diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index fb6eac1be6..1e8d46419b 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/).
   https://github.com/Textualize/textual/issues/1094
 - Added Pilot.wait_for_animation
 - Added `Widget.move_child` https://github.com/Textualize/textual/issues/1121
+- Added a `Label` widget https://github.com/Textualize/textual/issues/1190
 - Support lazy-instantiated Screens (callables in App.SCREENS) https://github.com/Textualize/textual/pull/1185
 
 ### Changed
diff --git a/docs/api/label.md b/docs/api/label.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..eee506a2c7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/api/label.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+::: textual.widgets.Label
diff --git a/docs/examples/widgets/label.py b/docs/examples/widgets/label.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..43a50bb104
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/examples/widgets/label.py
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+from textual.app import App, ComposeResult
+from textual.widgets import Label
+
+
+class LabelApp(App):
+    def compose(self) -> ComposeResult:
+        yield Label("Hello, world!")
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    app = LabelApp()
+    app.run()
diff --git a/docs/widgets/label.md b/docs/widgets/label.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..96a31bcc60
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/widgets/label.md
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+# Label
+
+A widget which displays static text, but which can also contain more complex Rich renderables.
+
+- [ ] Focusable
+- [ ] Container
+
+## Example
+
+The example below shows how you can use a `Label` widget to display some text.
+
+=== "Output"
+
+    ```{.textual path="docs/examples/widgets/label.py"}
+    ```
+
+=== "label.py"
+
+    ```python
+    --8<-- "docs/examples/widgets/label.py"
+    ```
+
+## Reactive Attributes
+
+This widget has no reactive attributes.
+
+## Messages
+
+This widget sends no messages.
+
+## See Also
+
+* [Label](../api/label.md) code reference
diff --git a/docs/widgets/static.md b/docs/widgets/static.md
index 342e2daf7e..c8e41606f2 100644
--- a/docs/widgets/static.md
+++ b/docs/widgets/static.md
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 # Static
 
 A widget which displays static content.
-Can be used for simple text labels, but can also contain more complex Rich renderables.
+Can be used for Rich renderables and can also for the base for other types of widgets.
 
 - [ ] Focusable
-- [x] Container
+- [ ] Container
 
 ## Example
 
-The example below shows how you can use a `Static` widget as a simple text label.
+The example below shows how you can use a `Static` widget as a simple text label (but see [Label](./label.md) as a way of displaying text).
 
 === "Output"
 
@@ -32,3 +32,4 @@ This widget sends no messages.
 ## See Also
 
 * [Static](../api/static.md) code reference
+* [Label](./label.md)
diff --git a/examples/five_by_five.py b/examples/five_by_five.py
index 20bbea80f0..f4574a8a44 100644
--- a/examples/five_by_five.py
+++ b/examples/five_by_five.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 from textual.app import App, ComposeResult
 from textual.screen import Screen
 from textual.widget import Widget
-from textual.widgets import Footer, Button, Static
+from textual.widgets import Footer, Button, Label
 from textual.css.query import DOMQuery
 from textual.reactive import reactive
 from textual.binding import Binding
@@ -33,10 +33,10 @@ def compose(self) -> ComposeResult:
         Returns:
             ComposeResult: The result of composing the help screen.
         """
-        yield Static(Markdown(Path(__file__).with_suffix(".md").read_text()))
+        yield Label(Markdown(Path(__file__).with_suffix(".md").read_text()))
 
 
-class WinnerMessage(Static):
+class WinnerMessage(Label):
     """Widget to tell the user they have won."""
 
     MIN_MOVES: Final = 14
@@ -91,9 +91,9 @@ def compose(self) -> ComposeResult:
             ComposeResult: The result of composing the game header.
         """
         yield Horizontal(
-            Static(self.app.title, id="app-title"),
-            Static(id="moves"),
-            Static(id="progress"),
+            Label(self.app.title, id="app-title"),
+            Label(id="moves"),
+            Label(id="progress"),
         )
 
     def watch_moves(self, moves: int):
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ def watch_moves(self, moves: int):
         Args:
             moves (int): The number of moves made.
         """
-        self.query_one("#moves", Static).update(f"Moves: {moves}")
+        self.query_one("#moves", Label).update(f"Moves: {moves}")
 
     def watch_filled(self, filled: int):
         """Watch the on-count reactive and update when it changes.
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ def watch_filled(self, filled: int):
         Args:
             filled (int): The number of cells that are currently on.
         """
-        self.query_one("#progress", Static).update(f"Filled: {filled}")
+        self.query_one("#progress", Label).update(f"Filled: {filled}")
 
 
 class GameCell(Button):
diff --git a/mkdocs.yml b/mkdocs.yml
index e7b4e5f9e4..332298e5d3 100644
--- a/mkdocs.yml
+++ b/mkdocs.yml
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ nav:
       - "widgets/footer.md"
       - "widgets/header.md"
       - "widgets/input.md"
+      - "widgets/label.md"
       - "widgets/static.md"
       - "widgets/tree_control.md"
   - API:
@@ -109,6 +110,7 @@ nav:
     - "api/footer.md"
     - "api/geometry.md"
     - "api/header.md"
+    - "api/label.md"
     - "api/message_pump.md"
     - "api/message.md"
     - "api/pilot.md"
@@ -185,13 +187,13 @@ plugins:
 
