Text display method, and a terminal device

The present disclosure relates to a method for character display, and a terminal apparatus, which belongs to the field of computer technology. The method comprising: the system call instruction custom interface receives any application transmitted; reading the text to be presented at least one call instruction carries; a lookup respective images corresponding to the text to be presented according to a preset process, and on display to find the individual pictures in the application. The apparatus comprising: a first receiving module, the module reads the text and text display module. The present disclosure addresses an application corresponds to a view control terminal code caused more problems waste of storage space, reaching the code to save storage space saving effect.