diff --git a/demos/gtk-demo/listview_words.c b/demos/gtk-demo/listview_words.c
index bee23dd562..bc4c9b8f66 100644
--- a/demos/gtk-demo/listview_words.c
+++ b/demos/gtk-demo/listview_words.c
@@ -17,10 +17,9 @@ const char *factory_text =
 "<interface>\n"
 "  <template class='GtkListItem'>\n"
 "    <property name='child'>\n"
-"      <object class='GtkLabel'>\n"
-"        <property name='ellipsize'>end</property>\n"
+"      <object class='GtkInscription'>\n"
 "        <property name='xalign'>0</property>\n"
-"        <binding name='label'>\n"
+"        <binding name='text'>\n"
 "          <lookup name='string' type='GtkStringObject'>\n"
 "            <lookup name='item'>GtkListItem</lookup>\n"
 "          </lookup>\n"
diff --git a/demos/gtk-demo/main-listitem.ui b/demos/gtk-demo/main-listitem.ui
index a8d9c47430..aab22e3e20 100644
--- a/demos/gtk-demo/main-listitem.ui
+++ b/demos/gtk-demo/main-listitem.ui
@@ -7,9 +7,9 @@
           <lookup name="item">GtkListItem</lookup>
         </binding>
         <property name="child">
-          <object class="GtkLabel">
-            <property name="halign">start</property>
-            <binding name="label">
+          <object class="GtkInscription">
+            <property name="hexpand">1</property>
+            <binding name="text">
               <lookup name="title" type="GtkDemo">
                 <lookup name="item">expander</lookup>
               </lookup>
diff --git a/gtk/a11y/gtkatspitext.c b/gtk/a11y/gtkatspitext.c
index e4a6140298..e7bd9275be 100644
--- a/gtk/a11y/gtkatspitext.c
+++ b/gtk/a11y/gtkatspitext.c
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 #include "gtkatcontextprivate.h"
 #include "gtkdebug.h"
 #include "gtkeditable.h"
+#include "gtkinscriptionprivate.h"
 #include "gtklabelprivate.h"
 #include "gtkentryprivate.h"
 #include "gtksearchentryprivate.h"
@@ -406,6 +407,274 @@ static const GDBusInterfaceVTable label_vtable = {
   NULL,
 };
 
+/* }}} */
+/* {{{ GtkInscription */
+
+static void
+inscription_handle_method (GDBusConnection       *connection,
+                           const gchar           *sender,
+                           const gchar           *object_path,
+                           const gchar           *interface_name,
+                           const gchar           *method_name,
+                           GVariant              *parameters,
+                           GDBusMethodInvocation *invocation,
+                           gpointer               user_data)
+{
+  GtkATContext *self = user_data;
+  GtkAccessible *accessible = gtk_at_context_get_accessible (self);
+  GtkWidget *widget = GTK_WIDGET (accessible);
+
+  if (g_strcmp0 (method_name, "GetCaretOffset") == 0)
+    {
+      g_dbus_method_invocation_return_value (invocation, g_variant_new ("(i)", 0));
+    }
+  else if (g_strcmp0 (method_name, "SetCaretOffset") == 0)
+    {
+      g_dbus_method_invocation_return_value (invocation, g_variant_new ("(b)", FALSE));
+    }
+  else if (g_strcmp0 (method_name, "GetText") == 0)
+    {
+      int start, end;
+      const char *text;
+      int len;
+      char *string;
+
+      g_variant_get (parameters, "(ii)", &start, &end);
+
+      text = gtk_inscription_get_text (GTK_INSCRIPTION (widget));
+      len = g_utf8_strlen (text, -1);
+
+      start = CLAMP (start, 0, len);
+      end = CLAMP (end, 0, len);
+
+      if (end <= start)
+        string = g_strdup ("");
+      else
+        {
+          const char *p, *q;
+          p = g_utf8_offset_to_pointer (text, start);
+          q = g_utf8_offset_to_pointer (text, end);
+          string = g_strndup (p, q - p);
+        }
+
+      g_dbus_method_invocation_return_value (invocation, g_variant_new ("(s)", string));
+      g_free (string);
+    }
+  else if (g_strcmp0 (method_name, "GetTextBeforeOffset") == 0)
+    {
+      PangoLayout *layout = gtk_inscription_get_layout (GTK_INSCRIPTION (widget));;
+      int offset;
+      AtspiTextBoundaryType boundary_type;
+      char *string;
+      int start, end;
+
+      g_variant_get (parameters, "(iu)", &offset, &boundary_type);
+
+      string = gtk_pango_get_text_before (layout, offset, boundary_type, &start, &end);
+
+      g_dbus_method_invocation_return_value (invocation, g_variant_new ("(sii)", string, start, end));
+      g_free (string);
+    }
+  else if (g_strcmp0 (method_name, "GetTextAtOffset") == 0)
+    {
+      PangoLayout *layout = gtk_inscription_get_layout (GTK_INSCRIPTION (widget));;
+      int offset;
+      AtspiTextBoundaryType boundary_type;
+      char *string;
+      int start, end;
+
+      g_variant_get (parameters, "(iu)", &offset, &boundary_type);
+
+      string = gtk_pango_get_text_at (layout, offset, boundary_type, &start, &end);
+
+      g_dbus_method_invocation_return_value (invocation, g_variant_new ("(sii)", string, start, end));
+      g_free (string);
+    }
+  else if (g_strcmp0 (method_name, "GetTextAfterOffset") == 0)
+    {
+      PangoLayout *layout = gtk_inscription_get_layout (GTK_INSCRIPTION (widget));;
+      int offset;
+      AtspiTextBoundaryType boundary_type;
+      char *string;
+      int start, end;
+
+      g_variant_get (parameters, "(iu)", &offset, &boundary_type);
+
+      string = gtk_pango_get_text_after (layout, offset, boundary_type, &start, &end);
+
+      g_dbus_method_invocation_return_value (invocation, g_variant_new ("(sii)", string, start, end));
+      g_free (string);
+    }
+  else if (g_strcmp0 (method_name, "GetCharacterAtOffset") == 0)
+    {
+      int offset;
+      const char *text;
+      gunichar ch = 0;
+
+      g_variant_get (parameters, "(i)", &offset);
+
+      text = gtk_inscription_get_text (GTK_INSCRIPTION (widget));
+
+      if (0 <= offset && offset < g_utf8_strlen (text, -1))
+        ch = g_utf8_get_char (g_utf8_offset_to_pointer (text, offset));
+
+      g_dbus_method_invocation_return_value (invocation, g_variant_new ("(i)", ch));
+    }
+  else if (g_strcmp0 (method_name, "GetStringAtOffset") == 0)
+    {
+      PangoLayout *layout = gtk_inscription_get_layout (GTK_INSCRIPTION (widget));;
+      int offset;
+      AtspiTextGranularity granularity;
+      char *string;
+      int start, end;
+
+      g_variant_get (parameters, "(iu)", &offset, &granularity);
+
+      string = gtk_pango_get_string_at (layout, offset, granularity, &start, &end);
+
+      g_dbus_method_invocation_return_value (invocation, g_variant_new ("(sii)", string, start, end));
+      g_free (string);
+    }
+  else if (g_strcmp0 (method_name, "GetAttributes") == 0)
+    {
+      PangoLayout *layout = gtk_inscription_get_layout (GTK_INSCRIPTION (widget));;
+      GVariantBuilder builder = G_VARIANT_BUILDER_INIT (G_VARIANT_TYPE ("a{ss}"));
+      int offset;
+      int start, end;
+
+      g_variant_get (parameters, "(i)", &offset);
+
+      gtk_pango_get_run_attributes (layout, &builder, offset, &start, &end);
+
+      g_dbus_method_invocation_return_value (invocation, g_variant_new ("(a{ss}ii)", &builder, start, end));
+    }
+  else if (g_strcmp0 (method_name, "GetAttributeValue") == 0)
+    {
+      PangoLayout *layout = gtk_inscription_get_layout (GTK_INSCRIPTION (widget));;
+      GVariantBuilder builder = G_VARIANT_BUILDER_INIT (G_VARIANT_TYPE ("a{ss}"));
+      int offset;
+      const char *name;
+      int start, end;
+      GVariant *attrs;
+      const char *val;
+
+      g_variant_get (parameters, "(i&s)", &offset, &name);
+
+      gtk_pango_get_run_attributes (layout, &builder, offset, &start, &end);
+
+      attrs = g_variant_builder_end (&builder);
+      if (!g_variant_lookup (attrs, name, "&s", &val))
+        val = "";
+
+      g_dbus_method_invocation_return_value (invocation, g_variant_new ("(s)", val));
+      g_variant_unref (attrs);
+    }
+  else if (g_strcmp0 (method_name, "GetAttributeRun") == 0)
+    {
+      PangoLayout *layout = gtk_inscription_get_layout (GTK_INSCRIPTION (widget));;
+      GVariantBuilder builder = G_VARIANT_BUILDER_INIT (G_VARIANT_TYPE ("a{ss}"));
+      int offset;
+      gboolean include_defaults;
+      int start, end;
+
+      g_variant_get (parameters, "(ib)", &offset, &include_defaults);
+
+      if (include_defaults)
+        gtk_pango_get_default_attributes (layout, &builder);
+
+      gtk_pango_get_run_attributes (layout, &builder, offset, &start, &end);
+
+      g_dbus_method_invocation_return_value (invocation, g_variant_new ("(a{ss}ii)", &builder, start, end));
+    }
+  else if (g_strcmp0 (method_name, "GetDefaultAttributes") == 0 ||
+           g_strcmp0 (method_name, "GetDefaultAttributeSet") == 0)
+    {
+      PangoLayout *layout = gtk_inscription_get_layout (GTK_INSCRIPTION (widget));;
+      GVariantBuilder builder = G_VARIANT_BUILDER_INIT (G_VARIANT_TYPE ("a{ss}"));
+
+      gtk_pango_get_default_attributes (layout, &builder);
+
+      g_dbus_method_invocation_return_value (invocation, g_variant_new ("(a{ss})", &builder));
+    }
+  else if (g_strcmp0 (method_name, "GetNSelections") == 0)
+    {
+      g_dbus_method_invocation_return_value (invocation, g_variant_new ("(i)", 0));
+    }
+  else if (g_strcmp0 (method_name, "GetSelection") == 0)
+    {
+      g_dbus_method_invocation_return_error (invocation, G_DBUS_ERROR, G_DBUS_ERROR_INVALID_ARGS, "No selections available");
+    }
+  else if (g_strcmp0 (method_name, "AddSelection") == 0)
+    {
+      g_dbus_method_invocation_return_value (invocation, g_variant_new ("(b)", FALSE));
+    }
+  else if (g_strcmp0 (method_name, "RemoveSelection") == 0)
+    {
+      g_dbus_method_invocation_return_value (invocation, g_variant_new ("(b)", FALSE));
+    }
+  else if (g_strcmp0 (method_name, "SetSelection") == 0)
+    {
+      g_dbus_method_invocation_return_value (invocation, g_variant_new ("(b)", FALSE));
+    }
+  else if (g_strcmp0 (method_name, "GetCharacterExtents") == 0)
+    {
+      g_dbus_method_invocation_return_error_literal (invocation, G_DBUS_ERROR, G_DBUS_ERROR_NOT_SUPPORTED, "");
+    }
+  else if (g_strcmp0 (method_name, "GetRangeExtents") == 0)
+    {
+      g_dbus_method_invocation_return_error_literal (invocation, G_DBUS_ERROR, G_DBUS_ERROR_NOT_SUPPORTED, "");
+    }
+  else if (g_strcmp0 (method_name, "GetBoundedRanges") == 0)
+    {
+      g_dbus_method_invocation_return_error_literal (invocation, G_DBUS_ERROR, G_DBUS_ERROR_NOT_SUPPORTED, "");
+    }
+  else if (g_strcmp0 (method_name, "ScrollSubstringTo") == 0)
+    {
+      g_dbus_method_invocation_return_error_literal (invocation, G_DBUS_ERROR, G_DBUS_ERROR_NOT_SUPPORTED, "");
+    }
+  else if (g_strcmp0 (method_name, "ScrollSubstringToPoint") == 0)
+    {
+      g_dbus_method_invocation_return_error_literal (invocation, G_DBUS_ERROR, G_DBUS_ERROR_NOT_SUPPORTED, "");
+    }
+}
+
+static GVariant *
+inscription_get_property (GDBusConnection  *connection,
+                          const gchar      *sender,
+                          const gchar      *object_path,
+                          const gchar      *interface_name,
+                          const gchar      *property_name,
+                          GError          **error,
+                          gpointer          user_data)
+{
+  GtkATContext *self = user_data;
+  GtkAccessible *accessible = gtk_at_context_get_accessible (self);
+  GtkWidget *widget = GTK_WIDGET (accessible);
+
+  if (g_strcmp0 (property_name, "CharacterCount") == 0)
+    {
+      const char *text;
+      int len;
+
+      text = gtk_inscription_get_text (GTK_INSCRIPTION (widget));
+      len = g_utf8_strlen (text, -1);
+
+      return g_variant_new_int32 (len);
+    }
+  else if (g_strcmp0 (property_name, "CaretOffset") == 0)
+    {
+      return g_variant_new_int32 (0);
+    }
+
+  return NULL;
+}
+
+static const GDBusInterfaceVTable inscription_vtable = {
+  inscription_handle_method,
+  inscription_get_property,
+  NULL,
+};
+
 /* }}} */
 /* {{{ GtkEditable */
 
