---
title: minimumItemSize
framework: appkit
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Property
path: appkit/nscollectionviewgridlayout/minimumitemsize
---

# minimumItemSize

The smallest allowable size for an item’s view.

## Declaration

```swift
var minimumItemSize: NSSize { get set }
```

## Discussion

Discussion Use this property to ensure that items have a minimum size when displayed in the grid. The default value of this property is (0.0, 0.0), which imposes no minimum size for items.

## See Also

### Specifying the Grid Parameters

- [maximumNumberOfRows](appkit/nscollectionviewgridlayout/maximumnumberofrows.md)
- [maximumNumberOfColumns](appkit/nscollectionviewgridlayout/maximumnumberofcolumns.md)
- [maximumItemSize](appkit/nscollectionviewgridlayout/maximumitemsize.md)