---
title: alignment
framework: uikit
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Property
path: uikit/uistackview/alignment-swift.property
---

# alignment

The alignment of the arranged subviews perpendicular to the stack view’s axis.

## Declaration

```swift
var alignment: UIStackView.Alignment { get set }
```

## Discussion

Discussion This property determines how the stack view lays out its arranged views perpendicularly to its axis. The default value is UIStackView.Alignment.fill. For a list of possible values, see UIStackView.Alignment.

## See Also

### Configuring the layout

- [axis](uikit/uistackview/axis.md)
- [distribution](uikit/uistackview/distribution-swift.property.md)
- [spacing](uikit/uistackview/spacing.md)
- [isBaselineRelativeArrangement](uikit/uistackview/isbaselinerelativearrangement.md)
- [isLayoutMarginsRelativeArrangement](uikit/uistackview/islayoutmarginsrelativearrangement.md)