---
modificationDate: September 29, 2026
title: LazyHStack
description: A SwiftUI LazyHStack component for lazy horizontal layouts.
sourceCodeUrl: 'https://github.com/expo/expo/tree/sdk-58/packages/expo-ui'
packageName: '@expo/ui'
platforms: ['ios', 'tvos', 'expo-go']
---

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# LazyHStack

A SwiftUI LazyHStack component for lazy horizontal layouts.

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iOS, tvOS, Included in Expo Go

Expo UI LazyHStack matches the official SwiftUI [LazyHStack API](https://developer.apple.com/documentation/swiftui/lazyhstack) and arranges its children horizontally.

## Installation

```sh
# npm
npx expo install @expo/ui

# yarn
yarn expo install @expo/ui

# pnpm
pnpm expo install @expo/ui

# bun
bun expo install @expo/ui
```

If you are installing this in an [existing React Native app](https://docs.expo.dev/bare/overview.md), make sure to [install `expo`](https://docs.expo.dev/bare/installing-expo-modules.md) in your project.

## Usage

### Basic lazy horizontal stack

Put [`LazyHStack`](https://docs.expo.dev/versions/v58.0.0/sdk/ui/swift-ui/lazyhstack.md#lazyhstack) inside a `ScrollView` with `axes="horizontal"`. Each child of `LazyHStack` is one item. Use the `spacing` and `alignment` props to space and align the items.

```tsx BasicLazyHStackExample.tsx
import {
  Host,
  ScrollView,
  LazyHStack,
  Text,
} from '@expo/ui/swift-ui';

export default function BasicLazyHStackExample() {
  return (
    <Host style={{ flex: 1 }}>
      <ScrollView axes="horizontal">
        <LazyHStack spacing={12}>
          <Text>Photos</Text>
          <Text>Music</Text>
          <Text>Videos</Text>
        </LazyHStack>
      </ScrollView>
    </Host>
  );
}
```

### Large lists

Use [`LazyHStack.ForEach`](https://docs.expo.dev/versions/v58.0.0/sdk/ui/swift-ui/lazyhstack.md#lazyhstackforeach) to render items from an array. Pass the items as `data`, a unique key for each item with `keyExtractor`, and a `children` function that returns the view for an item. `LazyHStack.ForEach` renders only the items near the visible area and reuses them while you scroll.

```tsx LargeLazyHStackExample.tsx
import {
  Host,
  ScrollView,
  LazyHStack,
  Text,
} from '@expo/ui/swift-ui';

const items = Array.from(
  { length: 10000 },
  (_, i) => `Item ${i + 1}`
);

function renderItem({ item }: { item: string }) {
  return <Text>{item}</Text>;
}

export default function LargeLazyHStackExample() {
  return (
    <Host style={{ flex: 1 }}>
      <ScrollView axes="horizontal">
        <LazyHStack spacing={12}>
          <LazyHStack.ForEach
            data={items}
            keyExtractor={item => item}
            estimatedItemSize={80}>
            {renderItem}
          </LazyHStack.ForEach>
        </LazyHStack>
      </ScrollView>
    </Host>
  );
}
```

Follow these rules when you render items:

-   Define the `children` function outside the component, or wrap it in `useCallback`. Otherwise, the items near the visible area render again each time the component renders.
-   A reused view keeps the local state (`useState`) of the item it showed before. Reset the state when the item changes, or keep the state outside the view.
-   An item that is not ready yet shows an empty placeholder. Set `estimatedItemSize` close to the width of your items, in points.
-   Use `overscanCount` to prepare more items before and after the visible items.
-   To update the items, pass a new `data` array. Do not change the array in place.
-   Set `recycling={false}` to render every item up front.

## API

```tsx
import { LazyHStack } from '@expo/ui/swift-ui';
```

## Components

### `LazyHStackForEach`

Supported platforms: iOS, tvOS.

Type: React.[Element](https://www.typescriptlang.org/docs/handbook/jsx.html#function-component)<[LazyHStackForEachProps](https://docs.expo.dev/versions/v58.0.0/sdk/ui/swift-ui/lazyhstack.md#lazyhstackforeachprops)<T\>\>

A block of recycled items inside `LazyHStack`. Only a small pool of items around the visible range is mounted. Items that are not ready yet show a placeholder of `estimatedItemSize`, or of the size last measured for that item.

Mount it as a direct child of `LazyHStack`.

LazyHStackForEachProps

### `children`

Supported platforms: iOS, tvOS.

Type: `(info: { index: number, item: T }) => ReactElement`

Renders an item. Wrap it in `useCallback`, or every item re-renders on each parent render. Recycled views are reused for other items, so their local state (`useState`) carries over. Reset it when the item changes, or keep the state outside the view.

### `data`

Supported platforms: iOS, tvOS.

Type: `readonly T[]`

Items to display. Replace the array when updating data.

### `estimatedItemSize`

Supported platforms: iOS, tvOS.

Optional • Type: `number` • Default: `64`

Placeholder size in points along the stack axis, until an item is measured. Must be positive. Ignored when `recycling` is `false`.

### `keyExtractor`

Supported platforms: iOS, tvOS.

Type: `(item: T, index: number) => string`

Returns a stable, unique string key for each item.

### `overscanCount`

Supported platforms: iOS, tvOS.

Optional • Type: `number` • Default: `10`

Extra items to prepare on each side of the visible items. Must be a non-negative integer. Ignored when `recycling` is `false`.

### `recycling`

Supported platforms: iOS, tvOS.

Optional • Type: `boolean` • Default: `true`

Renders only the items near the visible range and reuses them while scrolling. Set to `false` to render every item at once. Set it once; changing it remounts the items.

### `LazyHStack`

Supported platforms: iOS, tvOS.

Type: React.[Element](https://www.typescriptlang.org/docs/handbook/jsx.html#function-component)<[LazyHStackProps](https://docs.expo.dev/versions/v58.0.0/sdk/ui/swift-ui/lazyhstack.md#lazyhstackprops)\>

LazyHStackProps

### `alignment`

Supported platforms: iOS, tvOS.

Optional • Literal type: `string`

The vertical alignment of children within the stack.

Acceptable values are: `'center'` | `'top'` | `'bottom'` | `'firstTextBaseline'` | `'lastTextBaseline'`

### `children`

Supported platforms: iOS, tvOS.

Type: [ReactNode](https://reactnative.dev/docs/react-node)

### `spacing`

Supported platforms: iOS, tvOS.

Optional • Type: `number`

The spacing between children.

#### Inherited props

-   [CommonViewModifierProps](https://docs.expo.dev/versions/v58.0.0/sdk/ui/swift-ui/modifiers.md)