Text not showing

Report · Mar 29, 2018

I have made all the changes I can think of, but I can't get the text to show.

Report · Mar 29, 2018

What you've shown seems to look OK. What you've not shown are the Transform properties and Switches Column in the Timeline - check that these are in order. And, do you have one or more Text Animator Groups in your Text Layer?

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Report · Mar 29, 2018

No text animations

Report · Mar 29, 2018

If you create a new text layer, does it show up?
If you copy/paste this text layer into a new comp, does it show up?
Do you have any blending modes set on this layer?
Is it a really thin font that might just be disappearing at 1/4 resolution?

Report · Mar 29, 2018

If I create a new text layer it does not show up.

If I copy and past it still doesn't show up

There are no blending modes set

The font is set to normal

Even if I move to another comp it still has the same issue.

Report · Mar 29, 2018

Start a totally new project. New comp. Make a text layer.
Anything?

Report · Jan 15, 2023

I suspect your scale is over, so the text not visible, try put your transform scale on 100%

Report · Mar 29, 2018

Show us all Layer Properties please. Character panel too.

Byron.

Report · Apr 24, 2018

Hi JTW,

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Kevin

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Report · Jun 20, 2019

nope, still haven't solved till now. help pls. thank you very much

Report · Jun 22, 2019

Use the reset option in the Character Panel's menu - see image below.

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Report · Jun 20, 2019

Without being able to see the Character pane, I'd say you need to re-set it.

Report · Jun 20, 2019

Select the text layer
Press the U key twice
Check modified properties
Check the Character Panel

You would get that result if you had added a text animator and set the opacity to 0. You would also get that result of you turned off the fill color in the Character Panel.

Top selected text layer has no fill and the stroke is set to zero. The bottom text layer has a text animator for opacity.

This is not a bug, this is user error.

Report · Oct 12, 2021

Didn't work, pretty sure bug and not user error