Shapes in Jetpack Compose

Jetpack Compose is a modern UI toolkit for building Android apps using a declarative approach. Shape in Jetpack Compose one of the key concepts for user interface, which is used to define the visual appearance of UI components.

A Shape is a geometric representation of a drawable element, such as a button or a card. It provides a set of properties that define the shape of the drawable element, including its size, corner radius, and other visual effects such as shadows or gradients.

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First,

Open Android Studio
Create a new or open existing project
Setup Project

build.gradle (project)

buildscript {
    ext {
        compose_ui_version = '1.4.0'
    }
}

// Top-level build file where you can add configuration options common to all sub-projects/modules.

plugins {
    id 'com.android.application' version '7.4.2' apply false
    id 'com.android.library' version '7.4.2' apply false
    id 'org.jetbrains.kotlin.android' version '1.8.10' apply false
}

build.gradle (module:app)

plugins {
    id 'com.android.application'
    id 'org.jetbrains.kotlin.android'
}

android {
    namespace 'com.techpassmaster.jetpackcomposeseries'
    compileSdk 33

    defaultConfig {
        applicationId "com.techpassmaster.jetpackcomposeseries"
        minSdk 24
        targetSdk 33
        versionCode 1
        versionName "1.0"

        testInstrumentationRunner "androidx.test.runner.AndroidJUnitRunner"
        vectorDrawables {
            useSupportLibrary true
        }
    }

    buildTypes {
        release {
            minifyEnabled false
            proguardFiles getDefaultProguardFile('proguard-android-optimize.txt'), 'proguard-rules.pro'
        }
    }
    compileOptions {
        sourceCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
        targetCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
    }

    kotlinOptions {
        jvmTarget = '1.8'
    }
    buildFeatures {
        compose true
    }
    composeOptions {
        kotlinCompilerExtensionVersion '1.4.4'
    }
    packagingOptions {
        resources {
            excludes += '/META-INF/{AL2.0,LGPL2.1}'
        }
    }
}

dependencies {

    implementation 'androidx.core:core-ktx:1.10.0'
    implementation 'androidx.lifecycle:lifecycle-runtime-ktx:2.6.1'
    implementation 'androidx.activity:activity-compose:1.7.0'
    implementation "androidx.compose.ui:ui:$compose_ui_version"
    implementation "androidx.compose.ui:ui-tooling-preview:$compose_ui_version"
    implementation 'androidx.compose.material:material:1.4.1'
    implementation 'androidx.appcompat:appcompat:1.6.1'
    testImplementation 'junit:junit:4.13.2'
    androidTestImplementation 'androidx.test.ext:junit:1.1.5'
    androidTestImplementation 'androidx.test.espresso:espresso-core:3.5.1'
    androidTestImplementation "androidx.compose.ui:ui-test-junit4:$compose_ui_version"
    debugImplementation "androidx.compose.ui:ui-tooling:$compose_ui_version"
    debugImplementation "androidx.compose.ui:ui-test-manifest:$compose_ui_version"
    implementation "org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-script-runtime:1.8.20"
}

After creating the project create a composable function, here’s an example of how to create a shape in Compose:

RectangleShape

Card(modifier = Modifier
            .border(2.dp, color = Color.Blue)
            .padding(16.dp)
            .clickable{}
            .size(100.dp),
            shape = RectangleShape,
            border = BorderStroke(2.dp, color = Color.Red),
            elevation = 12.dp
        ){
            Box(modifier = Modifier
                .padding(8.dp),
                contentAlignment = Alignment.Center){
               Text(text = "Rectangle Shape",
               textAlign = TextAlign.Center)
            }
        }

RoundedCornerShape

Card(modifier = Modifier
            .padding(top = 16.dp)
            .size(100.dp)
            .graphicsLayer { 
                shape = RoundedCornerShape(24.dp)
                clip = true
                shadowElevation = 12f
            },
            elevation = 12.dp
        ){
            Box(modifier = Modifier
                .padding(8.dp),
                contentAlignment = Alignment.Center){
                Text(text = "RoundedCornerShape",
                    textAlign = TextAlign.Center)
            }
        }

CircleShape

Card(modifier = Modifier
            .padding(top = 16.dp)
            .size(100.dp),
            shape = CircleShape,
            elevation = 12.dp
        ){
            Box(modifier = Modifier
                .padding(8.dp),
                contentAlignment = Alignment.Center){
                Text(text = "RoundedCornerShape",
                    textAlign = TextAlign.Center)
            }
        }

