---
title: accessibilityHelp
framework: appkit
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Property
path: appkit/nsaccessibility-c.protocol/accessibilityhelp
---

# accessibilityHelp

The help text for the accessibility element.

## Declaration

```occ
@property (copy, nullable) NSString * accessibilityHelp;
```

## Discussion

Discussion Use this property only when the results of activating this element are not obvious from the element’s label. This string functions as a tooltip. For example, VoiceOver reads this string when you pause over a control. To help ensure that accessibility clients like VoiceOver read the help text with the proper inflection, begin this string with a verb, capitalize the first letter, and end the string with a period. Always localize this string. The default value is nil.

## See Also

### Configuring accessibility

- [isAccessibilitySelectorAllowed(_:)](appkit/nsaccessibilityprotocol/isaccessibilityselectorallowed(_:).md)
- [accessibilityElement](appkit/nsaccessibility-c.protocol/accessibilityelement.md)
- [accessibilityEnabled](appkit/nsaccessibility-c.protocol/accessibilityenabled.md)
- [accessibilityFrame](appkit/nsaccessibility-c.protocol/accessibilityframe.md)
- [accessibilityLabel](appkit/nsaccessibility-c.protocol/accessibilitylabel.md)
- [accessibilityTitle](appkit/nsaccessibility-c.protocol/accessibilitytitle.md)
- [accessibilityValue](appkit/nsaccessibility-c.protocol/accessibilityvalue.md)