# Text Control

**When do you use it?**

Add custom text to your map.

## **Advanced Editor**

```scss
@controls {
  top {
    text {
      value: "Betweenness measures the number of times
      someone is on the shortest path between any two people.";
    }
  }
}
```

**Supported properties**

* `value` is any plain text string.

[Check out our controls reference](https://docs.kumu.io/overview/advanced-editor-hub/controls-reference) to see the full list of properties and values recognized by the text control.