Text nodes
Use text nodes to write briefs, scripts, and character descriptions, then feed them into your prompts.
A text node holds writing you want to reuse: a scene description, a script, a character profile, or brand notes. Text nodes work like any other node. You can wire them into a prompt and tag them, so the same description drives every generation that needs it.
Add a text node
Click Text in the dock, then type or paste your writing. Expand the node for more room when you are writing something longer.
Use a text node in a prompt
Wire a text node into a generation node the same way you wire an image or video. See Wire references for how connections work.
When a text node is wired in but you do not tag it, its writing is placed at the top of the final prompt automatically. This lets you keep a steady description in one node and vary the action in the chat box below it.
Example
- Text node:
A calm autumn street at golden hour - Chat box:
A person walks toward the camera
The final prompt becomes:
A calm autumn street at golden hour
A person walks toward the cameraIf you tag the text node by name in your prompt instead, its writing is placed exactly where you tagged it. See Tag references in your prompt.
Write with AI
You can also let Canvas draft a text node for you. See Write with AI.