---
title: minimumSize
framework: appkit
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Property
path: appkit/nstabview/minimumsize
---

# minimumSize

The minimum size necessary for the tab view to display tabs in a useful way.

## Declaration

```swift
var minimumSize: NSSize { get }
```

## Discussion

Discussion You can use the value of this property to limit how much a user can resize a tab view.

## See Also

### Related Documentation

- [tabViewType](appkit/nstabview/tabviewtype.md)

### Determining the Size

- [contentRect](appkit/nstabview/contentrect.md)
- [controlSize](appkit/nstabview/controlsize.md)