@@ -1301,6 +1570,8 @@ gtk_atspi_get_text_vtable (GtkAccessible *accessible)
 {
   if (GTK_IS_LABEL (accessible))
     return &label_vtable;
+  else if (GTK_IS_INSCRIPTION (accessible))
+    return &inscription_vtable;
   else if (GTK_IS_EDITABLE (accessible) &&
            GTK_IS_TEXT (gtk_editable_get_delegate (GTK_EDITABLE (accessible))))
     return &editable_vtable;
diff --git a/gtk/gtk.h b/gtk/gtk.h
index 0d4521e4ac..bac384a2e0 100644
--- a/gtk/gtk.h
+++ b/gtk/gtk.h
@@ -155,6 +155,7 @@
 #include <gtk/gtkimcontextsimple.h>
 #include <gtk/gtkimmulticontext.h>
 #include <gtk/gtkinfobar.h>
+#include <gtk/gtkinscription.h>
 #include <gtk/gtklabel.h>
 #include <gtk/gtklayoutmanager.h>
 #include <gtk/gtklayoutchild.h>
diff --git a/gtk/gtkinscription.c b/gtk/gtkinscription.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..155f334ad8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gtk/gtkinscription.c
@@ -0,0 +1,1191 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright © 2022 Benjamin Otte
+ *
+ * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+ * version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+ * Lesser General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License along with this library. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ *
+ * Authors: Benjamin Otte <otte@gnome.org>
+ */
+
+#include "config.h"
+
+#include "gtkinscriptionprivate.h"
+
+#include "gtkcssnodeprivate.h"
+#include "gtkcssstylechangeprivate.h"
+#include "gtkpango.h"
+#include "gtksnapshot.h"
+#include "gtktypebuiltins.h"
+#include "gtkwidgetprivate.h"
+
+/**
+ * GtkInscription:
+ *
+ * `GtkInscription` is a widget to show text in a predefined area.
+ *
+ * You likely want to use `GtkLabel` instead as this widget is intended only for
+ * a small subset of use cases. The main use case is usage inside lists
+ * such as `GtkColumnView`.
+ *
+ * While a `GtkLabel` sizes itself according to the text that is displayed,
+ * `GtkInscription` is given a size and inscribes the given text into that space
+ * as good as it can.
+ *
+ * As it is a common occurrence that text doesn't fit, users of this widget should
+ * plan for that case.
+ */
+
+/* 3 chars are enough to display ellipsizing "..." */
+#define DEFAULT_MIN_CHARS 3
+/* This means we request no natural size and fall back to min size */
+#define DEFAULT_NAT_CHARS 0
+/* 1 line is what people want in 90% of cases */
+#define DEFAULT_MIN_LINES 1
+/* This means we request no natural size and fall back to min size */
+#define DEFAULT_NAT_LINES 0
+/* Unlike GtkLabel, we default to not centering text */
+#define DEFAULT_XALIGN 0.f
+/* But just like GtkLabel, we center vertically */
+#define DEFAULT_YALIGN 0.5f
+
+struct _GtkInscription
+{
+  GtkWidget parent_instance;
+
+  char *text;
+  guint min_chars;
+  guint nat_chars;
+  guint min_lines;
+  guint nat_lines;
+  float xalign;
+  float yalign;
+  PangoAttrList *attrs;
+  GtkInscriptionOverflow overflow;
+
+  PangoLayout *layout;
+};
+
+enum
+{
+  PROP_0,
+  PROP_ATTRIBUTES,
+  PROP_MARKUP,
+  PROP_MIN_CHARS,
+  PROP_MIN_LINES,
+  PROP_NAT_CHARS,
+  PROP_NAT_LINES,
+  PROP_TEXT,
+  PROP_TEXT_OVERFLOW,
+  PROP_XALIGN,
+  PROP_YALIGN,
+
+  N_PROPS
+};
+
+G_DEFINE_TYPE (GtkInscription, gtk_inscription, GTK_TYPE_WIDGET)
+
+static GParamSpec *properties[N_PROPS] = { NULL, };
+
+static void
+gtk_inscription_dispose (GObject *object)
+{
+  GtkInscription *self = GTK_INSCRIPTION (object);
+
+  g_clear_pointer (&self->text, g_free);
+
+  G_OBJECT_CLASS (gtk_inscription_parent_class)->dispose (object);
+}
+
+static void
+gtk_inscription_finalize (GObject *object)
+{
+  GtkInscription *self = GTK_INSCRIPTION (object);
+
+  g_clear_object (&self->layout);
+
+  G_OBJECT_CLASS (gtk_inscription_parent_class)->finalize (object);
+}
+
+static void
+gtk_inscription_get_property (GObject    *object,
+                              guint       property_id,
+                              GValue     *value,
+                              GParamSpec *pspec)
+{
+  GtkInscription *self = GTK_INSCRIPTION (object);
+
+  switch (property_id)
+    {
+    case PROP_ATTRIBUTES:
+      g_value_set_boxed (value, self->attrs);
+      break;
+
+    case PROP_MIN_CHARS:
+      g_value_set_uint (value, self->min_chars);
+      break;
+
+    case PROP_MIN_LINES:
+      g_value_set_uint (value, self->min_lines);
+      break;
+
+    case PROP_NAT_CHARS:
+      g_value_set_uint (value, self->nat_chars);
+      break;
+
+    case PROP_NAT_LINES:
+      g_value_set_uint (value, self->nat_lines);
+      break;
+
+    case PROP_TEXT:
+      g_value_set_string (value, self->text);
+      break;
+
+    case PROP_TEXT_OVERFLOW:
+      g_value_set_enum (value, self->overflow);
+      break;
+
+    case PROP_XALIGN:
+      g_value_set_float (value, self->xalign);
+      break;
+
+    case PROP_YALIGN:
+      g_value_set_float (value, self->yalign);
+      break;
+
+    default:
+      G_OBJECT_WARN_INVALID_PROPERTY_ID (object, property_id, pspec);
+      break;
+    }
+}
+
+static void
+gtk_inscription_set_property (GObject      *object,
+                              guint         property_id,
+                              const GValue *value,
+                              GParamSpec   *pspec)
+{
+  GtkInscription *self = GTK_INSCRIPTION (object);
+
+  switch (property_id)
+    {
+    case PROP_ATTRIBUTES:
+      gtk_inscription_set_attributes (self, g_value_get_boxed (value));
+      break;
+
+    case PROP_MARKUP:
+      gtk_inscription_set_markup (self, g_value_get_string (value));
+      break;
+
+    case PROP_MIN_CHARS:
+      gtk_inscription_set_min_chars (self, g_value_get_uint (value));
+      break;
+
+    case PROP_MIN_LINES:
+      gtk_inscription_set_min_lines (self, g_value_get_uint (value));
+      break;
+
+    case PROP_NAT_CHARS:
+      gtk_inscription_set_nat_chars (self, g_value_get_uint (value));
+      break;
+
+    case PROP_NAT_LINES:
+      gtk_inscription_set_nat_lines (self, g_value_get_uint (value));
+      break;
+
+    case PROP_TEXT:
+      gtk_inscription_set_text (self, g_value_get_string (value));
+      break;
+
+    case PROP_TEXT_OVERFLOW:
+      gtk_inscription_set_text_overflow (self, g_value_get_enum (value));
+      break;
+
+    case PROP_XALIGN:
+      gtk_inscription_set_xalign (self, g_value_get_float (value));
+      break;
+
+    case PROP_YALIGN:
+      gtk_inscription_set_yalign (self, g_value_get_float (value));
+      break;
+
+    default:
+      G_OBJECT_WARN_INVALID_PROPERTY_ID (object, property_id, pspec);
+      break;
+    }
+}
+
+static void
+gtk_inscription_update_layout_attributes (GtkInscription *self,
+                                          PangoAttrList  *css_attrs)
+{
+  PangoAttrList *new_attrs;
+
+  if (css_attrs == NULL)
+    css_attrs = gtk_css_style_get_pango_attributes (gtk_css_node_get_style (gtk_widget_get_css_node (GTK_WIDGET (self))));
+
+  new_attrs = css_attrs;
+
+  new_attrs = _gtk_pango_attr_list_merge (new_attrs, self->attrs);
+
+  pango_layout_set_attributes (self->layout, new_attrs);
+  pango_attr_list_unref (new_attrs);
+}
+
+static void
+gtk_inscription_css_changed (GtkWidget         *widget,
+                             GtkCssStyleChange *change)
+{
+  GtkInscription *self = GTK_INSCRIPTION (widget);
+
+  GTK_WIDGET_CLASS (gtk_inscription_parent_class)->css_changed (widget, change);
+
+  if (gtk_css_style_change_affects (change, GTK_CSS_AFFECTS_TEXT_ATTRS))
+    {
+      gtk_inscription_update_layout_attributes (self,
+          gtk_css_style_get_pango_attributes (gtk_css_style_change_get_new_style (change)));
+      
+      gtk_widget_queue_draw (widget);
+    }
+}
+
+static PangoFontMetrics *
+gtk_inscription_get_font_metrics (GtkInscription *self)
+{
+  PangoContext *context;
+
+  context = gtk_widget_get_pango_context (GTK_WIDGET (self));
+
+  return pango_context_get_metrics (context, NULL, NULL);
+}
+
+static int
+get_char_pixels (GtkInscription *self)
+{
+  int char_width, digit_width;
+  PangoFontMetrics *metrics;
+
+  metrics = gtk_inscription_get_font_metrics (self);
+  char_width = pango_font_metrics_get_approximate_char_width (metrics);
+  digit_width = pango_font_metrics_get_approximate_digit_width (metrics);
+  pango_font_metrics_unref (metrics);
+
+  return MAX (char_width, digit_width);
+}
+
+static void
+gtk_inscription_measure_width (GtkInscription *self,
+                               int            *minimum,
+                               int            *natural)
+{
+  int char_pixels = get_char_pixels (self);
+
+  if (self->min_chars == 0 && self->nat_chars == 0)
+    return;
+
+  *minimum = self->min_chars * char_pixels;
+  *natural = MAX (self->min_chars, self->nat_chars) * char_pixels;
+}
+
+static int
+get_line_pixels (GtkInscription *self,
+                 int            *baseline)
+{
+  PangoFontMetrics *metrics;
+  int ascent, descent;
+
+  metrics = gtk_inscription_get_font_metrics (self);
+
+  ascent = pango_font_metrics_get_ascent (metrics);
+  descent = pango_font_metrics_get_descent (metrics);
+
+  if (baseline)
+    *baseline = ascent;
+
+  return ascent + descent;
+}
+
+static void
+gtk_inscription_measure_height (GtkInscription *self,
+                                int            *minimum,
+                                int            *natural,
+                                int            *minimum_baseline,
+                                int            *natural_baseline)
+{
+  int line_pixels, baseline;
+
+  if (self->min_lines == 0 && self->nat_lines == 0)
+    return;
+
+  line_pixels = get_line_pixels (self, &baseline);
+
+  *minimum = self->min_lines * line_pixels;
+  *natural = MAX (self->min_lines, self->nat_lines) * line_pixels;
+
+  if (minimum_baseline)
+    *minimum_baseline = self->min_lines ? baseline : 0;
+  if (natural_baseline)
+    *natural_baseline = (self->min_lines || self->nat_lines) ? baseline : 0;
+}
+
+static void
+gtk_inscription_measure (GtkWidget      *widget,
+                         GtkOrientation  orientation,
+                         int             for_size,
+                         int            *minimum,
+                         int            *natural,
+                         int            *minimum_baseline,
+                         int            *natural_baseline)
+{
+  GtkInscription *self = GTK_INSCRIPTION (widget);
+
+  /* We split this into 2 functions explicitly, so nobody gets the idea
+   * of adding height-for-width to this.
+   * This is meant to be fast, so that is a big no-no.
+   */
+  if (orientation == GTK_ORIENTATION_HORIZONTAL)
+    gtk_inscription_measure_width (self, minimum, natural);
+  else
+    gtk_inscription_measure_height (self, minimum, natural, minimum_baseline, natural_baseline);
+
+  *minimum = PANGO_PIXELS_CEIL (*minimum);
+  *natural = PANGO_PIXELS_CEIL (*natural);
+  if (*minimum_baseline > 0)
+    *minimum_baseline = PANGO_PIXELS_CEIL (*minimum_baseline);
+  if (*natural_baseline > 0)
+    *natural_baseline = PANGO_PIXELS_CEIL (*natural_baseline);
+}
+
+static void
+gtk_inscription_get_layout_location (GtkInscription *self,
+                                     float          *x_out,
+                                     float          *y_out)
+{
+  GtkWidget *widget = GTK_WIDGET (self);
+  const int widget_width = gtk_widget_get_width (widget);
+  const int widget_height = gtk_widget_get_height (widget);
+  PangoRectangle logical;
+  float xalign;
+  int baseline;
+  float x, y;
+
+  g_assert (x_out);
+  g_assert (y_out);
+
+  xalign = self->xalign;
+  if (_gtk_widget_get_direction (widget) != GTK_TEXT_DIR_LTR)
+    xalign = 1.0 - xalign;
+
+  pango_layout_get_pixel_extents (self->layout, NULL, &logical);
+  x = floor ((xalign * (widget_width - logical.width)) - logical.x);
+
+  baseline = gtk_widget_get_allocated_baseline (widget);
+  if (baseline != -1)
+    {
+      int layout_baseline = pango_layout_get_baseline (self->layout) / PANGO_SCALE;
+      /* yalign is 0 because we can't support yalign while baseline aligning */
+      y = baseline - layout_baseline;
+    }
+  else
+    {
+      y = floor ((widget_height - logical.height) * self->yalign);
+    }
+
+  *x_out = x;
+  *y_out = y;
+}
+
+static void
+gtk_inscription_allocate (GtkWidget *widget,
+                          int        width,
+                          int        height,
+                          int        baseline)
+{
+  GtkInscription *self = GTK_INSCRIPTION (widget);
+
+  pango_layout_set_width (self->layout, width * PANGO_SCALE);
+
+  switch (self->overflow)
+    {
+    case GTK_INSCRIPTION_OVERFLOW_CLIP:
+      pango_layout_set_height (self->layout, -1);
+      /* figure out if we're single line (clip horizontally)
+       * or multiline (clip vertically):
+       * If we can't fit 2 rows, we're single line.
+       */
+      {
+        PangoLayoutIter *iter = pango_layout_get_iter (self->layout);
+        if (pango_layout_iter_next_line (iter))
+          {
+            PangoRectangle rect;
+            pango_layout_iter_get_line_extents (iter, NULL, &rect);
+            if (rect.y + rect.height > height * PANGO_SCALE)
+              pango_layout_set_width (self->layout, -1);
+          }
+      }
+      break;
+
+    case GTK_INSCRIPTION_OVERFLOW_ELLIPSIZE_START:
+    case GTK_INSCRIPTION_OVERFLOW_ELLIPSIZE_MIDDLE:
+    case GTK_INSCRIPTION_OVERFLOW_ELLIPSIZE_END:
+      pango_layout_set_height (self->layout, height * PANGO_SCALE);
+      break;
+    default:
+      g_assert_not_reached();
+      break;
+    }
+}
+
+static void
+gtk_inscription_snapshot (GtkWidget   *widget,
+                          GtkSnapshot *snapshot)
+{
+  GtkInscription *self = GTK_INSCRIPTION (widget);
+  GtkStyleContext *context;
+  float lx, ly;
+
+  if (!self->text || (*self->text == '\0'))
+    return;
+
+  context = _gtk_widget_get_style_context (widget);
+
+  gtk_snapshot_push_clip (snapshot, &GRAPHENE_RECT_INIT(0, 0, gtk_widget_get_width (widget), gtk_widget_get_height (widget)));
+  gtk_inscription_get_layout_location (self, &lx, &ly);
+  gtk_snapshot_render_layout (snapshot, context, lx, ly, self->layout);
+  gtk_snapshot_pop (snapshot);
+}
+
+static void
+gtk_inscription_class_init (GtkInscriptionClass *klass)
