anchoredNote

Places a sticky text note at a specific bar and price. Use it to annotate entries, exits, news events, or reminders right on the chart. You can add a background box, border, word wrap, and control font styling so the note stays readable.

Syntax (one line)

anchoredNote(time, price, styles?, text?)

Parameters

time (number) · Candle time where the note is anchored (e.g., time(0)). price (number) · Price level where the note sits (e.g., closeC(0)). styles (TextLineToolOverrides) · Visual and layout options for the note:

• backgroundColor (RGBAColor | BaseColors) · Color behind the text box.

• backgroundTransparency (number) · 0–100 background opacity (higher = lighter).

• bold (boolean) · Make the note text bold.

• borderColor (RGBAColor | BaseColors) · Border color around the note box.

• color (RGBAColor | BaseColors) · Text color.

• drawBorder (boolean) · Show a border around the note box.

• fillBackground (boolean) · Fill the note background area.

• fixedSize (boolean) · Keep a fixed size (don’t autoscale with zoom).

• fontsize (number) · Font size for the text.

• italic (boolean) · Make the note text italic.

• wordWrap (boolean) · Wrap text onto multiple lines.

• wordWrapWidth (number) · Pixel width used for wrapping when wordWrap is true. text (string) · The message to display inside the note.

Return Value

(string) · The drawing ID of the created Anchored Note.

Example

What this does: Every 50 candles, it drops a blue sticky note at the current close with a short message. We give it a soft background, a thin border, and enable word wrap. All visuals live in one const style.

//@version=1
init = () => {
  indicator({ onMainPanel: true, format: 'inherit' });
};

onTick = () => {
  if (index % 50 === 0) { // draw occasionally to keep charts clean
    // 1) Style (TextLineToolOverrides)
    const style = {
      fillBackground: true,
      backgroundColor: color.rgba(0, 102, 255, 0.18),
      backgroundTransparency: 80,
      drawBorder: true,
      borderColor: color.rgba(0, 102, 255, 0.8),
      color: color.white,
      fontsize: 12,
      bold: true,
      italic: false,
      wordWrap: true,
      wordWrapWidth: 180, // wrap after ~180px
      fixedSize: false
    };

    // 2) Place the note at this bar’s close
    anchoredNote(time(0), closeC(0), style, "Breakout retest area\nWatch for confirmation");
  }
};

Tips

• Use wordWrap + wordWrapWidth to keep longer notes tidy.

• Pick high-contrast color vs backgroundColor so the text stays readable over candles.

• Set fixedSize: true if you want the note to keep the same on-screen size when zooming.

Warning

• Huge notes with long text can clutter the chart—keep messages short and focused.

Good Practice

• Keep a few presets (e.g., blue for info, orange for warning, green for “done”) so notes are instantly recognizable.

• Store your preferred note styling in a single const style and reuse it across scripts.