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Version: 0.71

Text Style Props

Example​

Reference

Props​

color​

Type
color

fontFamily​

Type
string

fontSize​

Type
number

fontStyle​

Type
enum('normal', 'italic')

fontWeight​

Specifies font weight. The values 'normal' and 'bold' are supported for most fonts. Not all fonts have a variant for each of the numeric values, in that case the closest one is chosen.

TypeDefault
enum('normal', 'bold', '100', '200', '300', '400', '500', '600', '700', '800', '900') or number'normal'

includeFontPadding
Android
​

Set to false to remove extra font padding intended to make space for certain ascenders / descenders. With some fonts, this padding can make text look slightly misaligned when centered vertically. For best results also set textAlignVertical to center.

TypeDefault
booltrue

fontVariant​

Allows you to set all the font variants for a font. Can be set by using an array of enums or a space-separated string e.g. 'small-caps common-ligatures'.

TypeDefault
array of enum('small-caps', 'oldstyle-nums', 'lining-nums', 'tabular-nums', 'proportional-nums') or string[]

letterSpacing​

Increase or decrease the spacing between characters. By default there is no extra letter spacing.

Type
number

lineHeight​

Type
number

textAlign​

Specifies text alignment. On Android, the value 'justify' is only supported on Oreo (8.0) or above (API level >= 26). The value will fallback to left on lower Android versions.

TypeDefault
enum('auto', 'left', 'right', 'center', 'justify')'auto'

textAlignVertical
Android
​

TypeDefault
enum('auto', 'top', 'bottom', 'center')'auto'

textDecorationColor
iOS
​

Type
color

textDecorationLine​

TypeDefault
enum('none', 'underline', 'line-through', 'underline line-through')'none'

textDecorationStyle
iOS
​

TypeDefault
enum('solid', 'double', 'dotted', 'dashed')'solid'

textShadowColor​

Type
color

textShadowOffset​

Type
object: {width?: number, height?: number}

textShadowRadius​

Type
number

textTransform​

TypeDefault
enum('none', 'uppercase', 'lowercase', 'capitalize')'none'

verticalAlign
Android
​

TypeDefault
enum('auto', 'top', 'bottom', 'middle')'auto'

writingDirection
iOS
​

TypeDefault
enum('auto', 'ltr', 'rtl')'auto'