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# title

Displays a short amount of text.

## Overview

This element is commonly used to display the title for another element and is often
only a couple of words long. Here’s an example that shows the title for a monogram.

```xml
<monogramLockup>
    <monogram firstName="Anne" lastName="Johnson"/>
    <title>Anne Johnson</title>
    <subtitle>Actor</subtitle>
</monogramLockup>
```

### Contained In

- [alertTemplate](/documentation/TVML/alerttemplate)
- [buttonLockup](/documentation/TVML/buttonlockup)
- [header](/documentation/TVML/header)
- [listItemLockup](/documentation/TVML/listitemlockup)
- [lockup](/documentation/TVML/lockup)
- [overlay](/documentation/TVML/overlay)
- [text](/documentation/TVML/text)
- [tumblerItem](/documentation/TVML/tumbleritem)

## Topics

### Valid TVML Styles

[color](/documentation/TVML/color)

Changes the color of an element.

[font-family](/documentation/TVML/font-family)

Specifies the font used for the text in an element.

[font-size](/documentation/TVML/font-size)

Specifies the font size for the text in an element.

[font-weight](/documentation/TVML/font-weight)

Specifies the font weight for the text in an element.

[margin](/documentation/TVML/margin)

Specifies the spacing around an element.

[max-height](/documentation/TVML/element-shaping-max-height)

Specifies the maximum height for an element.

[max-width](/documentation/TVML/element-shaping-max-width)

Specifies the maximum width for an element.

[min-height](/documentation/TVML/element-shaping-min-height)

Specifies the minimum height for an element.

[min-width](/documentation/TVML/element-shaping-min-width)

Specifies the minimum width for an element.

[text-align](/documentation/TVML/text-align)

Aligns text horizontally in an element.

[text-shadow](/documentation/TVML/text-shadow)

Adds a shadow effect to displayed text.

[tv-highlight-color](/documentation/TVML/tv-highlight-color)

Changes an element’s color when it comes into focus.

[tv-minimum-scale-factor](/documentation/TVML/tv-minimum-scale-factor)

Sets the minimum size for text.

[tv-text-max-lines](/documentation/TVML/tv-text-max-lines)

Specifies the maximum number of lines of text in an element.

[tv-text-style](/documentation/TVML/tv-text-style)

Sets a predefined size and style for text.

### Valid TVML Attributes

[accessibilityText](/documentation/TVML/accessibilitytext)

Adds hidden text to an element that is used when VoiceOver is enabled.

[binding](/documentation/TVML/binding)

Associates information in a data item with an element.

[prototype](/documentation/TVML/prototype)

Associates a data item type with an element.

[theme](/documentation/TVML/theme)

Sets the color scheme for an element.



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