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Understanding the Carousel Item Title Text Option Group in Divi 5

Learn how to use the Carousel Item Title Text options to style and format the Post Carousel Item's title text, ensuring they remain visually integrated.

The Carousel Item Title Text design options let you customize the appearance of the Carousel Item Title text displayed in modules such as the Post Carousel module. These settings control the typography, alignment, spacing, and effects for the Carousel Item Title, helping you maintain a cohesive design.

Divi 5 - Carousel Item Title Text Option Group

Where to Find the Carousel Item Title Text Options

  1. Open the Post Carousel module Settings: Click the gear icon or the module itself to access the settings.

  2. Navigate to the Design Tab: Locate the Carousel Item Title Text option group.

Carousel Item Title Text Customization Settings

  1. Carousel Item Title Heading Level - Set the heading level (H1-H6) for your title text to establish its importance and structure in the HTML.

  2. Carousel Item Title Font: Choose a font from the dropdown or upload a custom font for unique styling.

  3. Carousel Item Title Font Weight: Adjust the boldness of your title with options like light, bold, or extra-bold.

  4. Variable Font Options: those options will only be available if you are using a Google variable font such as Robo, Google Sans Flex, or Bitcount):

    • Variable Font Weight: Use the slider or type in a numeric value for the font weight.

    • Optical Sizing: Enable automatic optical size handling.

    • Variable Font Width: Fine-tune variable font width using variable font interpolation.

    • Variable Font Slant: Fine-tune variable font slant using variable font interpolation.

    • Variable Font Crsv: Fine-tune variable font crsv using variable font interpolation.

    • Variable Font Element Shape: Fine-tune variable font element shape using variable font interpolation.

    • Variable Font Element Expansion: Fine-tune variable font element expansion using variable font interpolation.

    • Variable Font Rond: Fine-tune variable font rond using variable font interpolation.

    • Variable Font Grade: Fine-tune variable font grade using variable font interpolation.

    • Variable Font Width: Fine-tune variable font width using variable font interpolation.

  5. Carousel Item Title Text Size: You can adjust the font size of your title text using the slider or by entering a specific value. It also accepts Global Variables.

  6. Carousel Item Title Text Color: Choose a color to be used for the Title text. It also accepts Global Variables.

  7. Carousel Item Title Line Height: Set the space between the lines of the title text, helping to improve readability. It also accepts Global Variables.

  8. Carousel Item Title Letter Spacing: Control the space between letters by adjusting the slider or entering a value. It also accepts Global Variables.

  9. Carousel Item Title Text Alignment: Set the alignment for the title text—left, center, right, or justified.

  10. Carousel Item Title Capitalization: Choose the title text's capitalization:

    1. Uppercase - All letters are in uppercase format

    2. Capitalize - Makes the first letter of each word uppercase.

    3. Lowercase - All letters are in lowercase format.

    4. Smallcaps - Lowercase letters display as smaller uppercase letters.

    5. All Small Caps - all letters display as small caps, including letters that were already uppercase.

  11. Carousel Item Title Font Style: Select additional font styles, including:

    • Italic: Makes the text lean to the right.

    • Underline: Adds a line under the text.

    • Overline: adds a line above the text.

    • Strikethrough: draws a line through the middle of the text.
      ⚠️ Note: When Underline, Overline, and/or Strikethrough are enabled, you can also choose:

      • Line Color: Choose the line's color. It also accepts Global Variables.

      • Line Thickness: Choose how thick or slim the line is.

      • Line Type: Choose the Line's type:

        • Solid

        • Double

        • Dotted

        • Dashed

        • Wavy

  12. Carousel Item Title Line Warp Style: Choose how text should wrap. Default keeps native browser wrapping, Balanced evens heading lines, and Pretty helps avoid single-word endings.

    • Default: Text can move onto a new line when it runs out of space.

    • Balanced: Short text breaks into lines with more even lengths

    • Pretty: Text wrap in a cleaner, more visually pleasing way

  13. Carousel Item Title Text Direction: Choose text flow direction. Standard Horizontal reads left-to-right across lines, while vertical modes stack glyphs top-to-bottom.

    1. Standard Horizontal

    2. Vertical (right to left): The text is displayed from top to bottom, and each new line starts to the left of the previous one.

    3. Vertical (left to right): The text is displayed from bottom to top, and each new line starts to the left of the previous one.

  14. Carousel Item Title Hyphenation: When enabled, if a word is too long to fit nicely on one line, the browser can break it into parts and add a hyphen at the break.

  15. Carousel Item Title Fill Type: Choose the title's text fill options:

    • None - No title text fill.

    • Gradient - Fill the title text with a Gradient

    • Image - Fill the title text with an Image

    • Transparent - Fill the title text with a transparent fill.

  16. Carousel Item Title Stroke Width - Choose the thickness of the stroke.

    • Title Stroke Color - Choose the title text's stroke color.

  17. Carousel Item Title Columns: Set how many columns the text should flow through.

  18. Carousel Item Title Text Shadow: Add a text shadow effect and customize its direction, blur, and color to add depth or emphasis to the title:

    • Direction: Adjust horizontal and vertical placement.

    • Blur: Control how soft or sharp the shadow appears.

    • Color: Set a shadow color to complement the text.

Tips for Using Carousel Item Title Text Option Group Option

  • Ensure Clarity: Use bold fonts and sufficient spacing to make the image's Carousel Item Title text easy to read.

  • Highlight Interaction: Apply contrasting colors or subtle text shadows to draw attention to the image's Carousel Item Title text.

  • Stay Consistent: Align the image's Carousel Item Title text style with the rest of your module design, including fonts and colors.

  • Test Across Devices: Preview on various screen sizes to ensure alignment and readability.

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