Using a custom font in a UITextField causes it to shift slightly when accessed — is there a fix?

Question

I have a custom font in a UITextField, and I\'ve noticed that when it\'s accessed (when the keyboard appears), the text shifts down by a very small amount -- maybe

Answer 1

This is expected behaviour in a standard UITextField. You can however solve this by subclassing UITextField and by adjusting the bounds for the text itself.

Swift 3

override func textRect(forBounds bounds: CGRect) -> CGRect {
    return(bounds.insetBy(dx: 0, dy: 0))
}

override func editingRect(forBounds bounds: CGRect) -> CGRect {
    return(bounds.insetBy(dx: 0, dy: -0.5))
}

override func placeholderRect(forBounds bounds: CGRect) -> CGRect {
    return(bounds.insetBy(dx: 0, dy: 0))
}

This should do the trick!