[GH-ISSUE #703] Feature request: Allow border title at the bottom of a box #959

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opened 2026-03-14 09:09:14 +03:00 by kerem · 3 comments

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Originally created by @DriesOlbrechts on GitHub (Feb 18, 2026).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/anomalyco/opentui/issues/703

Currently the title property of a box can only be aligned along the top edge of a border. It would be useful to also allow it along the bottom edge.

titleAlignment would need 3 new values: bottomleft | bottomcenter | bottomright. (not sure about those names)

I'm willing to create a PR for this if you agree that this is a useful addition!

Originally created by @DriesOlbrechts on GitHub (Feb 18, 2026). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/anomalyco/opentui/issues/703 Currently the title property of a box can only be aligned along the top edge of a border. It would be useful to also allow it along the bottom edge. `titleAlignment` would need 3 new values: `bottomleft` | `bottomcenter` | `bottomright`. (not sure about those names) I'm willing to create a PR for this if you agree that this is a useful addition!

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2026-03-14 09:09:25 +03:00

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@DriesOlbrechts commented on GitHub (Feb 18, 2026):

On second thought, it might make more sense for bottom title to be a completely seperate property? So a box can have both a top and bottom title.

@DriesOlbrechts commented on GitHub (Feb 18, 2026): On second thought, it might make more sense for bottom title to be a completely seperate property? So a box can have both a top and bottom title.

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2026-03-14 09:09:30 +03:00

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@viralcodex commented on GitHub (Feb 20, 2026):

@DriesOlbrechts can you provide some demo/examples as to what is needed to help understand better?
Thanks

@viralcodex commented on GitHub (Feb 20, 2026): @DriesOlbrechts can you provide some demo/examples as to what is needed to help understand better? Thanks

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2026-03-14 09:09:35 +03:00

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@DriesOlbrechts commented on GitHub (Feb 20, 2026):

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Sure, here for example, the "(n)" is a bottom aligned title for a box Renderable.
Currently this is not possible, only top aligned titles are supported.

I had implemented this locally when I realised you might still want a top title as well, for example here, where "Items" is the top title, and bottom title is used as a progress indicator

Hopefully this clears it up a bit?

@DriesOlbrechts commented on GitHub (Feb 20, 2026): @viralcodex Sure, here for example, the "(n)" is a bottom aligned title for a box Renderable. Currently this is not possible, only top aligned titles are supported. <img width="1765" height="52" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/f41048af-102c-4e4b-a10d-ceeed37043ed" /> I had implemented this locally when I realised you might still want a top title as well, for example here, where "Items" is the top title, and bottom title is used as a progress indicator <img width="887" height="924" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/9256db24-4951-4293-8678-ddae10be8306" /> Hopefully this clears it up a bit?