 - blog:
 - rss:
-    match_path: blog/posts/.* 
+    match_path: blog/posts/.*
     date_from_meta:
       as_creation: date
     categories:
       - categories
       - release
-      - tags 
+      - tags
 - search:
 - autorefs:
 - mkdocstrings:
@@ -215,10 +217,10 @@ extra_css:
 
 extra:
   social:
-    - icon: fontawesome/brands/twitter 
+    - icon: fontawesome/brands/twitter
       link: https://twitter.com/textualizeio
       name: textualizeio on Twitter
-    - icon: fontawesome/brands/github 
+    - icon: fontawesome/brands/github
       link: https://github.com/textualize/textual/
       name: Textual on Github
     - icon: fontawesome/brands/discord
diff --git a/src/textual/cli/previews/borders.py b/src/textual/cli/previews/borders.py
index 6133434436..e5d453d86f 100644
--- a/src/textual/cli/previews/borders.py
+++ b/src/textual/cli/previews/borders.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 from textual.app import App, ComposeResult
 from textual.constants import BORDERS
-from textual.widgets import Button, Static
+from textual.widgets import Button, Label
 from textual.containers import Vertical
 
 
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ class BorderApp(App):
 
     def compose(self):
         yield BorderButtons()
-        self.text = Static(TEXT, id="text")
+        self.text = Label(TEXT, id="text")
         yield self.text
 
     def on_button_pressed(self, event: Button.Pressed) -> None:
diff --git a/src/textual/cli/previews/colors.css b/src/textual/cli/previews/colors.css
index 3af8eabd7e..657a8aabbd 100644
--- a/src/textual/cli/previews/colors.css
+++ b/src/textual/cli/previews/colors.css
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ ColorGroup.-active {
 }
 
 
-ColorLabel {
+Label {
     padding: 0 0 1 0;
     content-align: center middle;
     color: $text;
diff --git a/src/textual/cli/previews/colors.py b/src/textual/cli/previews/colors.py
index 56ac645c6b..e25c70d7fe 100644
--- a/src/textual/cli/previews/colors.py
+++ b/src/textual/cli/previews/colors.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 from textual.containers import Horizontal, Vertical
 from textual.design import ColorSystem
 from textual.widget import Widget
-from textual.widgets import Button, Footer, Static
+from textual.widgets import Button, Footer, Static, Label
 
 
 class ColorButtons(Vertical):
@@ -28,10 +28,6 @@ class Content(Vertical):
     pass
 
 
-class ColorLabel(Static):
-    pass
-
-
 class ColorsView(Vertical):
     def compose(self) -> ComposeResult:
 
@@ -47,7 +43,7 @@ def compose(self) -> ComposeResult:
 
         for color_name in ColorSystem.COLOR_NAMES:
 
-            items: list[Widget] = [ColorLabel(f'"{color_name}"')]
+            items: list[Widget] = [Label(f'"{color_name}"')]
             for level in LEVELS:
                 color = f"{color_name}-{level}" if level else color_name
                 item = ColorItem(
diff --git a/src/textual/cli/previews/easing.py b/src/textual/cli/previews/easing.py
index 6edcdb82a1..b81290302f 100644
--- a/src/textual/cli/previews/easing.py
+++ b/src/textual/cli/previews/easing.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 from textual.reactive import Reactive
 from textual.scrollbar import ScrollBarRender
 from textual.widget import Widget
-from textual.widgets import Button, Footer, Static, Input
+from textual.widgets import Button, Footer, Label, Input
 
 VIRTUAL_SIZE = 100
 WINDOW_SIZE = 10
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ class Bar(Widget):
     animation_running = Reactive(False)
 
     DEFAULT_CSS = """
-    
+
     Bar {
         background: $surface;
         color: $error;
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ class Bar(Widget):
         background: $surface;
         color: $success;
     }
-    
+
     """
 
     def watch_animation_running(self, running: bool) -> None:
@@ -67,14 +67,14 @@ def compose(self) -> ComposeResult:
         self.animated_bar.position = START_POSITION
         duration_input = Input("1.0", placeholder="Duration", id="duration-input")
 
-        self.opacity_widget = Static(
+        self.opacity_widget = Label(
             f"[b]Welcome to Textual![/]\n\n{TEXT}", id="opacity-widget"
         )
 
         yield EasingButtons()
         yield Vertical(
             Horizontal(
-                Static("Animation Duration:", id="label"), duration_input, id="inputs"
+                Label("Animation Duration:", id="label"), duration_input, id="inputs"
             ),
             Horizontal(
                 self.animated_bar,
diff --git a/src/textual/widgets/__init__.py b/src/textual/widgets/__init__.py
index c42b011a9c..8cbcb9f3b8 100644
--- a/src/textual/widgets/__init__.py
+++ b/src/textual/widgets/__init__.py
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
     from ._directory_tree import DirectoryTree
     from ._footer import Footer
     from ._header import Header
+    from ._label import Label
     from ._placeholder import Placeholder
     from ._pretty import Pretty
     from ._static import Static
@@ -30,6 +31,7 @@
     "DirectoryTree",
     "Footer",
     "Header",
+    "Label",
     "Placeholder",
     "Pretty",
     "Static",
diff --git a/src/textual/widgets/__init__.pyi b/src/textual/widgets/__init__.pyi
index 5ceb018352..57f87df82e 100644
--- a/src/textual/widgets/__init__.pyi
+++ b/src/textual/widgets/__init__.pyi
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ from ._checkbox import Checkbox as Checkbox
 from ._directory_tree import DirectoryTree as DirectoryTree
 from ._footer import Footer as Footer
 from ._header import Header as Header
+from ._label import Label as Label
 from ._placeholder import Placeholder as Placeholder
 from ._pretty import Pretty as Pretty
 from ._static import Static as Static
diff --git a/src/textual/widgets/_label.py b/src/textual/widgets/_label.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..df519ae4f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/textual/widgets/_label.py
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+"""Provides a simple Label widget."""
+
+from ._static import Static
+
+
+class Label(Static):
+    """A simple label widget for displaying text-oriented renderables."""