#1788·yoga

Incorrect width calculations when using margin with align-items: 'stretch'

Author: LJNGDAHLCreated Feb 19, 2025Updated Jan 16, 2026

Description

When using a View with margin inside a parent View that has alignItems: 'stretch', the child's width is incorrectly calculated. The margin appears to be subtracted multiple times from the available width, making the child View significantly narrower than expected.

Expected behaviour

Given a parent View of width 400 and a child View with margin: 20:

Child width should be: 360 (parent width - margin * 2)
The margin of 20 should only be subtracted twice (left and right)

Steps to reproduce

Create a minimal React Native app with this component:

typescript

import React from 'react';
import { Dimensions, View } from 'react-native';

function App(): React.JSX.Element {
  const size = Dimensions.get('window');
  return (
    <View
      style={{
        backgroundColor: 'red',
        width: size.width,
        height: size.height,
        alignItems: 'center',
        justifyContent: 'center',
      }}>
      <View
        style={{
          backgroundColor: 'blue',
          aspectRatio: 16 / 9,
          alignSelf: 'stretch',
          margin: 24,
        }}
      />
    </View>
  );
}

export default App;

Notice how width of child View is significantly narrower than expected.

React Native Version

0.77.1

Affected Platforms

Runtime - iOS

Output of `npx @react-native-community/cli info`

System:
  OS: macOS 15.1.1
  CPU: (12) arm64 Apple M3 Pro
  Memory: 683.89 MB / 36.00 GB
  Shell:
    version: "5.9"
    path: /bin/zsh
Binaries:
  Node:
    version: 20.13.1
    path: ~/.nvm/versions/node/v20.13.1/bin/node
  Yarn: Not Found
  npm:
    version: 10.8.1
    path: ~/.nvm/versions/node/v20.13.1/bin/npm
  Watchman: Not Found
Managers:
  CocoaPods:
    version: 1.16.2
    path: /opt/homebrew/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: 2024.2 AI-242.23726.103.2422.12816248
  Xcode:
    version: 16.0/16A242d
    path: /usr/bin/xcodebuild
Languages:
  Java:
    version: 17.0.14
    path: /opt/homebrew/opt/openjdk@17/bin/javac
  Ruby:
    version: 2.6.10
    path: /usr/bin/ruby
npmPackages:
  "@react-native-community/cli":
    installed: 15.0.1
    wanted: 15.0.1
  react:
    installed: 18.3.1
    wanted: 18.3.1
  react-native:
    installed: 0.77.1
    wanted: 0.77.1
  react-native-macos: Not Found
npmGlobalPackages:
  "*react-native*": Not Found
Android:
  hermesEnabled: true
  newArchEnabled: true
iOS:
  hermesEnabled: true
  newArchEnabled: true

Stacktrace or Logs

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Reproducer

https://github.com/LJNGDAHL/layout-bug

Screenshots and Videos

Source: react/yoga

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