How to highlight only text in UILabel - IOS

Question

I just want to highlight only text in UILabel, I have tried by giving backgroundColor for label, but it is highlighting the empty spaces also looks

Answer 1

This will add a subview behind the text, with the correct size:

CGSize size= [[label text] sizeWithFont:[UIFont systemFontOfSize:18.0]];
NSLog(@"%.1f | %.1f", size.width, size.height);
NSLog(@"%.1f | %.1f", label.frame.size.width, label.frame.size.height);

UIView *highlightView=[[UIView alloc] initWithFrame:CGRectMake(0, 0, size.width, size.height)];
[highlightView setBackgroundColor:[UIColor greenColor]];
[self.view insertSubview:highlightView belowSubview:label];
[highlightView setCenter:label.center];

And don't forget: [label setBackgroundColor:[UIColor clearColor]];