# scenePadding(_:) Adds padding to the specified edges of this view using an amount that’s appropriate for the current scene. ``` nonisolated func scenePadding(_ edges: Edge.Set = .all) -> some View ``` ## Parameters `edges` The set of edges along which to pad this view. ## Return Value A view that’s padded on specified edges by a scene-appropriate amount. ## Discussion Use this modifier to add a scene-appropriate amount of padding to a view. Specify either a single edge value from [`Edge.Set`](/documentation/SwiftUI/Edge/Set), or an that describes the edges to pad. In macOS, use scene padding to produce the recommended spacing around the root view of a window. In watchOS, use scene padding to align elements of your user interface with top level elements, like the title of a navigation view. For example, compare the effects of different kinds of padding on text views presented inside a [`NavigationView`](/documentation/SwiftUI/NavigationView) in watchOS: ``` VStack(alignment: .leading, spacing: 10) { Text("Scene padding") .scenePadding(.horizontal) .border(.red) // Border added for reference. Text("Regular padding") .padding(.horizontal) .border(.green) Text("Text with no padding") .border(.blue) Button("Button") { } } .navigationTitle("Hello World") ``` The text with scene padding automatically aligns with the title, unlike the text that uses the default padding or the text without padding:  Scene padding in watchOS also ensures that your content avoids the curved edges of a device like Apple Watch Series 7. In other platforms, scene padding produces the same default padding that you get from the [`padding(_:_:)`](/documentation/SwiftUI/View/padding(_:_:)) modifier. > Important: Scene padding doesn’t pad the top and bottom edges of a > view in watchOS, even if you specify those edges as part of the input. > For example, if you specify ``doc://com.apple.SwiftUI/documentation/SwiftUI/Edge/Set/vertical`` instead of > ``doc://com.apple.SwiftUI/documentation/SwiftUI/Edge/Set/horizontal`` in the example above, the modifier would have > no effect in watchOS. It does, however, apply to all the edges that you > specify in other platforms. --- 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)