---
title: tabStyle
framework: appkit
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Property
path: appkit/nstabviewcontroller/tabstyle-swift.property
---

# tabStyle

The style used to display the tabs.

## Declaration

```swift
var tabStyle: NSTabViewController.TabStyle { get set }
```

## Discussion

Discussion The default value of this property is NSTabViewController.TabStyle.segmentedControlOnTop. Changing the style at runtime updates the appearance of the tab view controller interface.

## See Also

### Configuring the Tab View

- [tabView](appkit/nstabviewcontroller/tabview.md)
- [transitionOptions](appkit/nstabviewcontroller/transitionoptions.md)
- [canPropagateSelectedChildViewControllerTitle](appkit/nstabviewcontroller/canpropagateselectedchildviewcontrollertitle.md)