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## Tcl/Tk Documentation > TkCmd > ttk_labelframe

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  NAME
    ttk::labelframe - Container widget with optional label
  SYNOPSIS
    ttk::labelframe pathName ?options?
  DESCRIPTION
  STANDARD OPTIONS
    -class
    -cursor, cursor, Cursor
    -style
    -takefocus, takeFocus, TakeFocus
  WIDGET-SPECIFIC OPTIONS
    -labelanchor, labelAnchor, LabelAnchor
    -text, text, Text
    -underline, underline, Underline
    -padding, padding, Padding
    -labelwidget, labelWidget, LabelWidget
    -width, width, Width
    -height, height, Height
  WIDGET COMMAND
  SEE ALSO
  KEYWORDS

### NAME

ttk::labelframe - Container widget with optional label

### SYNOPSIS

ttk::labelframe pathName ?options?

### DESCRIPTION

A ttk::labelframe widget is a container used to group other widgets together. It has an optional label, which may be a plain text string or another widget.

### STANDARD OPTIONS

-class
-cursor, cursor, Cursor
-style
-takefocus, takeFocus, TakeFocus

### WIDGET-SPECIFIC OPTIONS

Command-Line Name: -labelanchor
Database Name: labelAnchor
Database Class: LabelAnchor
  Specifies where to place the label. Allowed values are (clockwise from the top upper left corner): nw, n, ne, en, e, es, se, s,sw, ws, w and wn. The default value is theme-dependent.
Command-Line Name: -text
Database Name: text
Database Class: Text
  Specifies the text of the label.
Command-Line Name: -underline
Database Name: underline
Database Class: Underline
  If set, specifies the integer index (0-based) of a character to underline in the text string. The underlined character is used for mnemonic activation. Mnemonic activation for a ttk::labelframe sets the keyboard focus to the first child of the ttk::labelframe widget.
Command-Line Name: -padding
Database Name: padding
Database Class: Padding
  Additional padding to include inside the border.
Command-Line Name: -labelwidget
Database Name: labelWidget
Database Class: LabelWidget
  The name of a widget to use for the label. If set, overrides the -text option. The -labelwidget must be a child of the labelframe widget or one of the labelframe's ancestors, and must belong to the same top-level widget as the labelframe.
Command-Line Name: -width
Database Name: width
Database Class: Width
  If specified, the widget's requested width in pixels.
Command-Line Name: -height
Database Name: height
Database Class: Height
  If specified, the widget's requested height in pixels. (See ttk::frame(n) for further notes on -width and -height).

### WIDGET COMMAND

Supports the standard widget commands configure, cget, identify, instate, and state; see ttk::widget(n).

### SEE ALSO

ttk::widget, ttk::frame, labelframe

### KEYWORDS

widget, frame, container, label, groupbox
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