---
title: accessibilityRole()
framework: appkit
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Method
path: appkit/nsaccessibilityprotocol/accessibilityrole()
---

# accessibilityRole()

Returns the type of interface element that the accessibility element represents.

## Declaration

```swift
func accessibilityRole() -> NSAccessibility.Role?
```

## See Also

### Assigning roles

- [isAccessibilityRequired()](appkit/nsaccessibilityprotocol/isaccessibilityrequired().md)
- [setAccessibilityRequired(_:)](appkit/nsaccessibilityprotocol/setaccessibilityrequired(_:).md)
- [setAccessibilityRole(_:)](appkit/nsaccessibilityprotocol/setaccessibilityrole(_:).md)
- [accessibilityRoleDescription()](appkit/nsaccessibilityprotocol/accessibilityroledescription().md)
- [setAccessibilityRoleDescription(_:)](appkit/nsaccessibilityprotocol/setaccessibilityroledescription(_:).md)
- [accessibilitySubrole()](appkit/nsaccessibilityprotocol/accessibilitysubrole().md)
- [setAccessibilitySubrole(_:)](appkit/nsaccessibilityprotocol/setaccessibilitysubrole(_:).md)
- [NSAccessibility.Role](appkit/nsaccessibility-swift.struct/role.md)
- [NSAccessibility.Subrole](appkit/nsaccessibility-swift.struct/subrole.md)