---
title: "Text media information atom ('text')"
framework: quicktime-file-format
role: symbol
role_heading: Atom
path: quicktime-file-format/text_media_information_atom
---

# Text media information atom ('text')

An atom that contains information about text media.

## Mentioned in

QuickTime File Format change log

## Overview

Overview The text media also requires a text media information atom. This media information atom is stored in a base media information atom ('minf') in the base media information header atom ('gmhd') (see Base media information atom ('minf')). The type of the text media information atom is 'text'.

## Topics

### Data fields

- [Size](quicktime-file-format/text_media_information_atom/size.md)
- [Type](quicktime-file-format/text_media_information_atom/type.md)
- [Matrix structure](quicktime-file-format/text_media_information_atom/matrix_structure.md)

## See Also

### Storing text data

- [Text sample description](quicktime-file-format/text_sample_description.md)
- [Text sample data](quicktime-file-format/text_sample_data.md)
- [Hypertext and wired text](quicktime-file-format/hypertext_and_wired_text.md)