Display only text without image for UITabBarItem?

Question

I want to display only title for tabbar item without image. Is it possible? When I tried setting

let tabItem = UITabBarItem()
tabItem.title = "Tab1"
tabItem.selectedImage = nil
tabItem.image = nil
tabViewController?.tabBarItem = tabItem

I'm just getting a blank space which is tapable, but no title or image.

see if [this](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/11248457/is-it-possible-to-remove-the-images-in-the-uitabbaritem-and-aligned-vertically-t) can help u — Tj3n, Mar 23 '17 at 11:05

score 6 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 12:34

6

simplest way is remove the images from the tab bar and set the custom offset vertical.as shown in the image. or else follow the link that TJ3n priveded remove the images in the UITabBarItem and aligned vertically the title.

edited May 23 '17 at 12:34

Community

answered Mar 23 '17 at 11:17

adarshaU

Why -16? Where this value come from? – Rey Bruno Feb 12 '20 at 19:55
@ReyBruno -16 is needed to center text vertically. By default it is situated at the lower part of the bar even if you are not setting the image. – AlexanderZ Apr 17 '20 at 14:22

score 2 · Answer 2 · answered May 27 '19 at 11:00

2

In case you want it to be done programmatically:

tabItem.titlePositionAdjustment = UIOffset(horizontal: 0, vertical: -16)

answered May 27 '19 at 11:00

AlexanderZ

2 Answers2