---
title: "init(horizontal:vertical:)"
framework: swiftui
role: symbol
role_heading: Initializer
path: "swiftui/alignment/init(horizontal:vertical:)"
---

# init(horizontal:vertical:)

Creates a custom alignment value with the specified horizontal and vertical alignment guides.

## Declaration

```swift
init(horizontal: HorizontalAlignment, vertical: VerticalAlignment)
```

## Parameters

- `horizontal`: The alignment on the horizontal axis.
- `vertical`: The alignment on the vertical axis.

## Discussion

Discussion SwiftUI provides a variety of built-in alignments that combine built-in HorizontalAlignment and VerticalAlignment guides. Use this initializer to create a custom alignment that makes use of a custom horizontal or vertical guide, or both. For example, you can combine a custom vertical guide called firstThird with the built-in center guide, and use it to configure a ZStack: ZStack(alignment: Alignment(horizontal: .center, vertical: .firstThird)) {     // ... } For more information about creating custom guides, including the code that creates the custom firstThird alignment in the example above, see AlignmentID.

## See Also

### Creating a custom alignment

- [horizontal](swiftui/alignment/horizontal.md)
- [vertical](swiftui/alignment/vertical.md)