+{
+  GObjectClass *gobject_class = G_OBJECT_CLASS (klass);
+  GtkWidgetClass *widget_class = GTK_WIDGET_CLASS (klass);
+
+  gobject_class->dispose = gtk_inscription_dispose;
+  gobject_class->finalize = gtk_inscription_finalize;
+  gobject_class->get_property = gtk_inscription_get_property;
+  gobject_class->set_property = gtk_inscription_set_property;
+
+  widget_class->css_changed = gtk_inscription_css_changed;
+  widget_class->measure = gtk_inscription_measure;
+  widget_class->size_allocate = gtk_inscription_allocate;
+  widget_class->snapshot = gtk_inscription_snapshot;
+
+  /**
+   * GtkInscription:attributes: (attributes org.gtk.Property.get=gtk_inscription_get_attributes org.gtk.Property.set=gtk_inscription_set_attributes)
+   *
+   * A list of style attributes to apply to the text of the inscription.
+   *
+   * Since: 4.8
+   */
+  properties[PROP_ATTRIBUTES] =
+      g_param_spec_boxed ("attributes", NULL, NULL,
+                          PANGO_TYPE_ATTR_LIST,
+                          G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_EXPLICIT_NOTIFY | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS);
+
+  /**
+   * GtkInscription:markup: (attributes org.gtk.Property.set=gtk_inscription_set_markup)
+   *
+   * Utility property that sets both the [property@Gtk.Inscription:text] and
+   * [property@Gtk.Inscription:attributes] properties, mainly intended for use in
+   * GtkBuilder ui files to ease translation support and bindings.
+   *
+   * This function uses [func@Pango.parse_markup] to parse the markup into text and
+   * attributes. The markup must be valid. If you cannot ensure that, consider using
+   * [func@Pango.parse_markup] and setting the two properties yourself.
+   *
+   * Since: 4.8
+   */
+  properties[PROP_MARKUP] =
+    g_param_spec_string ("markup", NULL, NULL,
+                         NULL,
+                         G_PARAM_WRITABLE | G_PARAM_EXPLICIT_NOTIFY | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS);
+
+  /**
+   * GtkInscription:min-chars: (attributes org.gtk.Property.get=gtk_inscription_get_min_chars org.gtk.Property.set=gtk_inscription_set_min_chars)
+   *
+   * The number of characters that should fit into the inscription at minimum.
+   *
+   * This influences the requested width, not the width actually given to the widget,
+   * which might turn out to be larger.
+   *
+   * Note that this is an approximate character width, so some characters might be
+   * wider and some might be thinner, so do not expect the number of characters to
+   * exactly match.
+   *
+   * If you set this property to 0, the inscription will not request any width at all
+   * and its width will be determined entirely by its surroundings.
+   *
+   * Since: 4.8
+   */
+  properties[PROP_MIN_CHARS] =
+      g_param_spec_uint ("min-chars", NULL, NULL,
+                         0, G_MAXUINT,
+                         DEFAULT_MIN_CHARS,
+                         G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_EXPLICIT_NOTIFY | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS);
+
+  /**
+   * GtkInscription:min-lines: (attributes org.gtk.Property.get=gtk_inscription_get_min_lines org.gtk.Property.set=gtk_inscription_set_min_lines)
+   *
+   * The number of lines that should fit into the inscription at minimum.
+   *
+   * This influences the requested height, not the height actually given to the widget,
+   * which might turn out to be larger.
+   *
+   * Note that this is an approximate line height, so if the text uses things like fancy
+   * Unicode or attribute that influence the height, the text might not fit.
+   *
+   * If you set this property to 0, the inscription will not request any height at all
+   * and its height will be determined entirely by its surroundings.
+   *
+   * Since: 4.8
+   */
+  properties[PROP_MIN_LINES] =
+      g_param_spec_uint ("min-lines", NULL, NULL,
+                         0, G_MAXUINT,
+                         DEFAULT_MIN_LINES,
+                         G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_EXPLICIT_NOTIFY | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS);
+
+  /**
+   * GtkInscription:nat-chars: (attributes org.gtk.Property.get=gtk_inscription_get_nat_chars org.gtk.Property.set=gtk_inscription_set_nat_chars)
+   *
+   * The number of characters that should ideally fit into the inscription.
+   *
+   * This influences the requested width, not the width actually given to the widget.
+   * The widget might turn out larger as well as smaller.
+   *
+   * If this property is set to a value smaller than [property@Gtk.Inscription:min-chars],
+   * that value will be used. In particular, for the default value of 0, this will always
+   * be the case.
+   *
+   * Since: 4.8
+   */
+  properties[PROP_NAT_CHARS] =
+      g_param_spec_uint ("nat-chars", NULL, NULL,
+                         0, G_MAXUINT,
+                         DEFAULT_NAT_CHARS,
+                         G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_EXPLICIT_NOTIFY | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS);
+
+  /**
+   * GtkInscription:nat-lines: (attributes org.gtk.Property.get=gtk_inscription_get_nat_lines org.gtk.Property.set=gtk_inscription_set_nat_lines)
+   *
+   * The number of lines that should ideally fit into the inscription.
+   *
+   * This influences the requested height, not the height actually given to the widget.
+   * The widget might turn out larger as well as smaller.
+   *
+   * If this property is set to a value smaller than [property@Gtk.Inscription:min-lines],
+   * that value will be used. In particular, for the default value of 0, this will always
+   * be the case.
+   *
+   * Since: 4.8
+   */
+  properties[PROP_NAT_LINES] =
+      g_param_spec_uint ("nat-lines", NULL, NULL,
+                         0, G_MAXUINT,
+                         DEFAULT_NAT_LINES,
+                         G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_EXPLICIT_NOTIFY | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS);
+
+  /**
+   * GtkInscription:text: (attributes org.gtk.Property.get=gtk_inscription_get_text org.gtk.Property.set=gtk_inscription_set_text)
+   *
+   * The displayed text.
+   *
+   * Since: 4.8
+   */
+  properties[PROP_TEXT] =
+    g_param_spec_string ("text", NULL, NULL,
+                         NULL,
+                         G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_EXPLICIT_NOTIFY | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS);
+
+  /**
+   * GtkInscription:text-overflow: (attributes org.gtk.Property.get=gtk_inscription_get_text_overflow org.gtk.Property.set=gtk_inscription_set_text_overflow)
+   *
+   * The overflow method to use for the text.
+   *
+   * Since: 4.8
+   */
+  properties[PROP_TEXT_OVERFLOW] =
+    g_param_spec_enum ("text-overflow", NULL, NULL,
+                       GTK_TYPE_INSCRIPTION_OVERFLOW,
+                       GTK_INSCRIPTION_OVERFLOW_CLIP,
+                       G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_EXPLICIT_NOTIFY | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS);
+
+  /**
+   * GtkInscription:xalign: (attributes org.gtk.Property.get=gtk_inscription_get_xalign org.gtk.Property.set=gtk_inscription_set_xalign)
+   *
+   * The horizontal alignment of the text inside the allocated size.
+   *
+   * Compare this to [property@Gtk.Widget:halign], which determines how the
+   * inscription's size allocation is positioned in the available space.
+   *
+   * Since: 4.8
+   */
+  properties[PROP_XALIGN] =
+      g_param_spec_float ("xalign", NULL, NULL,
+                          0.0, 1.0,
+                          DEFAULT_XALIGN,
+                          G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_EXPLICIT_NOTIFY | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS);
+
+  /**
+   * GtkInscription:yalign: (attributes org.gtk.Property.get=gtk_inscription_get_yalign org.gtk.Property.set=gtk_inscription_set_yalign)
+   *
+   * The vertical alignment of the text inside the allocated size.
+   *
+   * Compare this to [property@Gtk.Widget:valign], which determines how the
+   * inscription's size allocation is positioned in the available space.
+   *
+   * Since: 4.8
+   */
+  properties[PROP_YALIGN] =
+      g_param_spec_float ("yalign", NULL, NULL,
+                          0.0, 1.0,
+                          DEFAULT_YALIGN,
+                          G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_EXPLICIT_NOTIFY | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS);
+
+  g_object_class_install_properties (gobject_class, N_PROPS, properties);
+
+  gtk_widget_class_set_css_name (widget_class, "label");
+  gtk_widget_class_set_accessible_role (widget_class, GTK_ACCESSIBLE_ROLE_LABEL);
+}
+
+static void
+gtk_inscription_init (GtkInscription *self)
+{
+  self->min_chars = DEFAULT_MIN_CHARS;
+  self->nat_chars = DEFAULT_NAT_CHARS;
+  self->min_lines = DEFAULT_MIN_LINES;
+  self->nat_lines = DEFAULT_NAT_LINES;
+  self->xalign = DEFAULT_XALIGN;
+  self->yalign = DEFAULT_YALIGN;
+
+  self->layout = gtk_widget_create_pango_layout (GTK_WIDGET (self), NULL);
+  pango_layout_set_wrap (self->layout, PANGO_WRAP_WORD_CHAR);
+}
+
+/* for a11y */
+PangoLayout *
+gtk_inscription_get_layout (GtkInscription *self)
+{
+  return self->layout;
+}
+
+/**
+ * gtk_inscription_new:
+ * @text: (nullable): The text to display.
+ *
+ * Creates a new `GtkInscription` with the given text.
+ *
+ * Returns: a new `GtkInscription`
+ *
+ * Since: 4.8
+ */
+GtkWidget *
+gtk_inscription_new (const char *text)
+{
+  return g_object_new (GTK_TYPE_INSCRIPTION,
+                       "text", text,
+                       NULL);
+}
+
+/**
+ * gtk_inscription_set_text: (attributes org.gtk.Method.set_property=text)
+ * @self: a `GtkInscription`
+ * @text: (nullable): The text to display
+ *
+ * Sets the text to be displayed.
+ *
+ * Since: 4.8
+ */
+void
+gtk_inscription_set_text (GtkInscription *self,
+                          const char  *text)
+{
+  g_return_if_fail (GTK_IS_INSCRIPTION (self));
+
+  if (g_strcmp0 (self->text, text) == 0)
+    return;
+
+  g_free (self->text);
+  self->text = g_strdup (text);
+
+  pango_layout_set_text (self->layout,
+                         self->text ? self->text : "",
+                         -1);
+
+  /* This here not being a gtk_widget_queue_resize() is why this widget exists */
+  gtk_widget_queue_draw (GTK_WIDGET (self));
+
+  g_object_notify_by_pspec (G_OBJECT (self), properties[PROP_TEXT]);
+}
+
+/**
+ * gtk_inscription_get_text: (attributes org.gtk.Method.get_property=text)
+ * @self: a `GtkInscription`
+ *
+ * Gets the text that is displayed.
+ *
+ * Returns: (nullable) (transfer none): The displayed text
+ *
+ * Since: 4.8
+ */
+const char *
+gtk_inscription_get_text (GtkInscription *self)
+{
+  g_return_val_if_fail (GTK_IS_INSCRIPTION (self), NULL);
+
+  return self->text;
+}
+
+/**
+ * gtk_inscription_set_min_chars: (attributes org.gtk.Method.set_property=min-chars)
+ * @self: a `GtkInscription`
+ * @min_chars: the minimum number of characters that should fit, approximately
+ *
+ * Sets the `min-chars` of the inscription.
+ *
+ * See the [property@Gtk.Inscription:min-chars] property.
+ *
+ * Since: 4.8
+ */
+void
+gtk_inscription_set_min_chars (GtkInscription *self,
+                               guint           min_chars)
+{
+  g_return_if_fail (GTK_IS_INSCRIPTION (self));
+
+  if (self->min_chars == min_chars)
+    return;
+
+  self->min_chars = min_chars;
+
+  gtk_widget_queue_resize (GTK_WIDGET (self));
+
+  g_object_notify_by_pspec (G_OBJECT (self), properties[PROP_MIN_CHARS]);
+}
+
+/**
+ * gtk_inscription_get_min_chars: (attributes org.gtk.Method.get_property=min-chars)
+ * @self: a `GtkInscription`
+ *
+ * Gets the `min-chars` of the inscription.
+ *
+ * See the [property@Gtk.Inscription:min-chars] property.
+ *
+ * Returns: the min-chars property
+ *
+ * Since: 4.8
+ */
+guint
+gtk_inscription_get_min_chars (GtkInscription *self)
+{
+  g_return_val_if_fail (GTK_IS_INSCRIPTION (self), DEFAULT_MIN_CHARS);
+
+  return self->min_chars;
+}
+
+/**
+ * gtk_inscription_set_nat_chars: (attributes org.gtk.Method.set_property=nat-chars)
+ * @self: a `GtkInscription`
+ * @nat_chars: the number of characters that should ideally fit, approximately
+ *
+ * Sets the `nat-chars` of the inscription.
+ *
+ * See the [property@Gtk.Inscription:nat-chars] property.
+ *
+ * Since: 4.8
+ */
+void
+gtk_inscription_set_nat_chars (GtkInscription *self,
+                               guint           nat_chars)
+{
+  g_return_if_fail (GTK_IS_INSCRIPTION (self));
+
+  if (self->nat_chars == nat_chars)
+    return;
+
+  self->nat_chars = nat_chars;
+
+  gtk_widget_queue_resize (GTK_WIDGET (self));
+
+  g_object_notify_by_pspec (G_OBJECT (self), properties[PROP_NAT_CHARS]);
+}
+
+/**
+ * gtk_inscription_get_nat_chars: (attributes org.gtk.Method.get_property=nat-chars)
+ * @self: a `GtkInscription`
+ *
+ * Gets the `nat-chars` of the inscription.
+ *
+ * See the [property@Gtk.Inscription:nat-chars] property.
+ *
+ * Returns: the nat-chars property
+ *
+ * Since: 4.8
+ */
+guint
+gtk_inscription_get_nat_chars (GtkInscription *self)
+{
+  g_return_val_if_fail (GTK_IS_INSCRIPTION (self), DEFAULT_NAT_CHARS);
+
+  return self->nat_chars;
+}
+
+/**
+ * gtk_inscription_set_min_lines: (attributes org.gtk.Method.set_property=min-lines)
+ * @self: a `GtkInscription`
+ * @min_lines: the minimum number of lines that should fit, approximately
+ *
+ * Sets the `min-lines` of the inscription.
+ *
+ * See the [property@Gtk.Inscription:min-lines] property.
+ *
+ * Since: 4.8
+ */
+void
+gtk_inscription_set_min_lines (GtkInscription *self,
+                               guint           min_lines)
+{
+  g_return_if_fail (GTK_IS_INSCRIPTION (self));
+
+  if (self->min_lines == min_lines)
+    return;
+
+  self->min_lines = min_lines;
+
+  gtk_widget_queue_resize (GTK_WIDGET (self));
+
+  g_object_notify_by_pspec (G_OBJECT (self), properties[PROP_MIN_LINES]);
+}
+
+/**
+ * gtk_inscription_get_min_lines: (attributes org.gtk.Method.get_property=min-lines)
+ * @self: a `GtkInscription`
+ *
+ * Gets the `min-lines` of the inscription.
