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Today we will see how to make Labels in Tkinter Python.

labels in tkinter

How Does ttk.Label (tkinter label) Look?

Basic Code

This is how you can make a simple Label in Tkinter (or ttk).

import tkinter as tk
from tkinter import ttk

root = tk.Tk()  # Create the root window
root.title("Sample Label")
root.geometry("300x100")

# Creating label and packing it to the window.
label = ttk.Label(root, text="Test text")
label.pack(padx=20, pady=20) 
root.mainloop() 

How it works.

First, create a new instance of the Label widget.

Second, place the Label on the main window by calling the pack() method.

If you don’t call the pack() function, the program still creates the label but does not show it on the main window.

The pack() function is one of three geometry managers in Tkinter, including:

• Pack
• Grid
• Place

You’ll learn about this in detail in the upcoming tutorials.

How To Add Image To ttk.Label (tkinter label)?

To display an image label, you follow these steps:

• OGet an image (I’ll be using this image from Unsplash)

You can also download it from there or use any other image.

• Second, create a PhotoImage widget by passing the path of the image to the PhotoImage constructor.
• Third, assign the PhotoImage object to the image option of the Label widget.

Complete code:

import tkinter as tk
from tkinter import ttk

root = tk.Tk() 
root.title("Sample Image Label")
root.geometry("300x400")

# Creating label and packing it to the window.
photo = tk.PhotoImage(file='ocean.png')
label = tk.Label(root, image=photo)
label.pack(padx=20, pady=20) 
root.mainloop() 

Output:

All Major Configurations

For details on the attributes refer ttk label’s documentation click here.

To see the label widget in the customtkinter click here.

labels in tkinter