---
title: accessibilitySubrole()
framework: appkit
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Method
path: appkit/nsaccessibilityprotocol/accessibilitysubrole()
---

# accessibilitySubrole()

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

## Declaration

```swift
func accessibilitySubrole() -> NSAccessibility.Subrole?
```

## See Also

### Assigning roles

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