---
title: NSTextSelectionNavigation.Direction.backward
framework: appkit
role: symbol
role_heading: Case
path: appkit/nstextselectionnavigation/direction/backward
---

# NSTextSelectionNavigation.Direction.backward

The value that represents a backward selection based on the flow of text stored in the document.

## Declaration

```swift
case backward
```

## See Also

### Navigation directions

- [NSTextSelectionNavigation.Direction.forward](appkit/nstextselectionnavigation/direction/forward.md)
- [NSTextSelectionNavigation.Direction.left](appkit/nstextselectionnavigation/direction/left.md)
- [NSTextSelectionNavigation.Direction.right](appkit/nstextselectionnavigation/direction/right.md)
- [NSTextSelectionNavigation.Direction.up](appkit/nstextselectionnavigation/direction/up.md)
- [NSTextSelectionNavigation.Direction.down](appkit/nstextselectionnavigation/direction/down.md)