multi-line label in enumitem: make list content vertically align with the first line of label

Question

Title describes my goal, so far the MWE:

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{enumitem, lipsum}
\begin{document}
\begin{description}[leftmargin=!,
                    align=right,
                    ]
\item[label 0] \lipsum[75]
\item[\begin{tabular}{c}
            label 1 1st line\
            label 1 2nd line
        \end{tabular}] \lipsum[75]
\item[\smash{\begin{tabular}{c}
                 label 2 1st line\
                 label 2 2nd line
             \end{tabular}}] \lipsum[75]
\end{description}
\end{document}

\smash and tabular help me getting closer to the goal but still, the 1st line of list content align with the mid point of the label (not 1st line):

How do I align the 1st line of list content with 1st line of the label to have the following effect?

            labe 0     { content of label 0 }
1st line of labe 1     { content of label 1; content of label 1;
2nd line of labe 1     content of label 1; content of label 1; c
                       ontent of label 1 }

Ideally the vertical spacing of label and content should matched, and this is why I also hope to eventually get rid of tabular since it adds extract space both vertically and horizontally.

Try with \begin{tabular}[t]{c} … – Bernard Jan 26 '21 at 09:57 — Bernard, Jan 26 '21 at 09:57

Zarko · Accepted Answer · 2021-01-26T11:29:18.647

You may liked the following solution which not use tabular for formation of item labels:

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{enumitem}
\SetLabelAlign{right}{\strut\smash{\parbox[t]\labelwidth{\raggedleft #1}}} % <--
\usepackage{lipsum}
\begin{document}
\begin{description}[labelwidth=8em,
                    align=right,
                    leftmargin=!,
                    ]
\item[label 0] \lipsum[75]
\item[label 1 1st line\                % <--
      label 1 2nd line]     \lipsum[75] % <--
\item[label 2 1st line\
      label 2 2nd line]     \lipsum[11]
\end{description}
\end{document}

Edit: Used definition of right have sense and influence only in case if any of list is formatted with options:

[labelwidth=8em, % <---
 align=right,
 leftmargin=!,   % <---
 ]

however, you can limit \SetLabelAlign to some local group:

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{geometry}
\usepackage{enumitem}
\usepackage{lipsum}
\begin{document}
{ % <-- start of local group
\SetLabelAlign{right}{\strut\smash{\parbox[t]\labelwidth{\raggedleft #1}}} 
\begin{description}[labelwidth=8em,
                    align=right,
                    leftmargin=!,
                    ]
\item[label 0] \lipsum[75]
\item[label 1 1st line\
      label 1 2nd line]     \lipsum[75]
\item[label 2 1st line\
      label 2 2nd line]     \lipsum[66]
\end{description}
} % <-- end of local group
\begin{enumerate}
\item[1]    \lipsum[66]
\item[22]   \lipsum[66]
\item[333]  \lipsum[66]
\end{enumerate}
\begin{description}
\item[test] \lipsum[66]
\item[longer item label]    \lipsum[66]
\end{description}
\end{document}

Could you also provide the code to undo SetLabelAlign (set to default) afterwards? — Rahn, Jan 26 '21 at 10:52
@Rahn, this definition not harm option align=right any of lists. It has influence only with option, where you determine label width and leftmargin, in your case: [labelwidth=8em, align=right, leftmargin=!, ]. Anyway, iy fill more comfortable, you can inclose redefinition of right in some local group. See edit in answer. — Zarko, Jan 26 '21 at 11:19

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Jan 26 '21 at 10:21

A solution with stackengine:

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{enumitem, lipsum}
\usepackage[usestackEOL]{stackengine}
\begin{document}
\begin{description}[leftmargin=!,
                    align=right,
                    ]
\item[label 0] \lipsum[75]
\item[\smash{\Longunderstack{ label 1 1st line\
            label 1 2nd line}}] \lipsum[75]
\item[\smash{\Longunderstack{
                 label 2 1st line\
                 label 2 2nd line}}] \lipsum[75]
\end{description}
\end{document}

multi-line label in enumitem: make list content vertically align with the first line of label

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