Padding on Text results in incorrect bounding box for press events #54056
Description
Description
When adding padding to a <Text /> element, onPress event are caught in the padding area on iOS rather than the text itself.
On Android, the text is clickable, but so is the padding area.
This happens with new architecture enabled.
Steps to reproduce
- Open the provided expo snack
- Click above the "Click me!" text
- Alert should come up
- Click the "Click me!" text
- This time no alert comes up
React Native Version
0.81.4
Affected Platforms
Runtime - iOS, Runtime - Android
Output of npx @react-native-community/cli info
System:
OS: macOS 15.6.1
CPU: (14) arm64 Apple M4 Pro
Memory: 169.70 MB / 48.00 GB
Shell:
version: "5.9"
path: /bin/zsh
Binaries:
Node:
version: 22.19.0
path: ~/.nvm/versions/node/v22.19.0/bin/node
Yarn:
version: 1.22.22
path: ~/.nvm/versions/node/v22.19.0/bin/yarn
npm:
version: 10.9.3
path: ~/.nvm/versions/node/v22.19.0/bin/npm
Watchman:
version: 2025.09.01.00
path: /opt/homebrew/bin/watchman
Managers:
CocoaPods: Not Found
SDKs:
iOS SDK:
Platforms:
- DriverKit 24.0
- iOS 18.0
- macOS 15.0
- tvOS 18.0
- visionOS 2.0
- watchOS 11.0
Android SDK:
API Levels:
- "29"
- "30"
- "31"
- "34"
- "35"
- "36"
Build Tools:
- 34.0.0
- 35.0.0
- 36.0.0
- 36.1.0
System Images:
- android-30 | Google APIs ARM 64 v8a
- android-36 | Google Play ARM 64 v8a
Android NDK: 29.0.14033849-beta4
IDEs:
Android Studio: 2025.1 AI-251.26094.121.2513.14007798
Xcode:
version: 16.0/16A242d
path: /usr/bin/xcodebuild
Languages:
Java:
version: 17.0.16
path: /usr/bin/javac
Ruby:
version: 2.6.10
path: /Users/giuseppebarillari/.rbenv/shims/ruby
npmPackages:
"@react-native-community/cli": Not Found
react:
installed: 19.1.0
wanted: 19.1.0
react-native:
installed: 0.81.4
wanted: 0.81.4
react-native-macos: Not Found
npmGlobalPackages:
"*react-native*": Not Found
Android:
hermesEnabled: Not found
newArchEnabled: Not found
iOS:
hermesEnabled: Not found
newArchEnabled: Not found
Stacktrace or Logs
None
MANDATORY Reproducer
https://snack.expo.dev/@joe2k01/text-onpress-padding-bounding-box