I have labelled a points layer by defining a line between points and labels, because points were overlapping too much. Using additional columns in the points layer attributes table (LABEL_X and LABEL_Y), I can move the labels manually.
To achieve that, I have added a 'Geometry Generator' in the Style section of the layer's Properties dialog. To define the geometry generator, I have used the following expression where $x and $y are the features' coordinates and LABEL_X and LABEL_Y are the labels' coordinates:
make_line(make_point($x,$y),make_point("LABEL_X","LABEL_Y")).
My issue is that labels do not align properly with the line connecting them to features. There seems to be a default offset. How could I correct it? The images below show (1) the way labels display inside the map canvas and (2) the Geometry Generator definition.
Image 1 : Labels with connecting-to-features lines
Image 2 : Geometry Generator definition
Best Answer
I'm not sure of my answer but i think i had something very similar recently. The labelling of your point layer is "data defined", did you check the horizontal and vertical alignment ? both properties have predefined values that should be chosen among ([Left|Center|Right]) or ([Bottom|Base|Half|Cap|Top]).
It seems to me that your labels are currently left-aligned ... no ?