Label Component

Overview
The label component in mobile app development is a fundamental user interface element that displays static text or information on the screen. Labels work alongside other user interface components like buttons, images, and text inputs to create a cohesive and intuitive user experience. 
Properties
You can customize your label using the following properties: 
Label
Property
Value
Description
Text
Text
Text that appears on the label
Font
Select from menu
Font used to display label's text
Custom Font (mobile only)*
OTF or TTF file
Font used to display label's text
Color
Color
Color of the text that appears on the label
Font Weight
True/False
Make the label's text bold
Font Style
True/False
Make the label's text italicized
Underline
True/False
Underline the label's text
Strikethrough
True/False
Apply strikethrough formatting to the label's text. You can further select the strikethrough's color and style. 
Text Align
Select from menu
Set alignment of the text relative to the label's outline
Font Size
Number
Size of the text that appears on the label
Number Of Lines
Number
Maximum amount of lines of text that your label will display
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Advanced Properties
Property
Value
Description
Writing Direction 
(iOS and web only)
Select from list [left-to-right, right-to-left]
Writing direction of your label's text
Letter Spacing 
(iOS and web only)
number
Spacing between letters of your label
Layout
Property
Value
Description
X
coordinate value
Position of the upper left corner of the label on the X-axis, where the left side of the screen is X=0.
Y
coordinate value
Position of the upper left corner of the label on the Y-axis, where the top of the screen is Y=0.
Height
number in pixels
The label's height is defined by a custom number of pixels.
Width
number in pixels
The label's width is defined by a custom number of pixels.
Resize Mode
Stretch
Stretches the label's to fit the dimensions of the device's screen.
Resize Mode
Float in Place
Renders the label in the same aspect ratio as the design, regardless of the device size.
Style
Property
Value
Description
Visible
visible
Users can see the label.
Visible
invisible
Users cannot see the label.
Background Color
color
The background color of the label.
Border: Style
solid
The label's border is a solid line.
Border: Style
dotted
The label's border is a dotted line.
Border: Style
dashed
The label's border is a dashed line.
Border: Color
color
The label's border is the color selected. 
Border: Width
number in pixels
The width of the label's border is defined by a custom number of pixels.
Border: Radius
number in pixels
The radius of the label border’s corners is defined by a custom number of pixels.
Shadow: Color
color
The label's shadow is the color selected. 
Shadow: Opacity
number between 0 and 100
The opacity of the label's shadow. 
Shadow: Radius
number in pixels
The radius of the label shadow’s corners is defined by a custom number of pixels.
Shadow: Offset
number in pixels
How far the label's shadow should be offset, in height and width, is defined by a custom number of pixels.
Label Blocks
To access the blocks specific to the label component:
1.On the Design tab, add a Label component to a screen.
2.Navigate to the Blocks tab.
3.In the component tree on the left, click the name of the label component.
4.A drawer of label-specific blocks opens.
Block Image
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This event will fire when the user clicks on the label.
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Set the label's color with the color of the label itself i.e. the region behind the label text. Best practice is to use one of the color blocks to set this value but HEX or RGB values may be used too.
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Get the label's color.
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Set the label's background color with the color of the label itself i.e. the region behind the label text. Best practice is to use one of the color blocks to set this value but HEX or RGB values may be used too.
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Get the label's background color.
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Set the label's font size.
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Get the label's font size.
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Set's the label's font style. The font style property can be either "Normal" or "Italic".
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Get the label's font style.
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Set's the label's font weight.The font weight value can be either "Normal", "Bold" or a a value from 100 to 900
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Get the label's font weight.
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Set's the label's font height. Acceptable input values are: Number of Pixels, Percentage Height, "Fit Contents", or "Fill Container."
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Get the label's font height.
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The Computed Height block gets the on-screen dimensions of the label, after it has been rendered on-screen. The value returned is an integer, representing the size of the label in pixels.
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Set the label's number of lines.The number of lines property is used to work with the maximum number of lines of text that should be displayed in a label before that label starts to scroll.
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Get the label's number of lines.
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Set the label's text. This property corresponds to the text that is displayed in the label component.
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Get the label's text.
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Set the label's Text Align. Text Align can be any of the following values: Auto, Left, Right, Center, or Justify.
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Get the label's Text Align.
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Set the label's Visibility. The visible blocks are used to show or hide the entire image component. Acceptable values are: true or false.
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Get the label's Visibility.
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Set the label's width. The width blocks work with the Width property of the label component. Acceptable values are.‌
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Get the label's width.
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The Computed Width block gets the on-screen dimensions of the label, after it has been rendered on-screen. The value returned is an integer, representing the size of the label in pixels.

