---
title: attributedString
framework: appkit
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Property
path: appkit/nsatstypesetter/attributedstring
---

# attributedString

The backing store that contains the text on which this typesetter operates.

## Declaration

```swift
unowned(unsafe) var attributedString: NSAttributedString? { get set }
```

## See Also

### Accessing paragraph information

- [setParagraphGlyphRange(_:separatorGlyphRange:)](appkit/nsatstypesetter/setparagraphglyphrange(_:separatorglyphrange:).md)
- [paragraphGlyphRange](appkit/nsatstypesetter/paragraphglyphrange.md)
- [paragraphSeparatorGlyphRange](appkit/nsatstypesetter/paragraphseparatorglyphrange.md)