+ *
+ * See the [property@Gtk.Inscription:min-lines] property.
+ *
+ * Returns: the min-lines property
+ *
+ * Since: 4.8
+ */
+guint
+gtk_inscription_get_min_lines (GtkInscription *self)
+{
+  g_return_val_if_fail (GTK_IS_INSCRIPTION (self), DEFAULT_MIN_LINES);
+
+  return self->min_lines;
+}
+
+/**
+ * gtk_inscription_set_nat_lines: (attributes org.gtk.Method.set_property=nat-lines)
+ * @self: a `GtkInscription`
+ * @nat_lines: the number of lines that should ideally fit
+ *
+ * Sets the `nat-lines` of the inscription.
+ *
+ * See the [property@Gtk.Inscription:nat-lines] property.
+ *
+ * Since: 4.8
+ */
+void
+gtk_inscription_set_nat_lines (GtkInscription *self,
+                               guint           nat_lines)
+{
+  g_return_if_fail (GTK_IS_INSCRIPTION (self));
+
+  if (self->nat_lines == nat_lines)
+    return;
+
+  self->nat_lines = nat_lines;
+
+  gtk_widget_queue_resize (GTK_WIDGET (self));
+
+  g_object_notify_by_pspec (G_OBJECT (self), properties[PROP_NAT_LINES]);
+}
+
+/**
+ * gtk_inscription_get_nat_lines: (attributes org.gtk.Method.get_property=nat-lines)
+ * @self: a `GtkInscription`
+ *
+ * Gets the `nat-lines` of the inscription.
+ *
+ * See the [property@Gtk.Inscription:nat-lines] property.
+ *
+ * Returns: the nat-lines property
+ *
+ * Since: 4.8
+ */
+guint
+gtk_inscription_get_nat_lines (GtkInscription *self)
+{
+  g_return_val_if_fail (GTK_IS_INSCRIPTION (self), DEFAULT_NAT_LINES);
+
+  return self->nat_lines;
+}
+
+/**
+ * gtk_inscription_set_xalign: (attributes org.gtk.Method.set_property=xalign)
+ * @self: a `GtkInscription`
+ * @xalign: the new xalign value, between 0 and 1
+ *
+ * Sets the `xalign` of the inscription.
+ *
+ * See the [property@Gtk.Inscription:xalign] property.
+ *
+ * Since: 4.8
+ */
+void
+gtk_inscription_set_xalign (GtkInscription *self,
+                            float           xalign)
+{
+  g_return_if_fail (GTK_IS_INSCRIPTION (self));
+
+  xalign = CLAMP (xalign, 0.0, 1.0);
+
+  if (self->xalign == xalign)
+    return;
+
+  self->xalign = xalign;
+
+  gtk_widget_queue_draw (GTK_WIDGET (self));
+
+  g_object_notify_by_pspec (G_OBJECT (self), properties[PROP_XALIGN]);
+}
+
+/**
+ * gtk_inscription_get_xalign: (attributes org.gtk.Method.get_property=xalign)
+ * @self: a `GtkInscription`
+ *
+ * Gets the `xalign` of the inscription.
+ *
+ * See the [property@Gtk.Inscription:xalign] property.
+ *
+ * Returns: the xalign property
+ *
+ * Since: 4.8
+ */
+float
+gtk_inscription_get_xalign (GtkInscription *self)
+{
+  g_return_val_if_fail (GTK_IS_INSCRIPTION (self), DEFAULT_XALIGN);
+
+  return self->xalign;
+}
+
+/**
+ * gtk_inscription_set_yalign: (attributes org.gtk.Method.set_property=yalign)
+ * @self: a `GtkInscription`
+ * @yalign: the new yalign value, between 0 and 1
+ *
+ * Sets the `yalign` of the inscription.
+ *
+ * See the [property@Gtk.Inscription:yalign] property.
+ *
+ * Since: 4.8
+ */
+void
+gtk_inscription_set_yalign (GtkInscription *self,
+                            float           yalign)
+{
+  g_return_if_fail (GTK_IS_INSCRIPTION (self));
+
+  yalign = CLAMP (yalign, 0.0, 1.0);
+
+  if (self->yalign == yalign)
+    return;
+
+  self->yalign = yalign;
+
+  gtk_widget_queue_draw (GTK_WIDGET (self));
+
+  g_object_notify_by_pspec (G_OBJECT (self), properties[PROP_YALIGN]);
+}
+
+/**
+ * gtk_inscription_get_yalign: (attributes org.gtk.Method.get_property=yalign)
+ * @self: a `GtkInscription`
+ *
+ * Gets the `yalign` of the inscription.
+ *
+ * See the [property@Gtk.Inscription:yalign] property.
+ *
+ * Returns: the yalign property
+ *
+ * Since: 4.8
+ */
+float
+gtk_inscription_get_yalign (GtkInscription *self)
+{
+  g_return_val_if_fail (GTK_IS_INSCRIPTION (self), DEFAULT_YALIGN);
+
+  return self->yalign;
+}
+
+/**
+ * gtk_inscription_set_attributes: (attributes org.gtk.Method.set_property=attributes)
+ * @self: a `GtkInscription`
+ * @attrs: (nullable): a [struct@Pango.AttrList]
+ *
+ * Apply attributes to the inscription text.
+ *
+ * These attributes will not be evaluated for sizing the inscription.
+ *
+ * Since: 4.8
+ */
+void
+gtk_inscription_set_attributes (GtkInscription *self,
+                                PangoAttrList  *attrs)
+{
+  g_return_if_fail (GTK_IS_INSCRIPTION (self));
+
+  if (self->attrs == attrs)
+    return;
+
+  if (attrs)
+    pango_attr_list_ref (attrs);
+
+  if (self->attrs)
+    pango_attr_list_unref (self->attrs);
+  self->attrs = attrs;
+
+  gtk_inscription_update_layout_attributes (self, NULL);
+
+  g_object_notify_by_pspec (G_OBJECT (self), properties[PROP_ATTRIBUTES]);
+
+  gtk_widget_queue_draw (GTK_WIDGET (self));
+}
+
+/**
+ * gtk_inscription_get_attributes: (attributes org.gtk.Method.get_property=attributes)
+ * @self: a `GtkInscription`
+ *
+ * Gets the inscription's attribute list.
+ *
+ * Returns: (nullable) (transfer none): the attribute list
+ *
+ * Since: 4.8
+ */
+PangoAttrList *
+gtk_inscription_get_attributes (GtkInscription *self)
+{
+  g_return_val_if_fail (GTK_IS_INSCRIPTION (self), NULL);
+
+  return self->attrs;
+}
+
+/**
+ * gtk_inscription_set_text_overflow: (attributes org.gtk.Method.set_property=text-overflow)
+ * @self: a `GtkInscription`
+ * @overflow: the overflow method to use
+ *
+ * Sets what to do when the text doesn't fit.
+ *
+ * Since: 4.8
+ */
+void
+gtk_inscription_set_text_overflow (GtkInscription         *self,
+                                   GtkInscriptionOverflow  overflow)
+{
+  g_return_if_fail (GTK_IS_INSCRIPTION (self));
+
+  if (self->overflow == overflow)
+    return;
+
+  self->overflow = overflow;
+
+  switch (self->overflow)
+    {
+    case GTK_INSCRIPTION_OVERFLOW_CLIP:
+      pango_layout_set_ellipsize (self->layout, PANGO_ELLIPSIZE_NONE);
+      break;
+    case GTK_INSCRIPTION_OVERFLOW_ELLIPSIZE_START:
+      pango_layout_set_ellipsize (self->layout, PANGO_ELLIPSIZE_START);
+      break;
+    case GTK_INSCRIPTION_OVERFLOW_ELLIPSIZE_MIDDLE:
+      pango_layout_set_ellipsize (self->layout, PANGO_ELLIPSIZE_MIDDLE);
+      break;
+    case GTK_INSCRIPTION_OVERFLOW_ELLIPSIZE_END:
+      pango_layout_set_ellipsize (self->layout, PANGO_ELLIPSIZE_END);
+      break;
+    default:
+      g_assert_not_reached();
+      break;
+    }
+
+  gtk_widget_queue_draw (GTK_WIDGET (self));
+
+  g_object_notify_by_pspec (G_OBJECT (self), properties[PROP_TEXT_OVERFLOW]);
+}
+
+/**
+ * gtk_inscription_get_text_overflow: (attributes org.gtk.Method.get_property=text-overflow)
+ * @self: a `GtkInscription`
+ *
+ * Gets the inscription's overflow method.
+ *
+ * Returns: the overflow method
+ *
+ * Since: 4.8
+ */
+GtkInscriptionOverflow
+gtk_inscription_get_text_overflow (GtkInscription *self)
+{
+  g_return_val_if_fail (GTK_IS_INSCRIPTION (self), GTK_INSCRIPTION_OVERFLOW_CLIP);
+
+  return self->overflow;
+}
+
+/**
+ * gtk_inscription_set_markup: (attributes org.gtk.Method.set_property=markup)
+ * @self: a `GtkInscription`
+ * @markup: (nullable): The markup to display
+ *
+ * Utility function to set the text and attributes to be displayed.
+ *
+ * See the [property@Gtk.Inscription:markup] property.
+ *
+ * Since: 4.8
+ */
+void
+gtk_inscription_set_markup (GtkInscription *self,
+                            const char     *markup)
+{
+  PangoAttrList *attrs;
+  char *text;
+  GError *error = NULL;
+
+  g_return_if_fail (GTK_IS_INSCRIPTION (self));
+
+  if (markup == NULL)
+    {
+      text = NULL;
+      attrs = NULL;
+    }
+  else if (!pango_parse_markup (markup, -1,
+                           0,
+                           &attrs, &text,
+                           NULL,
+                           &error))
+    {
+      g_warning ("Failed to set text '%s' from markup due to error parsing markup: %s",
+                 markup, error->message);
+      return;
+    }
+
+  gtk_inscription_set_text (self, text);
+  gtk_inscription_set_attributes (self, attrs);
+
+  g_clear_pointer (&text, g_free);
+  g_clear_pointer (&attrs, pango_attr_list_unref);
+}
diff --git a/gtk/gtkinscription.h b/gtk/gtkinscription.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..af53a7917d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gtk/gtkinscription.h
@@ -0,0 +1,109 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright © 2022 Benjamin Otte
+ *
+ * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+ * version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+ * Lesser General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License along with this library. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ *
+ * Authors: Benjamin Otte <otte@gnome.org>
+ */
+
+#ifndef __GTK_INSCRIPTION_H__
+#define __GTK_INSCRIPTION_H__
+
+#if !defined (__GTK_H_INSIDE__) && !defined (GTK_COMPILATION)
+#error "Only <gtk/gtk.h> can be included directly."
+#endif
+
+#include <gtk/gtkwidget.h>
+
+G_BEGIN_DECLS
+
+#define GTK_TYPE_INSCRIPTION         (gtk_inscription_get_type ())
+
+/**
+ * GtkInscriptionOverflow:
+ * @GTK_INSCRIPTION_OVERFLOW_CLIP: Clip the remaining text
+ * @GTK_INSCRIPTION_OVERFLOW_ELLIPSIZE_START: Omit characters at the start of the text
+ * @GTK_INSCRIPTION_OVERFLOW_ELLIPSIZE_MIDDLE: Omit characters at the middle of the text
+ * @GTK_INSCRIPTION_OVERFLOW_ELLIPSIZE_END: Omit characters at the end of the text
+ *
+ * The different methods to handle text in #GtkInscription when it doesn't
+ * fit the available space.
+ */
+typedef enum {
+  GTK_INSCRIPTION_OVERFLOW_CLIP,
+  GTK_INSCRIPTION_OVERFLOW_ELLIPSIZE_START,
+  GTK_INSCRIPTION_OVERFLOW_ELLIPSIZE_MIDDLE,
+  GTK_INSCRIPTION_OVERFLOW_ELLIPSIZE_END
+} GtkInscriptionOverflow;
+
+GDK_AVAILABLE_IN_4_8
+G_DECLARE_FINAL_TYPE (GtkInscription, gtk_inscription, GTK, INSCRIPTION, GtkWidget)
+
+GDK_AVAILABLE_IN_4_8
+GtkWidget *             gtk_inscription_new                     (const char             *text);
+
+GDK_AVAILABLE_IN_4_8
+const char *            gtk_inscription_get_text                (GtkInscription         *self);
+GDK_AVAILABLE_IN_4_8
+void                    gtk_inscription_set_text                (GtkInscription         *self,
+                                                                 const char             *text);
+GDK_AVAILABLE_IN_4_8
+PangoAttrList *         gtk_inscription_get_attributes          (GtkInscription         *self);
+GDK_AVAILABLE_IN_4_8
+void                    gtk_inscription_set_attributes          (GtkInscription         *self,
+                                                                 PangoAttrList          *attrs);
+GDK_AVAILABLE_IN_4_8
+void                    gtk_inscription_set_markup              (GtkInscription         *self,
+                                                                 const char             *markup);
+GDK_AVAILABLE_IN_4_8
+GtkInscriptionOverflow  gtk_inscription_get_text_overflow       (GtkInscription         *self);
+GDK_AVAILABLE_IN_4_8
+void                    gtk_inscription_set_text_overflow       (GtkInscription         *self,
+                                                                 GtkInscriptionOverflow  overflow);
+
+GDK_AVAILABLE_IN_4_8
+guint                   gtk_inscription_get_min_chars           (GtkInscription         *self);
+GDK_AVAILABLE_IN_4_8
+void                    gtk_inscription_set_min_chars           (GtkInscription         *self,
+                                                                 guint                   min_chars);
+GDK_AVAILABLE_IN_4_8
+guint                   gtk_inscription_get_nat_chars           (GtkInscription         *self);
+GDK_AVAILABLE_IN_4_8
+void                    gtk_inscription_set_nat_chars           (GtkInscription         *self,
+                                                                 guint                   nat_chars);
+GDK_AVAILABLE_IN_4_8
+guint                   gtk_inscription_get_min_lines           (GtkInscription         *self);
+GDK_AVAILABLE_IN_4_8
+void                    gtk_inscription_set_min_lines           (GtkInscription         *self,
+                                                                 guint                   min_lines);
+GDK_AVAILABLE_IN_4_8
+guint                   gtk_inscription_get_nat_lines           (GtkInscription         *self);
+GDK_AVAILABLE_IN_4_8
+void                    gtk_inscription_set_nat_lines           (GtkInscription         *self,
+                                                                 guint                   nat_lines);
+
+GDK_AVAILABLE_IN_4_8
+float                   gtk_inscription_get_xalign              (GtkInscription         *self);
+GDK_AVAILABLE_IN_4_8
+void                    gtk_inscription_set_xalign              (GtkInscription         *self,
+                                                                 float                   xalign);
+GDK_AVAILABLE_IN_4_8
+float                   gtk_inscription_get_yalign              (GtkInscription         *self);
+GDK_AVAILABLE_IN_4_8
+void                    gtk_inscription_set_yalign              (GtkInscription         *self,
+                                                                 float                   yalign);
+
+G_END_DECLS
+
+#endif  /* __GTK_INSCRIPTION_H__ */
diff --git a/gtk/gtkinscriptionprivate.h b/gtk/gtkinscriptionprivate.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..97de354e27
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gtk/gtkinscriptionprivate.h
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright © 2022 Benjamin Otte
+ *
+ * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+ * version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+ * Lesser General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License along with this library. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ *
+ * Authors: Benjamin Otte <otte@gnome.org>
+ */
+
+#ifndef __GTK_INSCRIPTION_PRIVATE_H__
+#define __GTK_INSCRIPTION_PRIVATE_H__
+
+
+#include <gtk/gtkinscription.h>
+
+
+G_BEGIN_DECLS
+
+PangoLayout *           gtk_inscription_get_layout              (GtkInscription *self);
+
+G_END_DECLS
+
+#endif /* __GTK_INSCRIPTION_PRIVATE_H__ */
diff --git a/gtk/gtkpango.h b/gtk/gtkpango.h
index a7eae932c3..55cab30b3c 100644
--- a/gtk/gtkpango.h
+++ b/gtk/gtkpango.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 G_BEGIN_DECLS
 