AbsoluteCutCornerShape

Card(modifier = Modifier
            .padding(top = 16.dp)
            .size(100.dp),
            shape = AbsoluteCutCornerShape(16.dp),
            elevation = 12.dp
        ){
            Box(modifier = Modifier
                .padding(8.dp),
                contentAlignment = Alignment.Center){
                Text(text = "AbsoluteCutCornerShape",
                    textAlign = TextAlign.Center)
            }
        }

CutCornerShape

Card(modifier = Modifier
            .padding(top = 16.dp)
            .size(100.dp),
            shape = CutCornerShape(
                topStartPercent = 50,
                bottomEndPercent = 50
            ),
            elevation = 12.dp
        ){
            Box(modifier = Modifier
                .padding(8.dp),
                contentAlignment = Alignment.Center){
                Text(text = "CutCornerShape",
                    textAlign = TextAlign.Center)
            }
        }

Complete Code

package com.techpassmaster.jetpackcomposeseries

import android.os.Bundle
import androidx.activity.ComponentActivity
import androidx.activity.compose.setContent
import androidx.compose.foundation.BorderStroke
import androidx.compose.foundation.border
import androidx.compose.foundation.clickable
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.*
import androidx.compose.foundation.shape.AbsoluteCutCornerShape
import androidx.compose.foundation.shape.CircleShape
import androidx.compose.foundation.shape.CutCornerShape
import androidx.compose.foundation.shape.RoundedCornerShape
import androidx.compose.material.Card
import androidx.compose.material.MaterialTheme
import androidx.compose.material.Surface
import androidx.compose.runtime.*
import androidx.compose.ui.Modifier
import  androidx.compose.material.Text
import androidx.compose.ui.Alignment
import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.Color
import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.RectangleShape
import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.graphicsLayer
import androidx.compose.ui.text.style.TextAlign
import androidx.compose.ui.tooling.preview.Preview
import androidx.compose.ui.unit.dp
import com.techpassmaster.jetpackcomposeseries.ui.theme.JetpackComposeSeriesTheme

class ShapesActivity : ComponentActivity() {
    
    override fun onCreate(savedInstanceState: Bundle?) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState)
        setContent {
            JetpackComposeSeriesTheme {
                // A surface container using the 'background' color from the theme
                Surface(
                    modifier = Modifier.fillMaxSize(),
                    color = MaterialTheme.colors.background
                ) {
                   ShapesInCompose()
                }
            }
        }
    }
}

@Preview
@Composable
fun ShapesInCompose() {

    Column(modifier = Modifier
        .padding(16.dp)
        .fillMaxWidth()
        .fillMaxHeight(),
        verticalArrangement = Arrangement.Center,
        horizontalAlignment = Alignment.CenterHorizontally
    ) {
        Card(modifier = Modifier
            .border(2.dp, color = Color.Blue)
            .padding(16.dp)
            .clickable{}
            .size(100.dp),
            shape = RectangleShape,
            border = BorderStroke(2.dp, color = Color.Red),
            elevation = 12.dp
        ){
            Box(modifier = Modifier
                .padding(8.dp),
                contentAlignment = Alignment.Center){
               Text(text = "Rectangle Shape",
               textAlign = TextAlign.Center)
            }
        }

        Card(modifier = Modifier
            .padding(top = 16.dp)
            .size(100.dp)
            .graphicsLayer { 
                shape = RoundedCornerShape(24.dp)
                clip = true
                shadowElevation = 12f
            },
            elevation = 12.dp
        ){
            Box(modifier = Modifier
                .padding(8.dp),
                contentAlignment = Alignment.Center){
                Text(text = "RoundedCornerShape",
                    textAlign = TextAlign.Center)
            }
        }

        Card(modifier = Modifier
            .padding(top = 16.dp)
            .size(100.dp),
            shape = CircleShape,
            elevation = 12.dp
        ){
            Box(modifier = Modifier
                .padding(8.dp),
                contentAlignment = Alignment.Center){
                Text(text = "RoundedCornerShape",
                    textAlign = TextAlign.Center)
            }
        }

        Card(modifier = Modifier
            .padding(top = 16.dp)
            .size(100.dp),
            shape = AbsoluteCutCornerShape(16.dp),
            elevation = 12.dp
        ){
            Box(modifier = Modifier
                .padding(8.dp),
                contentAlignment = Alignment.Center){
                Text(text = "AbsoluteCutCornerShape",
                    textAlign = TextAlign.Center)
            }
        }

        Card(modifier = Modifier
            .padding(top = 16.dp)
            .size(100.dp),
            shape = CutCornerShape(
                topStartPercent = 50,
                bottomEndPercent = 50
            ),
            elevation = 12.dp
        ){
            Box(modifier = Modifier
                .padding(8.dp),
                contentAlignment = Alignment.Center){
                Text(text = "CutCornerShape",
                    textAlign = TextAlign.Center)
            }
        }
    }

}

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