Tk - Label Widget

A label widget is a common widget used in almost all Tk applications that is used to display simple text. The syntax for label widget is shown below −

label labelName options

Options

The options available for the label widget are listed below in table −

Sr.No.	Syntax & Description
1	-background color Used to set background color for widget.
2	-borderwidth width Used to draw with border in 3D effects.
3	-font fontDescriptor Used to set font for widget.
4	-foreground color Used to set foreground color for widget.
5	-height number Used to set height for widget.
6	-padx number Sets the padx for the widget.
7	-pady number Sets the pady for the widget.
8	-relief condition Sets the 3D relief for this widget. The condition may be raised, sunken, flat, ridge, solid, or groove.
9	-text text Sets the text for the widget.
10	-textvariable varName Variable associated with the widget. When the text of widget changes, the variable is set to text of widget.
11	-width number Sets the width for widget.
12	-justify alignment Sets the alignment of text, which can be left, center, or right.

A simple example for label widget is shown below −

#!/usr/bin/wish

grid [label .myLabel -background red -foreground white -text "Hello World" -relief ridge
   -borderwidth 8 -padx 10 -pady 10 -font {Helvetica -18 bold} -height 10 -width 35 
   -textvariable myvariable -justify left -underline 1]
set myvariable "Test Hello"

When we run the above program, we will get the following output −

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