---
title: linkTextAttributes
framework: appkit
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Property
path: appkit/nstextview/linktextattributes
---

# linkTextAttributes

The attributes used to draw the onscreen presentation of link text.

## Declaration

```swift
var linkTextAttributes: [NSAttributedString.Key : Any]? { get set }
```

## Discussion

Discussion Link text attributes are applied as temporary attributes to any text with a link attribute. Candidates include those attributes that do not affect layout.

## See Also

### Managing the selection

- [selectedRanges](appkit/nstextview/selectedranges.md)
- [setSelectedRange(_:)](appkit/nstextview/setselectedrange(_:).md)
- [setSelectedRange(_:affinity:stillSelecting:)](appkit/nstextview/setselectedrange(_:affinity:stillselecting:).md)
- [setSelectedRanges(_:affinity:stillSelecting:)](appkit/nstextview/setselectedranges(_:affinity:stillselecting:).md)
- [selectionAffinity](appkit/nstextview/selectionaffinity.md)
- [selectionGranularity](appkit/nstextview/selectiongranularity.md)
- [insertionPointColor](appkit/nstextview/insertionpointcolor.md)
- [updateInsertionPointStateAndRestartTimer(_:)](appkit/nstextview/updateinsertionpointstateandrestarttimer(_:).md)
- [selectedTextAttributes](appkit/nstextview/selectedtextattributes.md)
- [markedTextAttributes](appkit/nstextview/markedtextattributes.md)
- [characterIndexForInsertion(at:)](appkit/nstextview/characterindexforinsertion(at:).md)
- [updateCandidates()](appkit/nstextview/updatecandidates().md)