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Label Styler: Custom Map Text, Fonts, and Callouts

By Mappi Team1 min read#Inside Mappi
Label Styler: Custom Map Text, Fonts, and Callouts

Default map labels are built for navigation, not storytelling. Label Styler turns every piece of text on your map into something you can design. One click on any pin or label opens the full Text panel.

Everything in one panel

Click a pin, and the Text panel gives you the whole toolkit:

Fonts and size. Swap the typeface and scale it to the shot, from subtle captions to full-screen titles.

Color and halo. A halo outline keeps text readable over busy terrain or dark water.

Callout lines. Connect a label to its exact spot on the map, so crowded areas stay legible.

For the full workflow, see how to add custom labels and callouts to map videos.

Reveals timed to the story

Every label gets its own reveal animation (fade, slide, or pop), timed independently, so place names land exactly when the camera arrives instead of all at once. Stagger the reveals along a route and each stop announces itself on cue, like chapter titles for the journey.

Type that fits the map

Labels inherit the palette you set in Theme Studio, and if you match your map style to your brand colors, the text follows the same rules automatically.

Labels pair naturally with highlighted areas. Light up a country with Region Selector and give it a name that reveals right alongside.

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