 PangoAttrList *_gtk_pango_attr_list_merge (PangoAttrList *into,
-                                           PangoAttrList *from);
+                                           PangoAttrList *from) G_GNUC_WARN_UNUSED_RESULT;
 
 gboolean gtk_buildable_attribute_tag_start (GtkBuildable       *buildable,
                                             GtkBuilder         *builder,
diff --git a/gtk/inspector/object-tree.c b/gtk/inspector/object-tree.c
index e49c494c5c..34a7406683 100644
--- a/gtk/inspector/object-tree.c
+++ b/gtk/inspector/object-tree.c
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
 #include "gtkflattenlistmodel.h"
 #include "gtkbuiltiniconprivate.h"
 #include "gtkiconview.h"
+#include "gtkinscription.h"
 #include "gtklabel.h"
 #include "gtklistitem.h"
 #include "gtkpopover.h"
@@ -835,6 +836,8 @@ match_object (GObject    *object,
 
   if (GTK_IS_LABEL (object))
     return match_string (gtk_label_get_label (GTK_LABEL (object)), text);
+  if (GTK_IS_INSCRIPTION (object))
+    return match_string (gtk_inscription_get_text (GTK_INSCRIPTION (object)), text);
   else if (GTK_IS_BUTTON (object))
     return match_string (gtk_button_get_label (GTK_BUTTON (object)), text);
   else if (GTK_IS_WINDOW (object))
@@ -975,24 +978,23 @@ static void
 setup_type_cb (GtkSignalListItemFactory *factory,
                GtkListItem              *list_item)
 {
-  GtkWidget *expander, *label;
+  GtkWidget *expander, *inscription;
 
