Attributed Text Center Alignment

Question

I have tried everything but cannot seem to center this text. Can someone please tell me where the error is.

NSMutableParagraphStyle *paragraphStyle = NSMutableParagraphStyle.new;
paragraphStyle.alignment = NSTextAlignmentCenter;
label.attributedText = [[NSAttributedString alloc] initWithString:cell.EventTitle.text attributes:@{NSForegroundColorAttributeName : [UIColor whiteColor],NSParagraphStyleAttributeName:paragraphStyle,NSBaselineOffsetAttributeName : @0,NSFontAttributeName : [UIFont fontWithName:@"BrandonGrotesque-Black" size:34]}];

check out this link....it may help you.. http://stackoverflow.com/questions/6801856/iphone-nsattributedstring-add-text-alignment — Bhavin Bhadani, Mar 14 '15 at 06:11

score 165 · Answer 1 · edited Oct 02 '19 at 15:47

In Swift 5

let paragraph = NSMutableParagraphStyle()
paragraph.alignment = .center
textView.attributedText = NSAttributedString(string: "String",
                                                     attributes: [.paragraphStyle: paragraph])

In Swift-4

let paragraph = NSMutableParagraphStyle()
paragraph.alignment = .center

let attributes: [NSAttributedString.Key : Any] = [NSAttributedString.Key.paragraphStyle: paragraph]
let attrString = NSAttributedString(string:"string", attributes: attributes)
textView.attributedText =  attrString

In Swift-3

let paragraph = NSMutableParagraphStyle()
paragraph.alignment = .center

let attributes: [String : Any] = [NSParagraphStyleAttributeName: paragraph]
let attrString = NSAttributedString(string:"string", attributes: attributes)
textView.attributedText =  attrString

NSParagraphStyleAttributeName - > NSAttributedStringKey.paragraphStyle — Abhijith, Jan 18 '19 at 16:36

score 64 · Answer 2 · edited Mar 10 '16 at 16:10

You can set the center alignment using this. Remember to set range.

NSMutableParagraphStyle *paragraphStyle = [[NSMutableParagraphStyle alloc] init];
[paragraphStyle setAlignment:NSTextAlignmentCenter];

NSMutableAttributedString *attributedString = [[NSMutableAttributedString alloc] initWithString:string];
[attributedString addAttribute:NSParagraphStyleAttributeName value:paragraphStyle range:NSMakeRange(0, [string length])];

score 39 · Answer 3 · edited Jan 12 '18 at 20:26

39

In Swift 4

let paragraph = NSMutableParagraphStyle()
paragraph.alignment = .center

textView.attributedText = NSAttributedString(string: "string",
                                         attributes: [.paragraphStyle: paragraph])

edited Jan 12 '18 at 20:26

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answered Sep 14 '17 at 06:58

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score 28 · Answer 4 · edited Jun 19 '20 at 01:18

Another way:

Swift:

let paragraphStyle = NSMutableParagraphStyle()
paragraphStyle.alignment = .center
let attributedString = NSAttributedString(string: "This will be centered.", attributes: [ NSAttributedString.Key.paragraphStyle: paragraphStyle])

Obj-C:

NSMutableParagraphStyle *paragraphStyle = [NSMutableParagraphStyle new];
paragraphStyle.alignment = NSTextAlignmentCenter;    
NSAttributedString *attributedString =  [NSAttributedString.alloc initWithString:@"This will be centered." 
attributes: @{NSParagraphStyleAttributeName:paragraphStyle}];

Krunal · Answer 5 · 2018-09-25T09:50:29.587

Swift 4+

let paragraphStyle = NSMutableParagraphStyle()
paragraphStyle.alignment = NSTextAlignment.center

// Swift 4.2++
let attributedString = NSMutableAttributedString(string: "Your String", attributes: [NSAttributedString.Key.paragraphStyle:paragraphStyle])

