[iOS] Background appearing outside of border when using border radius
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Description
Note: I already created an issue for expo https://github.com/expo/expo/issues/39711. On request of intergalacticspacehighway I am creating an issue here so it can be fixed in react native.
Description
Add view with border and border radius where the border color is the background color. Then the border will have a outline / glass like effect on iOS but not on web. I am not sure if this is a bug in expo or rather in react native.
I stumbled on this because I use a border like this to put a text badge on an icon and use the border on the text to make it have a nice offest on the icon like here:
Steps to reproduce
Add view with border and border radius where the border color is the background color:
<View
style={{
width: 50,
height: 50,
backgroundColor: 'red',
borderStyle: 'solid',
borderWidth: 10,
borderColor: 'white',
borderRadius: 25,
}}
></View>
Then the border will have a outline / glass like effect on iOS but not on web. I am not sure if this is a bug in expo or rather in react native.
React Native Version
0.81.4
Affected Platforms
Runtime - iOS
Output of npx @react-native-community/cli info
System:
OS: macOS 26.0
CPU: (10) arm64 Apple M1 Max
Memory: 8.64 GB / 64.00 GB
Shell:
version: "5.9"
path: /bin/zsh
Binaries:
Node:
version: 22.12.0
path: ~/.nvm/versions/node/v22.12.0/bin/node
Yarn:
version: 4.8.1
path: ~/.nvm/versions/node/v22.12.0/bin/yarn
npm:
version: 10.9.0
path: ~/.nvm/versions/node/v22.12.0/bin/npm
Watchman:
version: 2024.11.25.00
path: /opt/homebrew/bin/watchman
Managers:
CocoaPods:
version: 1.15.2
path: /Users/dennis/.asdf/shims/pod
SDKs:
iOS SDK:
Platforms:
- DriverKit 25.0
- iOS 26.0
- macOS 26.0
- tvOS 26.0
- visionOS 26.0
- watchOS 26.0
Android SDK:
API Levels:
- "28"
- "30"
- "31"
- "32"
- "33"
- "34"
- "35"
- "36"
Build Tools:
- 28.0.3
- 29.0.2
- 30.0.2
- 30.0.3
- 32.0.0
- 33.0.0
- 33.0.1
- 34.0.0
- 35.0.0
- 36.0.0
System Images:
- android-30 | Google Play ARM 64 v8a
- android-32 | Google APIs ARM 64 v8a
- android-32 | Google Play ARM 64 v8a
- android-33 | Google APIs ARM 64 v8a
- android-33 | Google Play ARM 64 v8a
- android-34 | Google Play ARM 64 v8a
Android NDK: Not Found
IDEs:
Android Studio: 2024.2 AI-242.23339.11.2421.12483815
Xcode:
version: 26.0/17A324
path: /usr/bin/xcodebuild
Languages:
Java:
version: 17.0.14
path: /usr/bin/javac
Ruby:
version: 3.1.4
path: /Users/dennis/.asdf/shims/ruby
npmPackages:
"@react-native-community/cli": Not Found
react:
installed: 19.1.0
wanted: 19.1.0
react-native:
installed: 0.81.4
wanted: 0.81.4
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://github.com/denniske/expo-border-glass-repro
Screenshots and Videos
Web:
iOS:
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 with the mandatory reproducer at github.com/denniske/expo-border-glass-repro and the View style using borderWidth, borderColor, borderRadius, and backgroundColor. Compare the iOS and web rendering on React Native 0.81.4; done means the iOS border no longer shows the unwanted glass-like outline outside the rounded border.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- ios, react-native
- Domain
- mobile
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 42/100