   /* expander */
   expander = gtk_tree_expander_new ();
   gtk_list_item_set_child (list_item, expander);
 
   /* label */
-  label = gtk_label_new (NULL);
-  gtk_label_set_width_chars (GTK_LABEL (label), 30);
-  gtk_label_set_xalign (GTK_LABEL (label), 0.0);
-  gtk_tree_expander_set_child (GTK_TREE_EXPANDER (expander), label);
+  inscription = gtk_inscription_new (NULL);
+  gtk_inscription_set_nat_chars (GTK_INSCRIPTION (inscription), 30);
+  gtk_tree_expander_set_child (GTK_TREE_EXPANDER (expander), inscription);
 }
 
 static void
 bind_type_cb (GtkSignalListItemFactory *factory,
               GtkListItem              *list_item)
 {
-  GtkWidget *expander, *label;
+  GtkWidget *expander, *inscription;
   GtkTreeListRow *list_row;
   gpointer item;
 
@@ -1001,17 +1003,17 @@ bind_type_cb (GtkSignalListItemFactory *factory,
   gtk_tree_expander_set_list_row (GTK_TREE_EXPANDER (expander), list_row);
   item = gtk_tree_list_row_get_item (list_row);
   expander = gtk_list_item_get_child (list_item);
-  label = gtk_tree_expander_get_child (GTK_TREE_EXPANDER (expander));
+  inscription = gtk_tree_expander_get_child (GTK_TREE_EXPANDER (expander));
 
-  gtk_label_set_label (GTK_LABEL (label), G_OBJECT_TYPE_NAME (item));
+  gtk_inscription_set_text (GTK_INSCRIPTION (inscription), G_OBJECT_TYPE_NAME (item));
 
   if (GTK_IS_WIDGET (item))
     {
-      g_signal_connect (item, "map", G_CALLBACK (widget_mapped), label);
-      g_signal_connect (item, "unmap", G_CALLBACK (widget_unmapped), label);
+      g_signal_connect (item, "map", G_CALLBACK (widget_mapped), inscription);
+      g_signal_connect (item, "unmap", G_CALLBACK (widget_unmapped), inscription);
       if (!gtk_widget_get_mapped (item))
-        widget_unmapped (item, label);
-      g_object_set_data (G_OBJECT (label), "binding", g_object_ref (item));
+        widget_unmapped (item, inscription);
+      g_object_set_data (G_OBJECT (inscription), "binding", g_object_ref (item));
     }
 
   g_object_unref (item);
@@ -1040,26 +1042,24 @@ static void
 setup_name_cb (GtkSignalListItemFactory *factory,
                GtkListItem              *list_item)
 {
-  GtkWidget *label;
+  GtkWidget *inscription;
 
-  label = gtk_label_new (NULL);
-  gtk_label_set_width_chars (GTK_LABEL (label), 15);
-  gtk_label_set_ellipsize (GTK_LABEL (label), PANGO_ELLIPSIZE_END);
-  gtk_label_set_xalign (GTK_LABEL (label), 0.0);
-  gtk_list_item_set_child (list_item, label);
+  inscription = gtk_inscription_new (NULL);
+  gtk_inscription_set_nat_chars (GTK_INSCRIPTION (inscription), 15);
+  gtk_list_item_set_child (list_item, inscription);
 }
 
 static void
 bind_name_cb (GtkSignalListItemFactory *factory,
               GtkListItem              *list_item)
 {
-  GtkWidget *label;
+  GtkWidget *inscription;
   gpointer item;
 
   item = gtk_tree_list_row_get_item (gtk_list_item_get_item (list_item));
-  label = gtk_list_item_get_child (list_item);
+  inscription = gtk_list_item_get_child (list_item);
 
-  gtk_label_set_label (GTK_LABEL (label), gtk_inspector_get_object_name (item));
+  gtk_inscription_set_text (GTK_INSCRIPTION (inscription), gtk_inspector_get_object_name (item));
 
   g_object_unref (item);
 }
@@ -1068,54 +1068,54 @@ static void
 setup_label_cb (GtkSignalListItemFactory *factory,
                 GtkListItem              *list_item)
 {
-  GtkWidget *label;
+  GtkWidget *inscription;
 
