SwiftUI .underline()
Published Jan 23, 2023Updated Mar 2, 2023
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The .underline() view modifier in SwiftUI applies an underline style to text characters in a View.
Syntax
Text("This text will be underlined")
.underline()
The .underline() modifier is applied to all characters within the Text (which conforms to the View protocol).
Example
The following example creates some underlined text:
var body: some View {Text("Underlined text").underline()}
In the above example, the .underline() modifier is called on the Text view. This applies an underlined style to all characters within the Text.
This will display the following:

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