// Swift 4.1--
let attributedString = NSMutableAttributedString(string: "Your String", attributes: [NSAttributedStringKey.paragraphStyle:paragraphStyle])

let yourLabel = UILabel()
yourLabel.attributedText = attributedString

Objective-C

NSString *string = @"Your String";
NSMutableParagraphStyle * paragraphStyle = [[NSMutableParagraphStyle alloc] init];
paragraphStyle.alignment = NSTextAlignmentCenter;
NSMutableAttributedString * attributedString = [[NSMutableAttributedString alloc] initWithString:string attributes: @{NSParagraphStyleAttributeName:paragraphStyle}];
UILabel *label = [[UILabel alloc] init];
label.attributedText = attributedString;

You forgot to add the attribute to the string in the ObjC example :) — JordanC, Sep 24 '18 at 20:59

score 16 · Answer 6 · answered Jun 01 '16 at 21:34

In Swift

let titleString = "title here"

let paragraphStyle = NSMutableParagraphStyle()
paragraphStyle.alignment = .Center

let attributedString = NSAttributedString(
    string: titleString,
    attributes: [NSParagraphStyleAttributeName: paragraphStyle]
)

titleAttributedLabel.attributedText = attributedString

score 10 · Answer 7 · answered Jun 03 '21 at 08:44

helper method based on the helpful answers above

public extension NSAttributedString
{
    var centered: NSAttributedString
    {
        let paragraph = NSMutableParagraphStyle()
        paragraph.alignment = .center
        let m = NSMutableAttributedString(attributedString: self)
        m.addAttribute(.paragraphStyle, value: paragraph, range: NSMakeRange(0, length))
        return m
    }
}

in case you want the Is dotted and Ts crossed el verbositas version

var centered: NSAttributedString {
        let paragraphStyle: NSMutableParagraphStyle = NSMutableParagraphStyle()
            paragraphStyle.alignment = NSTextAlignment.center

        let attributedString = NSMutableAttributedString(attributedString: self)
        attributedString.addAttributes([NSAttributedString.Key.paragraphStyle : paragraphStyle],
                                       range: NSRange(location: 0, length: attributedString.length))
        return attributedString
}

Dan Leonard · Answer 8 · 2018-05-10T21:05:16.353

Swift4

let attributedString = NSMutableAttributedString(string: "Example text that is centered using a paragraph style. With the ability to change the width between lines.", attributes: [NSAttributedStringKey.font: GothamFont.medium(with: 14)])

let myParagraphStyle = NSMutableParagraphStyle()
myParagraphStyle.alignment = .center // center the text
myParagraphStyle.lineSpacing = 14 //Change spacing between lines
myParagraphStyle.paragraphSpacing = 38 //Change space between paragraphs
attributedString.addAttributes([.paragraphStyle: myParagraphStyle], range: NSRange(location: 0, length: attributedString.length))

score 4 · Answer 9 · answered May 04 '16 at 13:44

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To do it in Swift 2.x

let attributeString = NSMutableAttributedString(string: "text")
style.alignment = .Center
attributeString.addAttribute(NSParagraphStyleAttributeName, value: style, range: range)

answered May 04 '16 at 13:44

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score 2 · Answer 10 · answered May 09 '19 at 11:08

Sometimes when text is in Arabic or other right align languages then when doing alignment Justified, last line text ends at left side. for this we can add baseWritingDirection below is sample code

let paragraphStyle = NSMutableParagraphStyle()
paragraphStyle.alignment = .justified
paragraphStyle.baseWritingDirection = .rightToLeft
attribute.addAttribute(NSAttributedStringKey.paragraphStyle, value:paragraphStyle, range:range)
txtView.attributedText = attribute

score 2 · Answer 11 · answered Mar 23 '20 at 05:10

Set line breakmode, if you set attributed text on UIButton.

Swift 5

let paragraph = NSMutableParagraphStyle()
paragraph.alignment = .center
paragraph.lineBreakMode = .byClipping

Objective-C

NSMutableParagraphStyle *style = [[NSMutableParagraphStyle alloc] init];
style.alignment = NSTextAlignmentCenter;
style.lineBreakMode = NSLineBreakByClipping;

score -2 · Answer 12 · answered Aug 27 '21 at 04:49

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This works for me label.textAlignment = .center

answered Aug 27 '21 at 04:49

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