-  label = gtk_label_new (NULL);
-  gtk_label_set_width_chars (GTK_LABEL (label), 25);
-  gtk_label_set_ellipsize (GTK_LABEL (label), PANGO_ELLIPSIZE_END);
-  gtk_label_set_xalign (GTK_LABEL (label), 0.0);
-  gtk_list_item_set_child (list_item, label);
+  inscription = gtk_inscription_new (NULL);
+  gtk_inscription_set_nat_chars (GTK_INSCRIPTION (inscription), 25);
+  gtk_list_item_set_child (list_item, inscription);
 }
 
 static void
 bind_label_cb (GtkSignalListItemFactory *factory,
                GtkListItem              *list_item)
 {
-  GtkWidget *label;
+  GtkWidget *inscription;
   gpointer item;
   GBinding *binding = NULL;
 
   item = gtk_tree_list_row_get_item (gtk_list_item_get_item (list_item));
-  label = gtk_list_item_get_child (list_item);
+  inscription = gtk_list_item_get_child (list_item);
 
   if (GTK_IS_LABEL (item))
-    binding = g_object_bind_property (item, "label", label, "label", G_BINDING_SYNC_CREATE);
+    binding = g_object_bind_property (item, "label", inscription, "text", G_BINDING_SYNC_CREATE);
+  if (GTK_IS_INSCRIPTION (item))
+    binding = g_object_bind_property (item, "text", inscription, "text", G_BINDING_SYNC_CREATE);
   else if (GTK_IS_BUTTON (item))
-    binding = g_object_bind_property (item, "label", label, "label", G_BINDING_SYNC_CREATE);
+    binding = g_object_bind_property (item, "label", inscription, "text", G_BINDING_SYNC_CREATE);
   else if (GTK_IS_WINDOW (item))
-    binding = g_object_bind_property (item, "title", label, "label", G_BINDING_SYNC_CREATE);
+    binding = g_object_bind_property (item, "title", inscription, "text", G_BINDING_SYNC_CREATE);
   else if (GTK_IS_TREE_VIEW_COLUMN (item))
-    binding = g_object_bind_property (item, "title", label, "label", G_BINDING_SYNC_CREATE);
+    binding = g_object_bind_property (item, "title", inscription, "text", G_BINDING_SYNC_CREATE);
   else if (GTK_IS_EDITABLE (item))
-    binding = g_object_bind_property (item, "text", label, "label", G_BINDING_SYNC_CREATE);
+    binding = g_object_bind_property (item, "text", inscription, "text", G_BINDING_SYNC_CREATE);
   else
-    gtk_label_set_label (GTK_LABEL (label), NULL);
+    gtk_inscription_set_text (GTK_INSCRIPTION (inscription), NULL);
 
   g_object_unref (item);
 
   if (binding)
-    g_object_set_data (G_OBJECT (label), "binding", binding);
+    g_object_set_data (G_OBJECT (inscription), "binding", binding);
 }
 
 static void
 unbind_label_cb (GtkSignalListItemFactory *factory,
                  GtkListItem              *list_item)
 {
-  GtkWidget *label;
+  GtkWidget *inscription;
   GBinding *binding;
 
-  label = gtk_list_item_get_child (list_item);
-  binding = g_object_steal_data (G_OBJECT (label), "binding");
+  inscription = gtk_list_item_get_child (list_item);
+  binding = g_object_steal_data (G_OBJECT (inscription), "binding");
   if (binding)
     g_binding_unbind (binding);
 }
diff --git a/gtk/inspector/recorder.c b/gtk/inspector/recorder.c
index 43409cb81f..05078eb71b 100644
--- a/gtk/inspector/recorder.c
+++ b/gtk/inspector/recorder.c
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 #include <gtk/gtkdragsource.h>
 #include <gtk/gtkeventcontroller.h>
 #include <gtk/gtkfilechooserdialog.h>
-#include <gtk/gtksignallistitemfactory.h>
+#include <gtk/gtkinscription.h>
 #include <gtk/gtklabel.h>
 #include <gtk/gtklistbox.h>
 #include <gtk/gtklistitem.h>
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 #include <gtk/gtkmessagedialog.h>
 #include <gtk/gtkpicture.h>
 #include <gtk/gtkpopover.h>
+#include <gtk/gtksignallistitemfactory.h>
 #include <gtk/gtksingleselection.h>
 #include <gtk/gtktogglebutton.h>
 #include <gtk/gtktreeexpander.h>
@@ -401,7 +402,8 @@ setup_widget_for_render_node (GtkSignalListItemFactory *factory,
   gtk_box_append (GTK_BOX (box), child);
 
   /* name */
-  child = gtk_label_new (NULL);
+  child = gtk_inscription_new (NULL);
+  gtk_widget_set_hexpand (child, TRUE);
   gtk_box_append (GTK_BOX (box), child);
 }
 
@@ -431,7 +433,7 @@ bind_widget_for_render_node (GtkSignalListItemFactory *factory,
   /* name */
   name = node_name (node);
   child = gtk_widget_get_last_child (box);
-  gtk_label_set_label (GTK_LABEL (child), name);
+  gtk_inscription_set_text (GTK_INSCRIPTION (child), name);
   g_free (name);
 
   g_object_unref (paintable);
diff --git a/gtk/meson.build b/gtk/meson.build
index 322badc1ad..2e404f2ac4 100644
--- a/gtk/meson.build
+++ b/gtk/meson.build
@@ -283,6 +283,7 @@ gtk_public_sources = files([
   'gtkimmodule.c',
   'gtkimmulticontext.c',
   'gtkinfobar.c',
+  'gtkinscription.c',
   'gtklabel.c',
   'gtklayoutchild.c',
   'gtklayoutmanager.c',
@@ -570,6 +571,7 @@ gtk_public_headers = files([
   'gtkimmodule.h',
   'gtkimmulticontext.h',
   'gtkinfobar.h',
+  'gtkinscription.h',
   'gtklabel.h',
   'gtklayoutchild.h',
   'gtklayoutmanager.h',
diff --git a/tests/testcolumnview.c b/tests/testcolumnview.c
index 79b1740cb8..4f5a365f85 100644
--- a/tests/testcolumnview.c
+++ b/tests/testcolumnview.c
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ row_data_bind (RowData        *data,
 
   row_data_update_info (data, info);
 
-  gtk_label_set_label (GTK_LABEL (data->name), g_file_info_get_display_name (info));
+  gtk_inscription_set_text (GTK_LABEL (data->name), g_file_info_get_display_name (info));
 
   g_object_unref (info);
 }
@@ -237,10 +237,10 @@ setup_widget (GtkListItem *list_item,
   box = gtk_box_new (GTK_ORIENTATION_HORIZONTAL, 4);
   gtk_container_add (GTK_CONTAINER (list_item), box);
 
-  child = gtk_label_new (NULL);
-  gtk_label_set_width_chars (GTK_LABEL (child), 5);
-  gtk_label_set_xalign (GTK_LABEL (child), 1.0);
-  g_object_bind_property (list_item, "position", child, "label", G_BINDING_SYNC_CREATE);
+  child = gtk_inscription_new (NULL);
+  gtk_inscription_set_min_chars (GTK_LABEL (child), 5);
+  gtk_inscription_set_xalign (GTK_LABEL (child), 1.0);
+  g_object_bind_property (list_item, "position", child, "text", G_BINDING_SYNC_CREATE);
   gtk_container_add (GTK_CONTAINER (box), child);
 
   data->expander = gtk_tree_expander_new ();
@@ -252,9 +252,8 @@ setup_widget (GtkListItem *list_item,
   data->icon = gtk_image_new ();
   gtk_container_add (GTK_CONTAINER (box), data->icon);
 
