textual/docs/widgets/static.md

Static

A widget which displays static content. Can be used for Rich renderables and can also be the base for other types of widgets.

• Focusable
• Container

Example

The example below shows how you can use a Static widget as a simple text label (but see Label as a way of displaying text).

=== "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

• Label
• Pretty

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