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# titleLabel

A view that displays the value of the `currentTitle` property for a button.

```
var titleLabel: UILabel? { get }
```

## Discussion

Although this property is read-only, its own properties are read/write. Use these properties primarily to configure the text of the button. For example:

```objc
UIButton *button                  = [UIButton buttonWithType: UIButtonTypeSystem];
button.titleLabel.font            = [UIFont systemFontOfSize: 12];
button.titleLabel.lineBreakMode   = NSLineBreakByTruncatingTail;
```

Do not use the label object to set the text color or the shadow color. Instead, use the [`setTitleColor(_:for:)`](/documentation/UIKit/UIButton/setTitleColor(_:for:)) and [`setTitleShadowColor(_:for:)`](/documentation/UIKit/UIButton/setTitleShadowColor(_:for:)) methods of this class to make those changes. To set the actual text of the label, use [`setTitle(_:for:)`](/documentation/UIKit/UIButton/setTitle(_:for:)) (`button.titleLabel.text` does not let you set the text).

The `titleLabel` property returns a value even if the button has not been displayed yet. The value of the property is  `nil` for system buttons.

## See Also

[`currentTitle`](/documentation/UIKit/UIButton/currentTitle)

The current title that is displayed on the button.


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