Property	Value	Description
Text	Text	Text that appears on the label
Font	Select from menu	Font used to display label's text
Custom Font (mobile only)*	OTF or TTF file	Font used to display label's text
Color	Color	Color of the text that appears on the label
Font Weight	True/False	Make the label's text bold
Font Style	True/False	Make the label's text italicized
Underline	True/False	Underline the label's text
Strikethrough	True/False	Apply strikethrough formatting to the label's text. You can further select the strikethrough's color and style.
Text Align	Select from menu	Set alignment of the text relative to the label's outline
Font Size	Number	Size of the text that appears on the label
Number Of Lines	Number	Maximum amount of lines of text that your label will display

Property	Value	Description
Writing Direction (iOS and web only)	Select from list `[left-to-right, right-to-left]`	Writing direction of your label's text
Letter Spacing (iOS and web only)	number	Spacing between letters of your label

Property	Value	Description
X	coordinate value	Position of the upper left corner of the label on the X-axis, where the left side of the screen is X=0.
Y	coordinate value	Position of the upper left corner of the label on the Y-axis, where the top of the screen is Y=0.
Height	number in pixels	The label's height is defined by a custom number of pixels.
Width	number in pixels	The label's width is defined by a custom number of pixels.
Resize Mode	Stretch	Stretches the label's to fit the dimensions of the device's screen.
Resize Mode	Float in Place	Renders the label in the same aspect ratio as the design, regardless of the device size.

Property	Value	Description
Visible	visible	Users can see the label.
Visible	invisible	Users cannot see the label.
Background Color	color	The background color of the label.
Border: Style	solid	The label's border is a solid line.
Border: Style	dotted	The label's border is a dotted line.
Border: Style	dashed	The label's border is a dashed line.
Border: Color	color	The label's border is the color selected.
Border: Width	number in pixels	The width of the label's border is defined by a custom number of pixels.
Border: Radius	number in pixels	The radius of the label border’s corners is defined by a custom number of pixels.
Shadow: Color	color	The label's shadow is the color selected.
Shadow: Opacity	number between 0 and 100	The opacity of the label's shadow.
Shadow: Radius	number in pixels	The radius of the label shadow’s corners is defined by a custom number of pixels.
Shadow: Offset	number in pixels	How far the label's shadow should be offset, in height and width, is defined by a custom number of pixels.

Block Image	Description
	This event will fire when the user clicks on the label.
	Set the label's color with the color of the label itself i.e. the region behind the label text. Best practice is to use one of the color blocks to set this value but HEX or RGB values may be used too.
	Get the label's color.
	Set the label's background color with the color of the label itself i.e. the region behind the label text. Best practice is to use one of the color blocks to set this value but HEX or RGB values may be used too.
	Get the label's background color.
	Set the label's font size.
	Get the label's font size.
	Set's the label's font style. The font style property can be either "Normal" or "Italic".
	Get the label's font style.
	Set's the label's font weight.The font weight value can be either "Normal", "Bold" or a a value from 100 to 900
	Get the label's font weight.
	Set's the label's font height. Acceptable input values are: Number of Pixels, Percentage Height, "Fit Contents", or "Fill Container."
	Get the label's font height.
	The `Computed Height` block gets the on-screen dimensions of the label, after it has been rendered on-screen. The value returned is an integer, representing the size of the label in pixels.
	Set the label's number of lines.The number of lines property is used to work with the maximum number of lines of text that should be displayed in a label before that label starts to scroll.
	Get the label's number of lines.
	Set the label's text. This property corresponds to the text that is displayed in the label component.
	Get the label's text.
	Set the label's Text Align. Text Align can be any of the following values: Auto, Left, Right, Center, or Justify.
	Get the label's Text Align.
	Set the label's Visibility. The visible blocks are used to show or hide the entire image component. Acceptable values are: true or false.
	Get the label's Visibility.
	Set the label's width. The width blocks work with the Width property of the label component. Acceptable values are.‌
	Get the label's width.
	The `Computed Width` block gets the on-screen dimensions of the label, after it has been rendered on-screen. The value returned is an integer, representing the size of the label in pixels.