# Any way to change text-box background color, or do I have to add a shape behind it?

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**Created:** [July 17, 2025, 11:36pm UTC](https://forum.readymag.com/t/any-way-to-change-text-box-background-color-or-do-i-have-to-add-a-shape-behind-it/5210 "2025-07-17T23:36:39Z")\
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**Author:** ![Okayokay](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.readymag.com/okayokay/32/3452_2.png) [@Okayokay](https://forum.readymag.com/u/Okayokay)\
**Post date:** [July 17, 2025, 11:36pm UTC](https://forum.readymag.com/t/any-way-to-change-text-box-background-color-or-do-i-have-to-add-a-shape-behind-it/5210/1 "2025-07-17T23:36:39Z")

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I want to change the background color of my text box (not highlighting the text in a certain color, but having the whole box “painted” that color). Is this possible without creating a second shape? I’d like to have as few layers or objects to manage in my project as possible. Thanks!

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**Author:** ![Samus](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.readymag.com/samus/32/1146_2.png) [@Samus](https://forum.readymag.com/u/Samus)\
**Post date:** [July 18, 2025, 7:10pm UTC](https://forum.readymag.com/t/any-way-to-change-text-box-background-color-or-do-i-have-to-add-a-shape-behind-it/5210/2 "2025-07-18T19:10:25Z")

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Check the Advanced Typography thingy, there is an option to add box color.

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/readymag/original/2X/a/adbd1fdc6982e2dff97fff6827ce3557ce48966b.png)

FYI, opacity is 0 by default.

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**Author:** ![Okayokay](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.readymag.com/okayokay/32/3452_2.png) [@Okayokay](https://forum.readymag.com/u/Okayokay)\
**Post date:** [July 19, 2025, 12:17am UTC](https://forum.readymag.com/t/any-way-to-change-text-box-background-color-or-do-i-have-to-add-a-shape-behind-it/5210/3 "2025-07-19T00:17:40Z")

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Thank you! It was the 0% opacity that was messing me up! I figured I didn’t understand that function or it didn’t work.

Do you know if there’s a way to highlight text as well? Like have a selection of text be perma-highlighted?

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**Author:** ![Samus](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.readymag.com/samus/32/1146_2.png) [@Samus](https://forum.readymag.com/u/Samus)\
**Post date:** [July 21, 2025, 9:34pm UTC](https://forum.readymag.com/t/any-way-to-change-text-box-background-color-or-do-i-have-to-add-a-shape-behind-it/5210/4 "2025-07-21T21:34:24Z")

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Maybe:

- adding another text widget with just the text you would like to highlight (this might not be the best practice for screenreaders).
- another way could be to add shapes with opacity over the text parts you plan on highlighting.