---
title: accessibilityDescription
framework: appkit
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Property
path: appkit/nsimage/accessibilitydescription
---

# accessibilityDescription

The image’s accessibility description.

## Declaration

```swift
var accessibilityDescription: String? { get set }
```

## Discussion

Discussion This description is used automatically by interface elements that display images.  Like all accessibility descriptions, use a short localized string that does not include the name of the interface element.  For instance, “delete” rather than “delete button”.