Qt 5.8 | Qt Quick Controls 2 | QML Types | Label QML Type

Qt 5.8.0 Reference Documentation

# Label QML Type

Styled text label with inherited font. More...

Import Statement: | import QtQuick.Controls 2.1
Since: | Qt 5.7

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## Properties

- background : Item

## Detailed Description

Label extends Text with styling and font inheritance. The default colors and font are style specific. Label can also have a visual background item.

      Label {
          text: "Label"
      }

You can use the properties of Text to change the appearance of the text as desired:

      Label {
          text: "Hello world"
          font.pixelSize: 22
          font.italic: true
      }

See also Customizing Label.

## Property Documentation

background : Item

This property holds the background item.

Note: If the background item has no explicit size specified, it automatically follows the control's size. In most cases, there is no need to specify width or height for a background item.

See also Customizing Label.