---
title: NSForegroundColorAttributeName
framework: appkit
role: symbol
role_heading: Global Variable
path: appkit/nsforegroundcolorattributename
---

# NSForegroundColorAttributeName

The color of the text.

## Declaration

```occ
extern NSAttributedStringKey NSForegroundColorAttributeName;
```

## Discussion

Discussion In macOS, the value of this attribute is an NSColor instance. In iOS, tvOS, watchOS, and Mac Catalyst, the value of this attribute is a UIColor instance. Use this attribute to specify the color of the text during rendering. If you don’t specify this attribute, the text renders in black.

## See Also

### Getting rendering attribute keys

- [NSBackgroundColorAttributeName](appkit/nsbackgroundcolorattributename.md)
- [NSBaselineOffsetAttributeName](appkit/nsbaselineoffsetattributename.md)
- [NSFontAttributeName](appkit/nsfontattributename.md)
- [NSGlyphInfoAttributeName](appkit/nsglyphinfoattributename.md)
- [NSKernAttributeName](appkit/nskernattributename.md)
- [NSLigatureAttributeName](appkit/nsligatureattributename.md)
- [NSParagraphStyleAttributeName](appkit/nsparagraphstyleattributename.md)
- [NSStrikethroughColorAttributeName](appkit/nsstrikethroughcolorattributename.md)
- [NSStrikethroughStyleAttributeName](appkit/nsstrikethroughstyleattributename.md)
- [NSStrokeColorAttributeName](appkit/nsstrokecolorattributename.md)
- [NSStrokeWidthAttributeName](appkit/nsstrokewidthattributename.md)
- [NSSuperscriptAttributeName](appkit/nssuperscriptattributename.md)
- [NSTrackingAttributeName](appkit/nstrackingattributename.md)
- [NSUnderlineColorAttributeName](appkit/nsunderlinecolorattributename.md)
- [NSUnderlineStyleAttributeName](appkit/nsunderlinestyleattributename.md)