# Making Text Move

**URL:** <https://forum.code.org/t/making-text-move/40726>\
**Category:** CS Discoveries\
**Tags:** csd-unit-3\
**Created:** [May 6, 2025, 8:19pm UTC](https://forum.code.org/t/making-text-move/40726 "2025-05-06T20:19:45Z")\
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**Author:** ![jcurtner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/47e85d/32.png) [@jcurtner](https://forum.code.org/u/jcurtner)\
**Post date:** [May 6, 2025, 8:19pm UTC](https://forum.code.org/t/making-text-move/40726/1 "2025-05-06T20:19:45Z")

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How does one make text move in Game Lab?

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**Author:** ![paul.rallion](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.code.org/paul.rallion/32/7218_2.png) [@paul.rallion](https://forum.code.org/u/paul.rallion)\
**Post date:** [May 6, 2025, 8:33pm UTC](https://forum.code.org/t/making-text-move/40726/2 "2025-05-06T20:33:58Z")

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Hi jcurtner,  
To make text move horizontally, set a variable like: var Words = 0 (Do not use “text”).  
In The Draw Loop add: Words = Words + 1 (use -1 to move text to the left).  
In the text command, replace the value of x with Words: text (“your moving text”, Words, 50);  
I hope that helps!