---
title: "allowsTightening(_:)"
framework: swiftui
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Method
path: "swiftui/view/allowstightening(_:)"
---

# allowsTightening(_:)

Sets whether text in this view can compress the space between characters when necessary to fit text in a line.

## Declaration

```swift
nonisolated func allowsTightening(_ flag: Bool) -> some View

```

## Parameters

- `flag`: A Boolean value that indicates whether the space between characters compresses when necessary.

## Return Value

Return Value A view that can compress the space between characters when necessary to fit text in a line.

## Discussion

Discussion Use allowsTightening(_:) to enable the compression of inter-character spacing of text in a view to try to fit the text in the view’s bounds. In the example below, two identically configured text views show the effects of allowsTightening(_:) on the compression of the spacing between characters: VStack {     Text("This is a wide text element")         .font(.body)         .frame(width: 200, height: 50, alignment: .leading)         .lineLimit(1)         .allowsTightening(true)

Text("This is a wide text element")         .font(.body)         .frame(width: 200, height: 50, alignment: .leading)         .lineLimit(1)         .allowsTightening(false) }

## See Also

### Controlling hit testing

- [contentShape(_:eoFill:)](swiftui/view/contentshape(_:eofill:).md)
- [contentShape(_:_:eoFill:)](swiftui/view/contentshape(_:_:eofill:).md)
- [ContentShapeKinds](swiftui/contentshapekinds.md)