Hi, maybe you remember that I wanted this since 2017... I finally managed to get a fuzzy background behind text: """ \setupbodyfont[ss,24pt] \definecolor[tshade][t=.05,a=1,k=1] \starttexdefinition MyCaption #1 \startMPcode{doublefun} steps := 10 ; rulesize := BodyFontSize/steps/3; for step = 1 upto steps: draw lmt_outline [ text = "\bf #1", %style = "bold", % doesn’t work kind = "both", fillcolor = "white", drawcolor = "tshade", rulethickness = (step*rulesize), ]; endfor; \stopMPcode \stoptexdefinition \starttext \MyCaption{Eine wunderschöne Bildunterschrift} \stoptext """ Remaining problems: * lmt_outline doesn’t understand "style"; would be nice. * I don’t understand why the white fill is not opaque. Hraban