reference