Lower Third element

The Lower Third is a first-class element in the overlay editor — not a widget. It has its own renderer, inspector, and data binding system designed for broadcast-quality name plates, interview titles, and news-style tickers.

Adding a Lower Third

Click the Add Lower Third button in the editor toolbar (the broadcast icon). The element is placed at the bottom of the canvas at full width.

Layout modes

Select the element and open the Appearance section in the inspector:

• Stacked — Title above subtitle. The default. Supports additional content lines.
• Single — One line of text only.
• Split — Title and subtitle side by side with a vertical accent bar. Good for "Name | Role" layouts.

Content Lines (newsroom mode)

In Stacked mode, the Content Lines panel shows Line 1 (Title) and Line 2 (Subtitle) with inline size and colour controls. Click + Add Line to add a third, fourth, or more lines below the subtitle.

Each extra line has:

• Label (editor only)
• Font size and colour
• Weight (Light / Normal / Bold) and Italic toggle
• Bind key — the data key this line reads from (e.g. lower_third.line3)

Ticker Strip

Toggle Ticker Strip in the Layout section to add a scrolling text bar at the bottom of the element. Configure speed (px/s), height, font size, and background/text colours. The ticker reads from a bind key (default: lower_third.ticker).

Style variants

• Accent Bar — Solid background with a coloured left bar. Default.
• Solid — Opaque background, no accent.
• Glass — Semi-transparent with backdrop blur.
• Minimal — No background, text only.

Automations

The Automations accordion (below Effects in the inspector) lets you configure event-driven triggers. When a platform event fires (raid, follow, subscription), the lower third automatically shows with your template text.

Supported triggers: Kick raid, Kick follow, Kick sub, Twitch raid, Twitch follow, Twitch sub, YouTube subscribe.

Each trigger has:

• Enable/disable toggle
• Title template — supports {actor}, {viewers}, {amount}
• Subtitle template
• Duration (ms)
• Cooldown (ms) — minimum time between firings

Saving as a template

Use the Widget Library in the dashboard to save your lower third configuration as a named template. Templates can then be invoked by name from chat commands and Discord slash commands.

Bot commands

See !lowerthird and /lower-third for how to trigger the lower third from chat and Discord.