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NAME
ttk::label — Display a text string and/or image
SYNOPSIS
DESCRIPTION
STANDARD OPTIONS
-anchor, anchor, Anchor
-class, undefined, undefined
-compound, compound, Compound
-cursor, cursor, Cursor
-font, font, Font
-foreground, textColor, TextColor
-image, image, Image
-justify, justify, Justify
-padding, padding, Padding
-state, state, State
-style, style, Style
-takefocus, takeFocus, TakeFocus
-text, text, Text
-textvariable, textVariable, Variable
-underline, underline, Underline
-width, width, Width
-wraplength, wrapLength, WrapLength
WIDGET-SPECIFIC OPTIONS
-background, frameColor, FrameColor
-relief, relief, Relief
-wraplength, wrapLength, WrapLength
WIDGET COMMAND
STYLING OPTIONS
SEE ALSO

NAME

ttk::label — Display a text string and/or image

SYNOPSIS

ttk::label pathName ?options?

DESCRIPTION

A ttk::label widget displays a textual label and/or image. The label may be linked to a Tcl variable to automatically change the displayed text.

STANDARD OPTIONS

-anchor, anchor, Anchor
-class, undefined, undefined
-compound, compound, Compound
-cursor, cursor, Cursor
-font, font, Font
-foreground, textColor, TextColor
-image, image, Image
-justify, justify, Justify
-padding, padding, Padding
-state, state, State
-style, style, Style
-takefocus, takeFocus, TakeFocus
-text, text, Text
-textvariable, textVariable, Variable
-underline, underline, Underline
-width, width, Width
-wraplength, wrapLength, WrapLength

WIDGET-SPECIFIC OPTIONS

Command-Line Name: -background
Database Name: frameColor
Database Class: FrameColor
The widget's background color. If unspecified, the theme default is used.

Command-Line Name: -relief
Database Name: relief
Database Class: Relief
Specifies the 3-D effect desired for the widget border. Valid values are flat, groove, raised, ridge, solid, and sunken.

Command-Line Name: -wraplength
Database Name: wrapLength
Database Class: WrapLength
Specifies the maximum line length (in pixels). If this option is negative or zero, then automatic wrapping is not performed; otherwise the text is split into lines such that no line is longer than the specified value.

WIDGET COMMAND

Label widgets support the standard commands cget, configure, identify element, instate, state and style (see ttk::widget).

STYLING OPTIONS

The class name for a ttk::label is TLabel.

Dynamic states: disabled, readonly.

TLabel styling options configurable with ttk::style are:

-background color
-compound compound
-foreground color
-font font

Some options are only available for specific themes.

See the ttk::style manual page for information on how to configure ttk styles.

SEE ALSO

ttk::widget, label
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