# Safe Area

With the **expandSafeArea** attribute, you can expand a component's safe area.

> **NOTE**
>
> This attribute is supported since API version 10. Updates will be marked with a superscript to indicate their earliest API version.

## Attributes

| Name          | Parameter                          | Description                               |
| -------------- | ----------------------------- | --------------------------------------- |
| expandSafeArea | type?: Array <[SafeAreaType](ts-types.md#safeareatype10)>,<br>edges?: Array <[SafeAreaEdge](ts-types.md#safeareaedge10)> | Safe area to be expanded to.<br>Default value:<br>type: [SafeAreaType.SYSTEM, SafeAreaType.CUTOUT, SafeAreaType.KEYBOARD],<br>edges: [SafeAreaEdge.TOP, SafeAreaEdge.BOTTOM, SafeAreaEdge.START, SafeAreaEdge.END]<br>The default value expands the safe area to all available areas.<br>**type**: indicates the type of the extended security zone. This parameter is optional.<br>**edges**: edge for expanding the safe area. This parameter is optional.|

## Example

### Example 1

```
// xxx.ets
@Entry
@Component
struct SafeAreaExample1 {
  @State text: string = ''
  controller: TextInputController = new TextInputController()

  build() {
    Row() {
        Column()
          .height('100%').width('100%')
          .backgroundImage($r('app.media.bg')).backgroundImageSize(ImageSize.Cover)
          .expandSafeArea([SafeAreaType.SYSTEM], [SafeAreaEdge.TOP, SafeAreaEdge.BOTTOM])
    }.height('100%')
  }
}
```

![expandSafeArea1](figures/expandSafeArea1.png)

### Example 2

```
@Entry
@Component
struct SafeAreaExample {
  @State text: string = ''
  controller: TextInputController = new TextInputController()

  build() {
    Row() {
      Stack() {
        Column()
          .height('100%').width('100%')
          .backgroundImage($r('app.media.bg')).backgroundImageSize(ImageSize.Cover)
          .expandSafeArea([SafeAreaType.KEYBOARD, SafeAreaType.SYSTEM])
        Column() {
          Button('Set caretPosition 1')
            .onClick(() => {
              this.controller.caretPosition(1)
            })
          TextInput({ text: this.text, placeholder: 'input your word...', controller: this.controller })
            .placeholderFont({ size: 14, weight: 400 })
            .width(320).height(40).offset({y: 120})
            .fontSize(14).fontColor(Color.Black)
            .backgroundColor(Color.White)
        }.width('100%').alignItems(HorizontalAlign.Center)
      }
    }.height('100%')
  }
}
```

![expandSafeArea2](figures/expandSafeArea2.png)