---
title: NSTextList.MarkerFormat
framework: appkit
role: symbol
role_heading: Structure
path: appkit/nstextlist/markerformat-swift.struct
---

# NSTextList.MarkerFormat

Constants that describe marker symbols you can apply to list elements in text lists.

## Declaration

```swift
struct MarkerFormat
```

## Overview

Overview Select a marker symbol to apply to your list elements in your text list, then set it in markerFormat. Or, specify a marker symbol when you create a text list with init(markerFormat:options:) or init(markerFormat:options:startingItemNumber:).

## Topics

### Selecting a marker format

- [box](appkit/nstextlist/markerformat-swift.struct/box.md)
- [check](appkit/nstextlist/markerformat-swift.struct/check.md)
- [circle](appkit/nstextlist/markerformat-swift.struct/circle.md)
- [decimal](appkit/nstextlist/markerformat-swift.struct/decimal.md)
- [diamond](appkit/nstextlist/markerformat-swift.struct/diamond.md)
- [disc](appkit/nstextlist/markerformat-swift.struct/disc.md)
- [hyphen](appkit/nstextlist/markerformat-swift.struct/hyphen.md)
- [lowercaseAlpha](appkit/nstextlist/markerformat-swift.struct/lowercasealpha.md)
- [lowercaseHexadecimal](appkit/nstextlist/markerformat-swift.struct/lowercasehexadecimal.md)
- [lowercaseLatin](appkit/nstextlist/markerformat-swift.struct/lowercaselatin.md)
- [lowercaseRoman](appkit/nstextlist/markerformat-swift.struct/lowercaseroman.md)
- [octal](appkit/nstextlist/markerformat-swift.struct/octal.md)
- [square](appkit/nstextlist/markerformat-swift.struct/square.md)
- [uppercaseAlpha](appkit/nstextlist/markerformat-swift.struct/uppercasealpha.md)
- [uppercaseHexadecimal](appkit/nstextlist/markerformat-swift.struct/uppercasehexadecimal.md)
- [uppercaseLatin](appkit/nstextlist/markerformat-swift.struct/uppercaselatin.md)
- [uppercaseRoman](appkit/nstextlist/markerformat-swift.struct/uppercaseroman.md)

### Initializing a marker format

- [init(_:)](appkit/nstextlist/markerformat-swift.struct/init(_:).md)
- [init(rawValue:)](appkit/nstextlist/markerformat-swift.struct/init(rawvalue:).md)

## Relationships

### Conforms To

- [Equatable](swift/equatable.md)
- [Hashable](swift/hashable.md)
- [RawRepresentable](swift/rawrepresentable.md)
- [Sendable](swift/sendable.md)
- [SendableMetatype](swift/sendablemetatype.md)

## See Also

### Working with markers

- [markerFormat](appkit/nstextlist/markerformat-swift.property.md)
- [marker(forItemNumber:)](appkit/nstextlist/marker(foritemnumber:).md)