# background(_:ignoresSafeAreaEdges:) Sets the view’s background to a style. ``` nonisolated func background(_ style: S, ignoresSafeAreaEdges edges: Edge.Set = .all) -> some View where S : ShapeStyle ``` ## Parameters `style` An instance of a type that conforms to [`ShapeStyle`](/documentation/SwiftUI/ShapeStyle) that SwiftUI draws behind the modified view. `edges` The set of edges for which to ignore safe area insets when adding the background. The default value is [`all`](/documentation/SwiftUI/Edge/Set/all). Specify an empty set to respect safe area insets on all edges. ## Return Value A view with the specified style drawn behind it. ## Discussion Use this modifier to place a type that conforms to the [`ShapeStyle`](/documentation/SwiftUI/ShapeStyle) protocol — like a [`Color`](/documentation/SwiftUI/Color), [`Material`](/documentation/SwiftUI/Material), or [`HierarchicalShapeStyle`](/documentation/SwiftUI/HierarchicalShapeStyle) — behind a view. For example, you can add the [`regularMaterial`](/documentation/SwiftUI/ShapeStyle/regularMaterial) behind a [`Label`](/documentation/SwiftUI/Label): ``` struct FlagLabel: View { var body: some View { Label("Flag", systemImage: "flag.fill") .padding() .background(.regularMaterial) } } ``` SwiftUI anchors the style to the view’s bounds. For the example above, the background fills the entirety of the label’s frame, which includes the padding:  SwiftUI limits the background style’s extent to the modified view’s container-relative shape. You can see this effect if you constrain the `FlagLabel` view with a [`containerShape(_:)`](/documentation/SwiftUI/View/containerShape(_:)) modifier: ``` FlagLabel() .containerShape(RoundedRectangle(cornerRadius: 16)) ``` The background takes on the specified container shape:  By default, the background ignores safe area insets on all edges, but you can provide a specific set of edges to ignore, or an empty set to respect safe area insets on all edges: ``` Rectangle() .background( .regularMaterial, ignoresSafeAreaEdges: []) // Ignore no safe area insets. ``` If you want to specify a [`View`](/documentation/SwiftUI/View) or a stack of views as the background, use [`background(alignment:content:)`](/documentation/SwiftUI/View/background(alignment:content:)) instead. To specify a [`Shape`](/documentation/SwiftUI/Shape) or [`InsettableShape`](/documentation/SwiftUI/InsettableShape), use [`background(_:in:fillStyle:)`](/documentation/SwiftUI/View/background(_:in:fillStyle:)) . To configure the background of a presentation, like a sheet, use [`presentationBackground(_:)`](/documentation/SwiftUI/View/presentationBackground(_:)). --- Copyright © 2026 Apple Inc. All rights reserved. | [Terms of Use](https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/terms/site.html) | [Privacy Policy](https://www.apple.com/privacy/privacy-policy)