transparent UITextView

Question

How do I make a UITextView transparent? I built the view in Interface Builder and placed a UITextView into it and it covers the background.

Any ideas?

user_1811787 · Answer

Swift 4.2

txtView.backgroundColor = .clear

user_6113287 · Answer

for Swift 4

textView.backgroundColor = UIColor.clear

user_1071152 · Answer

For those who are looking for the simple answer please see the screenshot. Select TextView, change the Background property in the Attributes Inspector to "Clear Color"

transparent UITextView

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