-  data->name = gtk_label_new (NULL);
-  gtk_label_set_max_width_chars (GTK_LABEL (data->name), 25);
-  gtk_label_set_ellipsize (GTK_LABEL (data->name), PANGO_ELLIPSIZE_END);
+  data->name = gtk_inscription_new (NULL);
+  gtk_inscription_set_nat_chars (GTK_LABEL (data->name), 25);
   gtk_container_add (GTK_CONTAINER (box), data->name);
 }
 #endif
@@ -441,10 +440,8 @@ const char *ui_file =
 "              </object>\n"
 "            </child>\n"
 "            <child>\n"
-"              <object class='GtkLabel'>\n"
-"                <property name='halign'>start</property>\n"
-"                <property name='label'>start</property>\n"
-"                <binding name='label'>\n"
+"              <object class='GtkInscription'>\n"
+"                <binding name='text'>\n"
 "                  <closure type='gchararray' function='get_string'>\n"
 "                    <lookup name='item'>expander</lookup>\n"
 "                    <constant type='gchararray'>standard::display-name</constant>"
@@ -480,9 +477,8 @@ const char *ui_file =
 "<interface>\n" \
 "  <template class='GtkListItem'>\n" \
 "    <property name='child'>\n" \
-"      <object class='GtkLabel'>\n" \
-"        <property name='halign'>start</property>\n" \
-"        <binding name='label'>\n" \
+"      <object class='GtkInscription'>\n" \
+"        <binding name='text'>\n" \
 "          <closure type='gchararray' function='get_string'>\n" \
 "            <lookup name='item' type='GtkTreeListRow'><lookup name='item'>GtkListItem</lookup></lookup>\n" \
 "            <constant type='gchararray'>" attr "</constant>" \
@@ -623,6 +619,7 @@ const char *factory_ui =
 "  <template class='GtkListItem'>\n"
 "    <property name='child'>\n"
 "      <object class='GtkLabel'>\n"
+"        <property name='xalign'>0</property>\n"
 "        <binding name='label'>\n"
 "          <lookup name='title' type='GtkColumnViewColumn'>\n"
 "            <lookup name='item'>GtkListItem</lookup>\n"
diff --git a/testsuite/reftests/inscription-markup.ref.ui b/testsuite/reftests/inscription-markup.ref.ui
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cf0e3474c1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testsuite/reftests/inscription-markup.ref.ui
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<interface>
+  <object class="GtkWindow">
+    <property name="decorated">0</property>
+    <property name="default-width">800</property>
+    <property name="default-height">600</property>
+    <child>
+      <object class="GtkLabel">
+        <property name="use-markup">1</property>
+        <property name="wrap">1</property>
+        <property name="label" translatable="yes">Text sizes: &lt;span size="xx-small"&gt;tiny &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span size="x-small"&gt;very small &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span size="small"&gt;small &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span size="medium"&gt;normal &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span size="large"&gt;large &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span size="x-large"&gt;very large &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span size="xx-large"&gt;huge&lt;/span&gt;
+Text styles: &lt;span style="normal"&gt;Normal&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="italic"&gt;Italic&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="oblique"&gt;Olique&lt;/span&gt;
+Text weights: &lt;span weight="thin"&gt;thin&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span weight="light"&gt;light&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span weight="normal"&gt;normal&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span weight="bold"&gt;bold&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span weight="ultraheavy"&gt;ultraheavy&lt;/span&gt;
+Text &lt;span color="gray"&gt;c&lt;span color="green"&gt;o&lt;/span&gt;l&lt;span color="tomato"&gt;o&lt;/span&gt;rs&lt;/span&gt; and &lt;span background="pink"&gt;backgrounds&lt;/span&gt;
+Colorful &lt;span underline="low" underline-color="blue"&gt;&lt;span underline="double" underline-color="red"&gt;under&lt;/span&gt;lines&lt;/span&gt; and &lt;span background="pink"&gt;&lt;span underline="error"&gt;mo&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span underline="error" underline-color="green"&gt;re&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;
+Colorful &lt;span strikethrough="true" strikethrough-color="magenta"&gt;strikethroughs&lt;/span&gt; and &lt;span overline="single" overline_color="green"&gt;overlines&lt;/span&gt;
+Superscripts and subscripts: 𝜀&lt;span rise="-6000" size="x-small" font_desc="italic"&gt;0&lt;/span&gt; = 𝜔&lt;span rise="8000" size="smaller"&gt;𝜔&lt;span rise="14000" size="smaller"&gt;𝜔&lt;span rise="20000"&gt;.&lt;span rise="23000"&gt;.&lt;span rise="26000"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;
+&lt;span letter_spacing="3000"&gt;Letterspacing&lt;/span&gt;
+OpenType font features: &lt;span font_desc="sans regular" font_features="dlig=0"&gt;feast&lt;/span&gt; versus &lt;span font_desc="sans regular" font_features="dlig=1"&gt;feast&lt;/span&gt;
+Shortcuts: &lt;tt&gt;Monospace&lt;/tt&gt; – &lt;b&gt;Bold&lt;/b&gt; – &lt;i&gt;Italic&lt;/i&gt; – &lt;big&gt;Big&lt;/big&gt; – &lt;small&gt;Small&lt;/small&gt; – &lt;u&gt;Underlined&lt;/u&gt; – &lt;s&gt;Strikethrough&lt;/s&gt; – Super&lt;sup&gt;script&lt;/sup&gt; – Sub&lt;sub&gt;script&lt;/sub&gt;
+hy­phen­ation al­go­rithm is a &lt;span allow_breaks="false" style="italic"&gt;set of rules&lt;/span&gt;, espe­ci­ally one co­di­fied for im­ple­men­tation in a com­pu­ter pro­gram, that de­ci­des at which points a word can be bro­ken over two lines with a hy­phen. For ex­am­ple, a hy­phen­ation al­go­rithm might de­cide that im­peach­ment can be broken as impeach‧ment or im‧peachment but not impe‧achment.
+&lt;span insert_hyphens="false"&gt;one/two three/four five/six seven/eight nine/ten&lt;/span&gt;
+&lt;span line_height='1.33'&gt;Line height: This is an example of widely spaced text. It was achieved by setting the line-height factor to 1.33. You can set the line-height factor to any value between 0 and 10.
+Note that the line height affects the spacing between paragraphs as well as between the wrapped lines inside a paragraph.&lt;/span&gt;
+Transforms: &lt;span text_transform='uppercase'&gt;straße&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span text_transform='capitalize'&gt;up, up and away&lt;/span&gt;</property>
+      </object>
+    </child>
+  </object>
+</interface>
diff --git a/testsuite/reftests/inscription-markup.ui b/testsuite/reftests/inscription-markup.ui
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7ca256b068
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testsuite/reftests/inscription-markup.ui
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<interface>
+  <object class="GtkWindow">
+    <property name="decorated">0</property>
+    <property name="default-width">800</property>
+    <property name="default-height">600</property>
+    <child>
+      <object class="GtkInscription">
+        <property name="markup" translatable="yes">Text sizes: &lt;span size="xx-small"&gt;tiny &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span size="x-small"&gt;very small &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span size="small"&gt;small &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span size="medium"&gt;normal &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span size="large"&gt;large &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span size="x-large"&gt;very large &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span size="xx-large"&gt;huge&lt;/span&gt;
+Text styles: &lt;span style="normal"&gt;Normal&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="italic"&gt;Italic&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="oblique"&gt;Olique&lt;/span&gt;
+Text weights: &lt;span weight="thin"&gt;thin&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span weight="light"&gt;light&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span weight="normal"&gt;normal&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span weight="bold"&gt;bold&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span weight="ultraheavy"&gt;ultraheavy&lt;/span&gt;
+Text &lt;span color="gray"&gt;c&lt;span color="green"&gt;o&lt;/span&gt;l&lt;span color="tomato"&gt;o&lt;/span&gt;rs&lt;/span&gt; and &lt;span background="pink"&gt;backgrounds&lt;/span&gt;
+Colorful &lt;span underline="low" underline-color="blue"&gt;&lt;span underline="double" underline-color="red"&gt;under&lt;/span&gt;lines&lt;/span&gt; and &lt;span background="pink"&gt;&lt;span underline="error"&gt;mo&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span underline="error" underline-color="green"&gt;re&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;
+Colorful &lt;span strikethrough="true" strikethrough-color="magenta"&gt;strikethroughs&lt;/span&gt; and &lt;span overline="single" overline_color="green"&gt;overlines&lt;/span&gt;
+Superscripts and subscripts: 𝜀&lt;span rise="-6000" size="x-small" font_desc="italic"&gt;0&lt;/span&gt; = 𝜔&lt;span rise="8000" size="smaller"&gt;𝜔&lt;span rise="14000" size="smaller"&gt;𝜔&lt;span rise="20000"&gt;.&lt;span rise="23000"&gt;.&lt;span rise="26000"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;
+&lt;span letter_spacing="3000"&gt;Letterspacing&lt;/span&gt;
+OpenType font features: &lt;span font_desc="sans regular" font_features="dlig=0"&gt;feast&lt;/span&gt; versus &lt;span font_desc="sans regular" font_features="dlig=1"&gt;feast&lt;/span&gt;
+Shortcuts: &lt;tt&gt;Monospace&lt;/tt&gt; – &lt;b&gt;Bold&lt;/b&gt; – &lt;i&gt;Italic&lt;/i&gt; – &lt;big&gt;Big&lt;/big&gt; – &lt;small&gt;Small&lt;/small&gt; – &lt;u&gt;Underlined&lt;/u&gt; – &lt;s&gt;Strikethrough&lt;/s&gt; – Super&lt;sup&gt;script&lt;/sup&gt; – Sub&lt;sub&gt;script&lt;/sub&gt;
+hy­phen­ation al­go­rithm is a &lt;span allow_breaks="false" style="italic"&gt;set of rules&lt;/span&gt;, espe­ci­ally one co­di­fied for im­ple­men­tation in a com­pu­ter pro­gram, that de­ci­des at which points a word can be bro­ken over two lines with a hy­phen. For ex­am­ple, a hy­phen­ation al­go­rithm might de­cide that im­peach­ment can be broken as impeach‧ment or im‧peachment but not impe‧achment.
+&lt;span insert_hyphens="false"&gt;one/two three/four five/six seven/eight nine/ten&lt;/span&gt;
+&lt;span line_height='1.33'&gt;Line height: This is an example of widely spaced text. It was achieved by setting the line-height factor to 1.33. You can set the line-height factor to any value between 0 and 10.
+Note that the line height affects the spacing between paragraphs as well as between the wrapped lines inside a paragraph.&lt;/span&gt;
+Transforms: &lt;span text_transform='uppercase'&gt;straße&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span text_transform='capitalize'&gt;up, up and away&lt;/span&gt;</property>
+      </object>
+    </child>
+  </object>
+</interface>
diff --git a/testsuite/reftests/inscription-overflow.ref.ui b/testsuite/reftests/inscription-overflow.ref.ui
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e9b131b1d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testsuite/reftests/inscription-overflow.ref.ui
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<interface>
+  <object class="GtkWindow">
+    <property name="default-width">200</property>
+    <child>
+      <object class="GtkBox">
+        <property name="orientation">vertical</property>
+        <child>
+          <object class="GtkOverlay">
+            <child>
+              <object class="GtkLabel" />
+            </child>
+            <child type="overlay">
+              <object class="GtkLabel">
+                <property name="label" translatable="yes">Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consetetur sadipscing elitr, sed diam nonumy eirmod tempor invidunt ut labore et dolore magna aliquyam erat, sed diam voluptua.</property>
+              </object>
+            </child>
+          </object>
+        </child>
+        <child>
+          <object class="GtkLabel">
+            <property name="label" translatable="yes">Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consetetur sadipscing elitr, sed diam nonumy eirmod tempor invidunt ut labore et dolore magna aliquyam erat, sed diam voluptua.</property>
+            <property name="ellipsize">start</property>
+          </object>
+        </child>
+        <child>
+          <object class="GtkLabel">
+            <property name="label" translatable="yes">Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consetetur sadipscing elitr, sed diam nonumy eirmod tempor invidunt ut labore et dolore magna aliquyam erat, sed diam voluptua.</property>
+            <property name="ellipsize">middle</property>
+          </object>
+        </child>
+        <child>
+          <object class="GtkLabel">
+            <property name="label" translatable="yes">Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consetetur sadipscing elitr, sed diam nonumy eirmod tempor invidunt ut labore et dolore magna aliquyam erat, sed diam voluptua.</property>
+            <property name="ellipsize">end</property>
+          </object>
+        </child>
+      </object>
+    </child>
+  </object>
+</interface>
diff --git a/testsuite/reftests/inscription-overflow.ui b/testsuite/reftests/inscription-overflow.ui
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4884893ee8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testsuite/reftests/inscription-overflow.ui
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<interface>
+  <object class="GtkWindow">
+    <property name="default-width">200</property>
+    <child>
+      <object class="GtkBox">
+        <property name="orientation">vertical</property>
+        <child>
+          <object class="GtkInscription">
+            <property name="text" translatable="yes">Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consetetur sadipscing elitr, sed diam nonumy eirmod tempor invidunt ut labore et dolore magna aliquyam erat, sed diam voluptua.</property>
+            <property name="text-overflow">clip</property>
+          </object>
+        </child>
+        <child>
+          <object class="GtkInscription">
+            <property name="text" translatable="yes">Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consetetur sadipscing elitr, sed diam nonumy eirmod tempor invidunt ut labore et dolore magna aliquyam erat, sed diam voluptua.</property>
+            <property name="text-overflow">ellipsize-start</property>
+          </object>
+        </child>
+        <child>
+          <object class="GtkInscription">
+            <property name="text" translatable="yes">Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consetetur sadipscing elitr, sed diam nonumy eirmod tempor invidunt ut labore et dolore magna aliquyam erat, sed diam voluptua.</property>
+            <property name="text-overflow">ellipsize-middle</property>
+          </object>
+        </child>
+        <child>
+          <object class="GtkInscription">
+            <property name="text" translatable="yes">Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consetetur sadipscing elitr, sed diam nonumy eirmod tempor invidunt ut labore et dolore magna aliquyam erat, sed diam voluptua.</property>
+            <property name="text-overflow">ellipsize-end</property>
+          </object>
+        </child>
+      </object>
+    </child>
+  </object>
+</interface>
diff --git a/testsuite/reftests/meson.build b/testsuite/reftests/meson.build
index 301f8bd0c5..7c03cb7062 100644
--- a/testsuite/reftests/meson.build
+++ b/testsuite/reftests/meson.build
@@ -367,6 +367,10 @@ testdata = [
   'image-load-from-file.css',
   'image-load-from-file.ref.ui',
   'image-load-from-file.ui',
+  'inscription-markup.ref.ui',
+  'inscription-markup.ui',
+  'inscription-overflow.ref.ui',
+  'inscription-overflow.ui',
   'label-attribute-preference.css',
   'label-attribute-preference.ref.ui',
   'label-attribute-preference.ui',