Vertically aligning Labels and TextBlocks at Top in XAML

Answer 1

The extra space around the label comes from the Padding property. To remove the space, you can explicitly set the Padding property to "0" directly on the Label, or, of course, set it via a Style.

Answer 2

Here is a workaround: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2035943/align-bottoms-of-text-in-controls.

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