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# imageEdgeInsets

The inset or outset margins for the rectangle around the button’s image.

```
var imageEdgeInsets: UIEdgeInsets { get set }
```

## Discussion

Use this property to resize and reposition the effective drawing rectangle for the button image. You can specify a different value for each of the four insets (top, left, bottom, right). A positive value shrinks, or insets, that edge—moving it closer to the center of the button. A negative value expands, or outsets, that edge. Use the [`init(top:left:bottom:right:)`](/documentation/UIKit/UIEdgeInsets/init(top:left:bottom:right:)-1s1t9) function to construct a value for this property. The default value is [`zero`](/documentation/UIKit/UIEdgeInsets/zero).

This property is used only for positioning the image during layout. The button does not use this property to determine [`intrinsicContentSize`](/documentation/UIKit/UIView/intrinsicContentSize) and [`sizeThatFits(_:)`](/documentation/UIKit/UIView/sizeThatFits(_:)).

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