# layoutPriority(_:) Sets the priority by which a parent layout should apportion space to this child. ``` nonisolated func layoutPriority(_ value: Double) -> some View ``` ## Parameters `value` The priority by which a parent layout apportions space to the child. ## Discussion Views typically have a default priority of `0` which causes space to be apportioned evenly to all sibling views. Raising a view’s layout priority encourages the higher priority view to shrink later when the group is shrunk and stretch sooner when the group is stretched. ``` HStack { Text("This is a moderately long string.") .font(.largeTitle) .border(Color.gray) Spacer() Text("This is a higher priority string.") .font(.largeTitle) .layoutPriority(1) .border(Color.gray) } ``` In the example above, the first [`Text`](/documentation/SwiftUI/Text) element has the default priority `0` which causes its view to shrink dramatically due to the higher priority of the second [`Text`](/documentation/SwiftUI/Text) element, even though all of their other attributes (font, font size and character count) are the same.  A parent layout offers the child views with the highest layout priority all the space offered to the parent minus the minimum space required for all its lower-priority children. --- 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)