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# SKLabelVerticalAlignmentMode

Options for aligning text vertically.

```
enum SKLabelVerticalAlignmentMode
```

## Topics

### Constants

[`SKLabelVerticalAlignmentModeBaseline`](/documentation/SpriteKit/SKLabelVerticalAlignmentMode/baseline)

Positions the text so that the font’s baseline lies on the node’s origin.

[`SKLabelVerticalAlignmentModeCenter`](/documentation/SpriteKit/SKLabelVerticalAlignmentMode/center)

Centers the text vertically on the node’s origin.

[`SKLabelVerticalAlignmentModeTop`](/documentation/SpriteKit/SKLabelVerticalAlignmentMode/top)

Positions the text so that the top of the text is on the node’s origin.

[`SKLabelVerticalAlignmentModeBottom`](/documentation/SpriteKit/SKLabelVerticalAlignmentMode/bottom)

Positions the text so that the bottom of the text is on the node’s origin.

## Relationships

### Conforms To

[`RawRepresentable`](/documentation/Swift/RawRepresentable)

[`BitwiseCopyable`](/documentation/Swift/BitwiseCopyable)

[`Hashable`](/documentation/Swift/Hashable)

[`SendableMetatype`](/documentation/Swift/SendableMetatype)

[`Equatable`](/documentation/Swift/Equatable)

[`Sendable`](/documentation/Swift/Sendable)

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