Change character spacing on UILabel within Interface Builder

Question

Is there anyway to change the character spacing (track) on UILabel text using Interface Builder? If not, is there a way to do it programmatically on an existing UILabel that

Answer 1

SWIFT 4 UILabel extension:

import UIKit

extension UILabel {

    @IBInspectable
    var letterSpace: CGFloat {
        set {
            let attributedString: NSMutableAttributedString!
            if let currentAttrString = attributedText {
                attributedString = NSMutableAttributedString(attributedString: currentAttrString)
            } else {
                attributedString = NSMutableAttributedString(string: text ?? "")
                text = nil
            } 
            attributedString.addAttribute(NSAttributedString.Key.kern,
                                          value: newValue,
                                          range: NSRange(location: 0, length: attributedString.length))
            attributedText = attributedString
        }

        get {
            if let currentLetterSpace = attributedText?.attribute(NSAttributedString.Key.kern, at: 0, effectiveRange: .none) as? CGFloat {
                return currentLetterSpace
            } else {
                return 0
            }
        }
    }
}