Text is what turns a box into a step and an arrow into a relationship. Almost every element in livediagram can carry a label, and you can shape how that text reads by choosing its typeface from a curated set of eight fonts, ranging from crisp sans-serifs to a relaxed handwriting face. Fonts can be set on a single element or as a default for an entire tab.
Editing labels
To add or change a label, edit the element directly on the canvas and type. Shapes, text elements, sticky notes, table cells, and arrows can all carry text, so you can annotate a diagram wherever you need to. Edits go through the normal history path, so undo and redo cover label changes like any other edit.
Choosing a typeface
livediagram ships eight Google Fonts, picked to give a diagram a distinct voice: Inter, Roboto, Poppins, Nunito, Lora, Roboto Slab, Roboto Mono, and Caveat. Together they span crisp, friendly, formal, and hand-drawn looks. See Choosing fonts for where to set them and how the levels interact.
Per element or per tab
Fonts work at two levels. You can set a font on a single element so one label stands out, or set a default for the whole tab so every label shares the same typeface unless it overrides it. The tab default also covers a default text size for new elements, keeping a fresh canvas tidy. Choosing fonts explains how an element falls back to the tab's font when it has none of its own.
Switching the theme only recolours your diagram, it never changes your fonts, so the typefaces you pick stay put when you restyle.
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