# Opacity

You can set the opacity of a component.

>  **NOTE**
>
>  The APIs of this module are supported since API version 7. Updates will be marked with a superscript to indicate their earliest API version.


## Attributes


| Name     | Type                                    | Description                                      |
| ------- | ---------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------- |
| opacity | number \| [Resource](ts-types.md#resource) | Opacity of a component. The value ranges from **0** to **1**. The value **1** means opaque, and **0** means completely transparent.<br>Default value: **1**|


## Example

```ts
// xxx.ets
@Entry
@Component
struct OpacityExample {
  build() {
    Column({ space: 5 }) {
      Text('opacity(1)').fontSize(9).width('90%').fontColor(0xCCCCCC)
      Text().width('90%').height(50).opacity(1).backgroundColor(0xAFEEEE)
      Text('opacity(0.7)').fontSize(9).width('90%').fontColor(0xCCCCCC)
      Text().width('90%').height(50).opacity(0.7).backgroundColor(0xAFEEEE)
      Text('opacity(0.4)').fontSize(9).width('90%').fontColor(0xCCCCCC)
      Text().width('90%').height(50).opacity(0.4).backgroundColor(0xAFEEEE)
    }
    .width('100%')
    .padding({ top: 5 })
  }
}
```

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