Developer Docs - Apple TV Docs - TV Text Style

TVML offer's several different ways to style text. One thing that should be noted is that Apple TV apps are not HTML. The styling of apps should be more consistent with the Apple Design Language vs creating highly custom branded apps.

Below are some of the design patterns for text that will help you know what's available.

Text Styles



    
        
            
                body
                callout
                caption1
                caption2
                footnote
                headline
                subhead
                subtitle1
                subtitle2
                subtitle3
                title1
                title2
                title3
            
        
    

Font Weight



    
        
    
    
        
            
                ultralight
                thin
                light
                regular
                medium
                semibold
                bold
                heavy
                black
            
        
    

Text Tags (Bold/Italic/Strike)



    
        
    
    
        
            
                This is Bold text
                This is Italic text
                This is Strike text
            
        
    

Font Family



    
        
    
    
        
            
                Apple SD Gothic Neo
                Arial
                Copperplate
                Courier
                Helvetica
                Helvetica Neue
                Menlo
                Times New Roman
                Times New Roman Bold
                Trebuchet MS
            
        
    

Text Shadow

https://developer.apple.com/documentation/tvml/text-shadow

Text shadows are great for titles overlaid on images and can be defined with the following syntax:

Summer Camp

Shadows may get clipped vertically depending on the wrapper size, so it's recommended to keep the shadow close to the text.