Incorrect font scaling with adjustsFontSizeToFitWidth
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Description
Description
Sometimes <Text> element that has both lineHeight and adjustsFontSizeToFit sometimes shrinks the text even if there is enough place for it to be rendered.
It seems to happen when there is a fractional height separator in the layout.
There seem to be two problems:
- The font is scaled although there is enough space for the text to be rendered with the original font-size
minimumFontScaleseems not to be respected
Steps to reproduce
Here is minimal repro code of the app (also available in the expo snack)
When running the app the 2nd and 7th text element seem to be wrongly scaled (changing the number of element, the height of the separator or even fast-refresh seem to alter which elements are scaled incorrectly).
import { SafeAreaView, StyleSheet, Text, View } from "react-native";
const styles = StyleSheet.create({
container: {
alignItems: "center",
justifyContent: "center",
},
text: {
fontSize: 12,
lineHeight: 20,
width: 200,
},
separator: {
height: 0.5,
width: 200,
backgroundColor: "green",
},
});
const Test = () => (
<Text
style={styles.text}
numberOfLines={1}
adjustsFontSizeToFit
minimumFontScale={0.8}
>
XXXXXXXXX
</Text>
);
export default function App() {
return (
<SafeAreaView>
<View style={styles.container}>
<View style={styles.separator} />
<Test />
<Test />
<Test />
<Test />
<Test />
<Test />
<Test />
<Test />
<Test />
<Test />
</View>
</SafeAreaView>
);
}
React Native Version
0.79.5
Affected Platforms
Runtime - iOS
Output of npx @react-native-community/cli info
System:
OS: macOS 15.5
CPU: (14) arm64 Apple M4 Max
Memory: 115.22 MB / 36.00 GB
Shell:
version: "5.9"
path: /bin/zsh
Binaries:
Node:
version: 20.15.1
path: ~/.nvm/versions/node/v20.15.1/bin/node
Yarn:
version: 1.22.22
path: ~/.nvm/versions/node/v20.15.1/bin/yarn
npm:
version: 10.7.0
path: ~/.nvm/versions/node/v20.15.1/bin/npm
Watchman: Not Found
Managers:
CocoaPods:
version: 1.16.2
path: /Users/alexander.vakrilov/.rvm/gems/ruby-3.3.6/bin/pod
SDKs:
iOS SDK:
Platforms:
- DriverKit 24.0
- iOS 18.0
- macOS 15.0
- tvOS 18.0
- visionOS 2.0
- watchOS 11.0
Android SDK: Not Found
IDEs:
Android Studio: 2024.1 AI-241.18034.62.2411.12071903
Xcode:
version: 16.0/16A242d
path: /usr/bin/xcodebuild
Languages:
Java:
version: 17.0.11
path: /usr/bin/javac
Ruby:
version: 3.3.6
path: /Users/alexander.vakrilov/.rvm/rubies/ruby-3.3.6/bin/ruby
npmPackages:
"@react-native-community/cli": Not Found
react:
installed: 19.0.0
wanted: 19.0.0
react-native:
installed: 0.79.5
wanted: 0.79.5
react-native-macos: Not Found
npmGlobalPackages:
"*react-native*": Not Found
Android:
hermesEnabled: Not found
newArchEnabled: Not found
iOS:
hermesEnabled: Not found
newArchEnabled: Not found
Stacktrace or Logs
No crash
MANDATORY Reproducer
https://snack.expo.dev/@vakrilov/0e4781
Screenshots and Videos
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by running the mandatory Expo Snack reproducer on iOS and compare the text elements with the fractional-height separator, lineHeight, adjustsFontSizeToFit, and minimumFontScale settings. Trace the native text layout path once the incorrect scaling is reproduced; done means text does not shrink when space is sufficient and minimumFontScale is respected.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- ios, react-native
- Domain
- mobile-dev
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Active
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 48/100