Reference version

ZStack

A SwiftUI ZStack component for overlapping layouts.

iOS
tvOS
Bundled version:
~55.0.0-beta.1

Expo UI ZStack matches the official SwiftUI ZStack API and overlays its children on top of each other.

Installation

Terminal
npx expo install @expo/ui

If you are installing this in an existing React Native app, make sure to install expo in your project.

Usage

Basic overlapping stack

BasicZStackExample.tsx
import { Host, ZStack, Rectangle, Text } from '@expo/ui/swift-ui'; import { frame, foregroundStyle } from '@expo/ui/swift-ui/modifiers'; export default function BasicZStackExample() { return ( <Host matchContents> <ZStack> <Rectangle modifiers={[frame({ width: 100, height: 100 })]} /> <Text modifiers={[foregroundStyle({ color: 'white' })]}>Overlay</Text> </ZStack> </Host> ); }

With alignment

The alignment prop controls how children are positioned within the stack. Available options include: center, leading, trailing, top, bottom, topLeading, topTrailing, bottomLeading, and bottomTrailing.

ZStackAlignmentExample.tsx
import { Host, ZStack, Rectangle, Circle } from '@expo/ui/swift-ui'; import { frame, foregroundStyle } from '@expo/ui/swift-ui/modifiers'; export default function ZStackAlignmentExample() { return ( <Host matchContents> <ZStack alignment="bottomTrailing"> <Rectangle modifiers={[frame({ width: 100, height: 100 }), foregroundStyle({ color: 'blue' })]} /> <Circle modifiers={[frame({ width: 30, height: 30 }), foregroundStyle({ color: 'red' })]} /> </ZStack> </Host> ); }

Creating a badge overlay

ZStackBadgeExample.tsx
import { Host, ZStack, Circle, Text, Image } from '@expo/ui/swift-ui'; import { frame, foregroundStyle } from '@expo/ui/swift-ui/modifiers'; export default function ZStackBadgeExample() { return ( <Host matchContents> <ZStack alignment="topTrailing"> <Image systemName="bell.fill" size={32} color="blue" /> <Circle modifiers={[frame({ width: 16, height: 16 }), foregroundStyle({ color: 'red' })]} /> </ZStack> </Host> ); }

API

import { ZStack } from '@expo/ui/swift-ui';

Component

ZStack

iOS
tvOS

Type: React.Element<ZStackProps>

ZStackProps

alignment

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tvOS
Optional • Literal type: string

The alignment of children within the stack.

Acceptable values are: 'center' | 'leading' | 'trailing' | 'top' | 'bottom' | 'topLeading' | 'topTrailing' | 'bottomLeading' | 'bottomTrailing' | 'centerFirstTextBaseline' | 'centerLastTextBaseline' | 'leadingFirstTextBaseline' | 'leadingLastTextBaseline' | 'trailingFirstTextBaseline' | 'trailingLastTextBaseline'

children

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tvOS
Type: React.ReactNode