How can i align text to bottom section of a Text
component with Jetpack Compose? TextAlign only has Start
, End
, Left
, Center
, Right
and Justify
options.
Text(
text = "First",
textAlign = TextAlign.Start,
modifier = Modifier
.background(Color(0xFF1976D2))
.size(200.dp),
color = Color.White,
)
I want to align Text
component's content, each Text
has a specific size using modifier.size(x)
, to align their text to bottom. In the image blue rectangles are Text
with different sizes should align the text inside them like in classic Android done with android:gravity
.
It is similar to textAlign = TextAlign.x
but for bottom.
Setting alignment from a Box
aligns Text
inside Box
or Modifier.align(Alignment.BottomEnd)
in BoxScope
does what android:layout_gravity
does for views, aligns the Text component, not the content of Text
component, you can see the difference
here.
Code for the blue rectangles in the image is
@Composable
fun BoxExample() {
Box(
modifier = Modifier
.fillMaxWidth()
.height(250.dp)
.background(Color.LightGray)
) {
// This is the one at the bottom
Text(
text = "First",
modifier = Modifier
.background(Color(0xFF1976D2))
.size(200.dp),
color = Color.White,
)
// This is the one in the middle
Text(
text = "Second",
modifier = Modifier
.background(Color(0xFF2196F3))
.size(150.dp),
color = Color.White
)
// This is the one on top
Text(
text = "Third ",
modifier = Modifier
.background(Color(0xFF64B5F6))
.size(100.dp),
color = Color.White
)
}
}
For orange rectangles
@Composable
fun BoxShadowAndAlignmentExample() {
Box(
modifier = Modifier
.fillMaxWidth()
.height(250.dp)
.background(Color.LightGray)
.padding(8.dp)
) {
Box(
modifier = Modifier.shadow(
elevation = 4.dp,
shape = RoundedCornerShape(8.dp)
)
) {
// This is the one at the bottom
Text(
text = "First",
modifier = Modifier
.background(Color(0xFFFFA000))
.size(200.dp),
color = Color.White
)
}
Box(
modifier = Modifier.shadow(
elevation = 4.dp,
shape = RoundedCornerShape(8.dp)
)
.align(Alignment.TopEnd)
) {
// This is the one in the middle
Text(
text = "Second",
modifier = Modifier
.background(Color(0xFFFFC107))
.size(150.dp),
color = Color.White
)
}
val modifier = Modifier.shadow(
elevation = 4.dp,
shape = RoundedCornerShape(8.dp)
)
.align(Alignment.BottomStart)
Box(
modifier = modifier
) {
// This is the one on top
Text(
text = "Third ",
modifier = Modifier
.background(Color(0xFFFFD54F))
.size(100.dp),
color = Color.White
)
}
}
}
2 years later and I think I have the actual solution for this issue:
for your text composable, add this modifier:
.wrapContentHeight()
and for the parameter, you may for example align it to the bottom with Alignment.Bottom
you can try with:
Text(
modifier = Modifier
.height(150.dp)
.wrapContentHeight(Alignment.Bottom)
,
text = "whooopla",
)