---
title: "PlayerTextDrawBoxColour | open.mp"
description: "Sets the colour of a textdraw's box (PlayerTextDrawUseBox )."
canonical: https://omp.itsneufox.com/docs/scripting/functions/PlayerTextDrawBoxColour
language: en
---

# PlayerTextDrawBoxColour

warning

This function was added in omp v1.1.0.2612 and will not work in earlier versions!

## Description

Sets the colour of a textdraw's box (PlayerTextDrawUseBox).

| Name | Description |
| --- | --- |
| playerid | The ID of the player whose textdraw to set the box colour of. |
| PlayerText:textid | The ID of the player textdraw to set the box colour of. |
| boxColour | The colour to set. Alpha (transparency) is supported. |

## Returns

This function does not return any specific values.

## Examples

```c
new PlayerText:pTextdraw[MAX_PLAYERS];

public OnPlayerConnect(playerid)
{
    pTextdraw[playerid] = CreatePlayerTextDraw(playerid, 320.0, 240.0, "Example Text");
    PlayerTextDrawUseBox(playerid, pTextdraw[playerid], true);
    PlayerTextDrawBoxColour(playerid, pTextdraw[playerid], 0xFF0000FF); // Red box with no transparency
    return 1;
}
```

## Related Functions

-   [CreatePlayerTextDraw](https://omp.itsneufox.com/docs/scripting/functions/CreatePlayerTextDraw): Create a player-textdraw.
-   [PlayerTextDrawDestroy](https://omp.itsneufox.com/docs/scripting/functions/PlayerTextDrawDestroy): Destroy a player-textdraw.
-   [PlayerTextDrawColour](https://omp.itsneufox.com/docs/scripting/functions/PlayerTextDrawColour): Set the colour of the text in a player-textdraw.
-   [PlayerTextDrawBackgroundColour](https://omp.itsneufox.com/docs/scripting/functions/PlayerTextDrawBackgroundColour): Set the background colour of a player-textdraw.
-   [PlayerTextDrawAlignment](https://omp.itsneufox.com/docs/scripting/functions/PlayerTextDrawAlignment): Set the alignment of a player-textdraw.
-   [PlayerTextDrawFont](https://omp.itsneufox.com/docs/scripting/functions/PlayerTextDrawFont): Set the font of a player-textdraw.
-   [PlayerTextDrawLetterSize](https://omp.itsneufox.com/docs/scripting/functions/PlayerTextDrawLetterSize): Set the letter size of the text in a player-textdraw.
-   [PlayerTextDrawTextSize](https://omp.itsneufox.com/docs/scripting/functions/PlayerTextDrawTextSize): Set the size of a player-textdraw box (or clickable area for PlayerTextDrawSetSelectable).
-   [PlayerTextDrawSetOutline](https://omp.itsneufox.com/docs/scripting/functions/PlayerTextDrawSetOutline): Toggle the outline on a player-textdraw.
-   [PlayerTextDrawSetShadow](https://omp.itsneufox.com/docs/scripting/functions/PlayerTextDrawSetShadow): Set the shadow on a player-textdraw.
-   [PlayerTextDrawSetProportional](https://omp.itsneufox.com/docs/scripting/functions/PlayerTextDrawSetProportional): Scale the text spacing in a player-textdraw to a proportional ratio.
-   [PlayerTextDrawUseBox](https://omp.itsneufox.com/docs/scripting/functions/PlayerTextDrawUseBox): Toggle the box on a player-textdraw.
-   [PlayerTextDrawSetString](https://omp.itsneufox.com/docs/scripting/functions/PlayerTextDrawSetString): Set the text of a player-textdraw.
-   [PlayerTextDrawShow](https://omp.itsneufox.com/docs/scripting/functions/PlayerTextDrawShow): Show a player-textdraw.
-   [PlayerTextDrawHide](https://omp.itsneufox.com/docs/scripting/functions/PlayerTextDrawHide): Hide a player-textdraw.