Chapter 6. Miscellaneous Widgets
Prev |  | Next

## Chapter 6. Miscellaneous Widgets

## Label

Labels are the main method of placing non-editable text in windows, for instance to place a title next to a `Entry` widget. You can specify the text in the constructor, or with the `set_text()` method.

The width of the label will be adjusted automatically. You can produce multi-line labels by putting line breaks ("\n") in the label string.

The label text can be justified using the `set_justify()` method. The widget is also capable of word-wrapping - this can be activated with `set_line_wrap()`.

TODO: gtkmm2: markup.

Reference

### Example

Below is a short example to illustrate these functions. This example makes use of the Frame widget to better demonstrate the label styles. (The Frame widget is explained in the Frame section.)

Figure 6.1. Label

Source Code

Prev | Up | Next
Example | Home | Entry