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Asked: 2026-05-28T23:35:08+00:00

I have a UILabel to which I am attempting to apply a semi-transparent gradient

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I have a UILabel to which I am attempting to apply a semi-transparent gradient as a color onto. For example, in my UILabel subclass I’m trying to set the gradient color this way:

self.textColor = [UIColor colorWithPatternImage:someTransparentGradient];

While messing around with this, however, I discovered that a UILabel doesn’t seem to be able to draw with transparency when layer shadows are in place. I attempted to set the text color to clear:

self.textColor = [UIColor clearColor];

but the text ended up being white. Ideas?

You can replicate the problem yourself if you set the text color to clear, then apply layer shadows onto the text view.

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  1. Editorial Team

    I don’t normally accept my own answers, but in this case I must. This seems to be a bug. Whenever layer shadows are applied to a UILabel, text transparency is no longer supported. I will file a radar.

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