AnchorLayout in Kivy Python (original) (raw)
Last Updated : 12 Jan, 2026
AnchorLayout places widgets at a fixed position inside a window using horizontal (anchor_x) and vertical (anchor_y) alignment. It is used when you want a widget to stay at a specific side or center of the screen even when the window size changes.
**Example: In this example, this program displays a TextInput box placed at the center of the Kivy window using AnchorLayout.
Python `
from kivy.app import App from kivy.uix.anchorlayout import AnchorLayout from kivy.uix.textinput import TextInput
class MyApp(App): def build(self): l = AnchorLayout(anchor_x='center', anchor_y='center') t = TextInput(text="Enter text", size_hint=(0.5, 0.2)) l.add_widget(t) return l
MyApp().run()
`
**Output
A text input box appears at the center of the window.
**Explanation:
- AnchorLayout(anchor_x, anchor_y) sets the position to the center
- TextInput() creates a text box
- size_hint controls the size of the box
- add_widget() adds the TextInput to the layout
Syntax
AnchorLayout(anchor_x='center', anchor_y='center')
**Parameters:
- **anchor_x (Horizontal position): "left", "center", "right"
- **anchor_y (Vertical position): "top", "center", "bottom"
Examples
**Example 1: In this example, this program places a button at the bottom-right corner of the window.
Python `
from kivy.app import App from kivy.uix.anchorlayout import AnchorLayout from kivy.uix.button import Button
class MyApp(App): def build(self): l = AnchorLayout(anchor_x='right', anchor_y='bottom') b = Button(text="Click", size_hint=(0.3, 0.2)) l.add_widget(b) return l
MyApp().run()
`
**Output
A button appears at the bottom-right of the window.
**Explanation:
- anchor_x='right' moves the button to the right
- anchor_y='bottom' moves it to the bottom
- Button() creates the button
- add_widget() adds it to the layout
**Example 2: In this example, this program shows a button on the left side while keeping it vertically centered.
Python `
from kivy.app import App from kivy.uix.anchorlayout import AnchorLayout from kivy.uix.button import Button
class MyApp(App): def build(self): l = AnchorLayout(anchor_x='left', anchor_y='center') b = Button(text="Menu", size_hint=(0.3, 0.3)) l.add_widget(b) return l
MyApp().run()
`
**Output
A button appears on the center-left side of the window.
**Explanation:
- anchor_x='left' places the button on the left
- anchor_y='center' centers it vertically
- Button remains fixed when window size changes