Text Run

{
  "description": "A contiguous run of text. Strings cover unformatted spans; object form adds character formatting.",
  "oneOf": [
    {
      "type": "string"
    },
    {
      "type": "object",
      "required": [
        "text"
      ],
      "properties": {
        "text": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Text for this run.",
          "examples": [
            "Hello, ",
            "world"
          ]
        },
        "bold": {
          "type": "boolean",
          "description": "Whether the run is rendered in bold."
        },
        "italic": {
          "type": "boolean",
          "description": "Whether the run is rendered in italic."
        },
        "underline": {
          "type": "boolean",
          "description": "Whether the run is underlined."
        },
        "strikethrough": {
          "type": "boolean",
          "description": "Whether the run is rendered with a strikethrough line."
        },
        "color": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Run text color. Documented forms: a hex string ('#RGB', '#RRGGBB', '#RRGGBBAA'), a color-scheme slot or role name resolved through the effective color scheme ('accent2', 'text'), or a 'var:<id>' reference into the top-level variables map. Prefer names over hex so runs survive re-theming. Any other string stays schema-valid so imported decks keep validating: validators warn and renderers fall back to the theme text color.",
          "examples": [
            "#0F172A",
            "accent2",
            "var:risk"
          ]
        },
        "fontSize": {
          "type": "number",
          "exclusiveMinimum": 0,
          "description": "Requested run font size in points."
        },
        "fontFamily": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Run font family override. It wins over the code font a run with 'code' takes.",
          "examples": [
            "Inter",
            "Source Serif Pro",
            "JetBrains Mono"
          ]
        },
        "code": {
          "type": "boolean",
          "description": "Whether the run is an inline code span: it is drawn in the design's code font (design.fontScheme.code, else the resolved font scheme's code family, else Roboto Mono), unless the run names its own fontFamily. Only the font changes; there is no background, because a PPTX run cannot have one. Markdown backticks read and write code runs."
        },
        "lang": {
          "type": "string",
          "pattern": "^[A-Za-z]{2,8}(-[A-Za-z0-9]{1,8})*$",
          "description": "BCP-47 language tag of the run, such as 'fr-FR' or 'ja-JP', when it differs from the deck language. It sets the proofing language (PPTX a:rPr lang) and the language the run's script fonts and glyph variants follow (for example the Japanese or the Simplified Chinese face for Han characters); without it the run follows the deck language.",
          "examples": [
            "fr-FR",
            "ja-JP",
            "de"
          ]
        },
        "link": {
          "type": "string",
          "pattern": "^(https?://|mailto:|tel:)\\S+$",
          "description": "URL to link the run text to: an http(s) URL, a 'mailto:' address or a 'tel:' number, without whitespace. The preview draws it as a link and PPTX export writes a native hyperlink for all three; any other scheme is not valid.",
          "examples": [
            "https://acme.com",
            "https://acme.com/case-studies/beta",
            "mailto:hello@acme.com",
            "tel:+15551234567"
          ]
        },
        "superscript": {
          "type": "boolean",
          "description": "Whether the run is rendered as superscript."
        },
        "subscript": {
          "type": "boolean",
          "description": "Whether the run is rendered as subscript."
        },
        "cite": {
          "oneOf": [
            {
              "type": "string",
              "minLength": 1
            },
            {
              "type": "array",
              "minItems": 1,
              "items": {
                "type": "string",
                "minLength": 1
              }
            }
          ],
          "description": "One or more ids from the top-level references list that this run cites. Engines draw a superscript marker ('1', or '1,2' for several ids) directly after the run and list '<n> <reference text>' in the slide's footnote area; markers are numbered per deck in order of first use, and the same id keeps its number. An id missing from references is a validation error (cite-unknown-reference). Supported in text, bullets and list item runs, in the slide title, subtitle and tag, and in the quote text.",
          "examples": [
            "gartner-2026",
            [
              "gartner-2026",
              "annual-report"
            ]
          ]
        },
        "footnote": {
          "oneOf": [
            {
              "type": "string",
              "minLength": 1
            },
            {
              "type": "array",
              "minItems": 1,
              "items": {
                "$ref": "#/$defs/TextRun"
              }
            }
          ],
          "description": "An inline note for this run, without a references entry. Engines draw a superscript marker after the run and list the note in the slide's footnote area; every footnote takes a new number in the deck's marker sequence. Supported in text, bullets and list item runs, in the slide title, subtitle and tag, and in the quote text.",
          "examples": [
            "Excludes the discontinued hardware line."
          ]
        }
      }
    }
  ]
}