Label Options

The following is a comprehensive list of options for Labels:

-anchor => 'n' | 'ne' | 'e' | 'se' | 's' | 'sw' | 'w' | 'nw' | 'center'

Causes the text to stick to that position in the Label widget. This won't be obvious unless the Label is forced to be larger than standard size.

-background => color

Sets the background color of the Label to color.

-bitmap => bitmap

Displays the bitmap contained in bitmap instead of text.

-borderwidth => amount

Changes the width of the edges of the Label.

-cursor => cursorname

Changes the cursor to cursorname when the mouse is over this widget.

-font => fontname

Indicates that the text in the widget will be displayed with fontname.

-foreground => color

Changes the text of the Button (or the bitmap) to color.

-height => amount

Sets the height of the Label to amount; amount is a valid screen distance.

-highlightbackground => color

Sets the color of the focus rectangle when the widget is not in focus to color.

-highlightcolor => color

Sets the color of the focus rectangle when the widget has focus to color.

-highlightthickness => amount

Sets the width of the focus rectangle. Default is 0 for the Label.

-image => imgptr

Displays the image to which imgptr points, instead of text.

-justify => 'left' | 'right' | 'center'

Sets the side of the Label against which multiline text will justify.

-padx => amount

Adds extra space inside the edge to the left and right of the Label.

-pady => amount

Adds extra space inside the edge to the top and bottom of the Label.

-relief => 'flat' | 'groove' | 'raised' | 'ridge' | 'sunken'

Changes the type of edges drawn around the Button.

-takefocus => 0 | 1 | undef

Changes the ability of the Label to have the focus or not.

-text => text

Displays a text string in the Label.

-textvariable => \$variable

Points to the variable containing text to be displayed in the Label. Label will change automatically as $variable changes.

-underline => n

Causes the nth character to be underlined. Allows that key to invoke the widget when it has the focus. Default value is -1 (no character underlined).

-width => amount

Causes the Label width to be amount.

-wraplength => amount

Indicates that the text in the Label will wrap when it gets longer than amount.

Label

Option name	.Xdefault's name	Class name	Default value	Current value
-activetile	activeTile	Tile	undef
-anchor	anchor	Anchor	center	center
-background	background	Background	#d9d9d9	#d9d9d9
-bd	borderWidth
-bg	background
-bitmap	bitmap	Bitmap		undef
-borderwidth	borderWidth	BorderWidth	2	2
-cursor	cursor	Cursor		undef
-disabledtile	disabledTile	Tile	undef
-fg	foreground
-font	font	Font	Helvetica -12 bold	Tk::Font=SCALAR(0x83649a0)
-foreground	foreground	Foreground	Black	Black
-height	height	Height	0	0
-highlightbackground	highlightBackground	HighlightBackground	#d9d9d9	#d9d9d9
-highlightcolor	highlightColor	HighlightColor	Black	Black
-highlightthickness	highlightThickness	HighlightThickness	0	0
-image	image	Image	undef	undef
-justify	justify	Justify	center	center
-offset	offset	Offset	0 0	ARRAY(0x86948a4)
-padx	padX	Pad	1	1
-pady	padY	Pad	1	1
-relief	relief	Relief	flat	flat
-takefocus	takeFocus	TakeFocus	0	0
-text	text	Text
-textvariable	textVariable	Variable		undef
-tile	tile	Tile	undef
-underline	underline	Underline	-1	-1
-width	width	Width	0	0
-wraplength	wrapLength	WrapLength	0	0