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).

Outputstatic.py

from textual.app import App, ComposeResult
from textual.widgets import Static


class StaticApp(App):
    def compose(self) -> ComposeResult:
        yield Static("Hello, world!")


if __name__ == "__main__":
    app = StaticApp()
    app.run()

Reactive Attributes

This widget has no reactive attributes.

Messages

This widget posts no messages.

Bindings

This widget has no bindings.

Component Classes

This widget has no component classes.

See Also

• Label
• Pretty

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Bases: Widget

A widget to display simple static content, or use as a base class for more complex widgets.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description	Default
content	VisualType	A Content object, Rich renderable, or string containing console markup.	''
expand	bool	Expand content if required to fill container.	False
shrink	bool	Shrink content if required to fill container.	False
markup	bool	True if markup should be parsed and rendered.	True
name	str | None	Name of widget.	None
id	str | None	ID of Widget.	None
classes	str | None	Space separated list of class names.	None
disabled	bool	Whether the static is disabled or not.	False

content property writable

content

The original content set in the constructor.

visual property

visual

The visual to be displayed.

Note that the visual is what is ultimately rendered in the widget, but may not be the same object set with the update method or content property. For instance, if you update with a string, then the visual will be a Content instance.

update

update(content='', *, layout=True)

Update the widget's content area with a string, a Visual (such as Content), or a Rich renderable.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description	Default
content	VisualType	New content.	''
layout	bool	Also perform a layout operation (set to False if you are certain the size won't change).	True