Gradient on a UILabel?

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I am trying to create a UILabel that will have a gradient background color. I am wondering if there is a way to do this through the interface builder. If not, is there a way to accomplish this programmatically using the Swift programming language?

Any input or suggestions are greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance.

My answer here may help https://stackoverflow.com/a/53847223/4429457 Good luck — Binh Le, Dec 19 '18 at 08:31

score 10 · Answer 1 · edited May 23 '17 at 11:47

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You actually can't put directly a gradient layer in a UILabel, since the text will dissapear. See Adding a CGGradient as sublayer to UILabel hides the text of label

You can use an UIView, put your UILabel inside it, and then add the gradient layer to the UIView like this.

How to Apply Gradient to background view of iOS Swift App

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answered Dec 13 '16 at 15:23

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since the text will dissapear... A pain in the neck. Creating a custom view is a nice suggestion +1 – Numan Karaaslan Aug 28 '17 at 13:52

score 4 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 10:30

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While not the same question, it seems the answer to this may help:

How to Apply Gradient to background view of iOS Swift App

You have to create a gradient layer and insert it as a sublayer programmatically.

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answered Jan 24 '16 at 03:38

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Gradient on a UILabel?

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