How To Add Padding To Uilabel Swift

In this tutorial, I'm going to show how to add padding in UILabel using Swift without needed whatever 3rd-party library.

On the Internet, many people suggest using UITextView to be able to accept padding in your text, because iOS doesn't support padding in UILabel.

Today, I'll evidence you an like shooting fish in a barrel mode to have padding in UILabel too!

Adding Padding Support in UILabel

First, create a new swift file and name it PaddingLabel

Then, paste the following code inside:

                                                      import                    Foundation                    import                    UIKit                    @IBDesignable                                          class                      PaddingLabel:                      UILabel                    {                    var                    textEdgeInsets =                    UIEdgeInsets.zero {                    didSet                    { invalidateIntrinsicContentSize() }     }                    open                    override                                          func                      textRect                      (forBounds bounds: CGRect, limitedToNumberOfLines numberOfLines: Int)                                        ->                    CGRect                    {                    let                    insetRect = bounds.inset(by: textEdgeInsets)                    let                    textRect =                    super.textRect(forBounds: insetRect, limitedToNumberOfLines: numberOfLines)                    let                    invertedInsets =                    UIEdgeInsets(top: -textEdgeInsets.tiptop,                    left: -textEdgeInsets.left, lesser: -textEdgeInsets.lesser,                    right: -textEdgeInsets.right)                    render                    textRect.inset(by: invertedInsets)     }                    override                                          func                      drawText                      (in                        rect: CGRect)                                        {                    super.drawText(in: rect.inset(past: textEdgeInsets))     }                    @IBInspectable                    var                    paddingLeft:                    CGFloat                    {                    set                    { textEdgeInsets.left                    = newValue }                    get                    {                    return                    textEdgeInsets.left                    }     }                    @IBInspectable                    var                    paddingRight:                    CGFloat                    {                    set up                    { textEdgeInsets.correct                    = newValue }                    become                    {                    return                    textEdgeInsets.right                    }     }                    @IBInspectable                    var                    paddingTop:                    CGFloat                    {                    gear up                    { textEdgeInsets.top = newValue }                    get                    {                    render                    textEdgeInsets.top }     }                    @IBInspectable                    var                    paddingBottom:                    CGFloat                    {                    ready                    { textEdgeInsets.bottom = newValue }                    get                    {                    render                    textEdgeInsets.lesser }     } }                
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Using Padding in UILabel

Storyboard

If you're using storyboards, after you have added the characterization in your view, add the PaddingLabel class as a Custom Class

Next, select the Attribute Inspector and add the padding:

Programmatically

If you accept created an UILabel programmatically, replace the UILabel grade with the PaddingLabel and add the padding:

                                                      // Init Label                    let                    label =                    PaddingLabel() characterization.backgroundColor = .black label.textColor = .white label.font = .systemFont(ofSize:                    26, weight: .semibold) label.text =                    "UILabel with Padding"                    self.view.addSubview(characterization)                    // Padding                    characterization.paddingLeft =                    15                    label.paddingRight =                    15                    characterization.paddingTop =                    8                    characterization.paddingBottom =                    8                    // ...                                  
                                  Code linguistic communication:                  Swift                  (                  swift                  )

You lot can observe the final project here

If you have any questions,please feel free to go out a commentbelow