# fixedSize() Fixes this view at its ideal size. ``` @export(implementation) nonisolated func fixedSize() -> some View ``` ## Return Value A view that fixes this view at its ideal size. ## Discussion During the layout of the view hierarchy, each view proposes a size to each child view it contains. If the child view doesn’t need a fixed size it can accept and conform to the size offered by the parent. For example, a [`Text`](/documentation/SwiftUI/Text) view placed in an explicitly sized frame wraps and truncates its string to remain within its parent’s bounds: ``` Text("A single line of text, too long to fit in a box.") .frame(width: 200, height: 200) .border(Color.gray) ```  The `fixedSize()` modifier can be used to create a view that maintains the *ideal size* of its children both dimensions: ``` Text("A single line of text, too long to fit in a box.") .fixedSize() .frame(width: 200, height: 200) .border(Color.gray) ``` This can result in the view exceeding the parent’s bounds, which may or may not be the effect you want.  You can think of `fixedSize()` as the creation of a *counter proposal* to the view size proposed to a view by its parent. The ideal size of a view, and the specific effects of `fixedSize()` depends on the particular view and how you have configured it. To create a view that fixes the view’s size in either the horizontal or vertical dimensions, see [`fixedSize(horizontal:vertical:)`](/documentation/SwiftUI/View/fixedSize(horizontal:vertical:)). --- 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)