import tkinter #create a window window = tkinter.Tk() #Sets window title window.title("Font Example") #Create a Label lbldoctype = tkinter.Label(window, text=" Option Choice: ", fg="#FFFFFF", #we define the colour of the text bg="#FF0000", #we define the colour of the background for the label font=("Helvetica", 12) #here we define the font and size of the text ) lbldoctype.pack() #create a button widget called btn btn = tkinter.Button(window, text=" Select ", fg="#00FF00", # we define the colour of the text bg="#FF00FF", # we define the colour of the background for the label font=("Times", 12) # here we define the font and size of the text ) #pack the button into the window btn.pack() #Loops the tkinter window window.mainloop()
Note that colours are defined in hex notation (three byte hexidecimal). It is also possible to select colours by name. The fonts depend on the system being utilised.
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