oh-my-posh/website/docs/segments/text.mdx

---
id: text
title: Text
sidebar_label: Text
---

## What

Display text.

## Sample Configuration

```json
{
  "type": "text",
  "style": "plain",
  "foreground": "#E06C75",
  "template": "\u276F"
}
```

## Template ([info][templates])

### Properties

| Name           | Type      | Description                                                               |
| -------------- | --------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `.Root`        | `boolean` | is the current user root/admin or not                                     |
| `.Path`        | `string`  | the current working directory                                             |
| `.Folder`      | `string`  | the current working folder                                                |
| `.Shell`       | `string`  | the current shell name                                                    |
| `.UserName`    | `string`  | the current user name                                                     |
| `.HostName`    | `string`  | the host name                                                             |
| `.Env.VarName` | `string`  | Any environment variable where `VarName` is the environment variable name |

[coloring]: /docs/configuration/colors
[templates]: /docs/configuration/templates