---
title: NSTabViewItem.State.backgroundTab
framework: appkit
role: symbol
role_heading: Case
path: appkit/nstabviewitem/state/backgroundtab
---

# NSTabViewItem.State.backgroundTab

A tab that’s not being displayed.

## Declaration

```swift
case backgroundTab
```

## See Also

### Constants

- [NSTabViewItem.State.pressedTab](appkit/nstabviewitem/state/pressedtab.md)
- [NSTabViewItem.State.selectedTab](appkit/nstabviewitem/state/selectedtab.md)