My text only shows up as a straignt line and not the letters themselves - why?

[WesternGuy]

I am trying to enter text on a new document to make a title page, but all I see after creating the new document and selecting the text tool is a straight line where my text should be.  I want to know how I can get my text to show up.  What am I not doing that I should be doing to get my text to show as I type?  I have the font size set to 36, so something should show, but it doesn't.  Thanks

[John T Smith]

Please post the name of the program you use so a Moderator may move this message

A program would be Photoshop or Dreamweaver or InDesign or Muse or Premiere Pro or ???

[WesternGuy]

The program is Photoshop CC 2017.

[davescm]

Have you checked the text colour?

Dave

[JJMack]

We meet again dave

[davescm]

Haha - so will we both be wrong ?

Dave

[WesternGuy]

You are both right!  Thanks very much for pointing out this newbie faux pas.

[JJMack · Accepted solution]

By any chance is you text color white the same as the background?