# FSlateDrawElement::MakeText drawing to same layer

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**Category:** Programming & Scripting\
**Tags:** unreal-engine, Rendering, slate, CPP, question\
**Created:** [July 10, 2025, 9:20pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/fslatedrawelement-maketext-drawing-to-same-layer/2600036 "2025-07-10T21:20:58Z")\
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I am making a custom widget and part of it is using the API FSlateDrawElement::MakeText, however when I pass in different layer values all the text appears to be rendered on the same layer? Is this a bug or am I missing something?

> FSlateDrawElement::MakeText(  
> OutDrawElements,  
> ++CurrentLayer,  
> PaintGeometry,  
> AgentText,  
> FontInfo,  
> ESlateDrawEffect::None,  
> FLinearColor::White);