Right-aligned labels in WinForms

Question

The most obvious way to right-align a Label in WinForms doesn\'t work: setting anchor to Top/Bottom Right and TextAlign to TopRight. If the text changes the lab

Answer 1

Attach an event handler to the labels' SizeChanged event:

private void label1_SizeChanged(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
    label1.Location = new Point(Your_Anchor_Point - label1.Width, label1.Location.Y);
}

To be more DPI friendly consider using some other control as the anchor point, i.e.

label1.Location = new Point(dataGridView1.Location.X + dataGridView1.Width - label1.Width, label1.Location.Y);

to align to the RH side of the dgv.

(BTW: I tried the Paint & TextChanged events but they seemed to sometimes get confused - probably something to do with event order particularly on opening a new form.)

Answer 2

The best solution for me was:

1. Set the AutoSize property labels to false. Set the TextAlign
2. property labels to something on the right.
3. Resize manually the labels 1 by 1 so they can use more space.

Answer 3

Here's what worked for me on a standard form

• Set AutoSize property off for just the Labels to be right aligned
• Make all the fields the same size (perhaps this isn't really required) using the Layout toolbar
• Multi-select the labels and right align them using the Layout toolbar, position where desired
• Set TextAlign property to one of the xxxRight settings, e.g, TopRight

Answer 4

Using a TableLayoutPanel with docked labels is the only reliable method that I've found for placing right-aligned labels in Winforms. Turning off AutoSize and using oversized labels seems to cause strange anomalies for High DPI users.

Answer 5

One simple option is to disable AutoSize (set to false) and over-size it so there is spare space.

Alternatively, perhaps use Dock instead of just Anchor, although this has a different meaning, so you may need to put it in a Panel or similar). Ultimately this works like the first - by over-sizing it in the first place; so perhaps the first option is simpler.

Answer 6

• dynamically created label's default autosize is false.
• if label's autosize is false. it contains extra empty space.
• that tricks you to think its doesnt right align properly. to diagnose it, set the label's backColour to lightgreen

 int rowIndex=1;

 var lbx = new Label();
 lbx.AutoSize = true;          // default is false.
 lbx.BackColor = Color.Green;  // to see if it's aligning or not
 lbx.Text = "Iam  Autosize=true";
 lbx.Anchor = AnchorStyles.Right;
 tlPanel.Controls.Add(lbx, 0, rowIndex);

 var dtp = new DateTimePicker();
 dtp.Anchor = AnchorStyles.Left;
 tlPanel.Controls.Add(dtp, 1, rowIndex);


  //--- row 2  autosize false
 rowIndex=2;
  var lbx2 = new Label();
 lbx2.AutoSize = false;          // default is false.
 lbx2.BackColor = Color.Green;  // to see if it's aligning or not
 lbx2.Text = "AutoSz=false";
 lbx2.Anchor = AnchorStyles.Right;
 tlPanel.Controls.Add(lbx2, 0, rowIndex);

 var dtp = new DateTimePicker();
 dtp.Anchor = AnchorStyles.Left;
 tlPanel.Controls.Add(dtp, 1, rowIndex);