How can I set text margins in UITextView?

Question

I have a UITextView but text in it is align to the bottom but I want there will be a margin from the bottom like this:

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some text

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If I have a UITextField I can use editingRectForBounds:. But what about UITextView how can I achieve this functionality with it? ANY solution will be appreciated. And ,please, don't advice me to use UITextField instead! I need UITextView. Thanks in advance.

This question has now a better and more popular alternative here: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/19065693/how-to-set-content-inset-for-uitextview-in-ios — Cœur, Jun 09 '17 at 04:48

Alex Zavatone · Answer 1 · 2017-09-19T21:02:42.177

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For a UITextView in iOS 7, use this:

textView.textContainerInset = UIEdgeInsetsMake(10, 10, 10, 10);

edited Sep 19 '17 at 21:02

answered Dec 17 '13 at 21:21

Alex Zavatone

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This was the answer I went with. Seems the best solution for anything iOS7 and above. – William Robinson Feb 08 '15 at 17:13

score 6 · Accepted Answer · edited Jun 09 '17 at 04:42

For iOS 6, try this:

TxtView =[[UITextView alloc] initWithFrame:CGRectMake(x, y, 250, 70)];
    TxtView.font = [UIFont systemFontOfSize:15];
    TxtView.autocorrectionType = UITextAutocorrectionTypeNo;
    TxtView.clipsToBounds = YES;
    TxtView.scrollEnabled=YES;
    TxtView.editable=YES;
    TxtView.contentSize=TxtView.frame.size;
    TxtView.returnKeyType = UIReturnKeyDone;
    TxtView.contentInset    = UIEdgeInsetsMake(-4,0,-4,0);  
    TxtView.autoresizingMask = UIViewAutoresizingFlexibleHeight;
    TxtView.layer.cornerRadius = 5;
    TxtView.clipsToBounds = YES;

Here, Inset is where you can give padding like values in textview. textview height is autoresizing so it will be changed according to text.

Use textView.textContainerInset = UIEdgeInsetsMake(10,10,10,10); — Alex Zavatone, Dec 17 '13 at 21:19

How can I set text margins in UITextView?

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