comment

Drops a small text comment pointing to a specific bar and price. Perfect for quick notes like “news spike” or “stop moved”. It’s lighter than a callout—just a neat label with optional background and border.

Syntax (one line)

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

Parameters

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

• backgroundColor (RGBAColor | BaseColors) · Fill color behind the text.

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

• color (RGBAColor | BaseColors) · Text color.

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

• transparency (number) · 0–100 background transparency (higher = lighter). text (string) · The message shown in the comment.

Return Value

(string) · The drawing ID of the created Comment.

Example

What this does: Every 40 candles, it pins a compact comment at the current close with a short note. We keep all visuals in one const style.

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

onTick = () => {
  if (index % 40 === 0) { // draw occasionally to keep charts clean
    // 1) Style (CommentLineToolOverrides)
    const style = {
      backgroundColor: color.rgba(0, 150, 136, 0.18), // teal tint
      borderColor: color.rgba(0, 150, 136, 0.9),
      color: color.white,
      fontsize: 12,
      transparency: 82
    };

    // 2) Place the comment at this bar’s close
    comment(time(0), closeC(0), style, "News spike");
  }
};

Tips

• Keep comments short and specific (1–3 words) so they don’t cover candles.

• Use a high-contrast color vs backgroundColor for easy reading.

Warning

• Too many comments in the same region can overlap—space them out or reduce the frequency.

Good Practice

• Create presets (e.g., teal for info, red for risk) so comments are instantly recognizable.

• Centralize your preferred comment styling in a const style and reuse it across scripts.