---
title: hiliteStart
framework: appkit
role: symbol
role_heading: Type Property
path: appkit/nsspeechsynthesizer/speechpropertykey/phonemeinfokey/hilitestart
---

# hiliteStart

The character offset into the example word that identifies the location of the beginning of the phoneme.

## Declaration

```swift
static let hiliteStart: NSSpeechSynthesizer.SpeechPropertyKey.PhonemeInfoKey
```

## See Also

### Phoneme Info Keys

- [example](appkit/nsspeechsynthesizer/speechpropertykey/phonemeinfokey/example.md)
- [hiliteEnd](appkit/nsspeechsynthesizer/speechpropertykey/phonemeinfokey/hiliteend.md)
- [opcode](appkit/nsspeechsynthesizer/speechpropertykey/phonemeinfokey/opcode.md)
- [symbol](appkit/nsspeechsynthesizer/speechpropertykey/phonemeinfokey/symbol.md)