---
title: reduceMetrics
framework: appkit
role: symbol
role_heading: Type Property
path: appkit/nsuserinterfacecompressionoptions/reducemetrics
---

# reduceMetrics

An option specifying that views should reduce their internal metrics.

## Declaration

```swift
@NSCopying class var reduceMetrics: NSUserInterfaceCompressionOptions { get }
```

## Discussion

Discussion Use this compression option to reduce the padding in system controls.

## See Also

### Creating standard options

- [hideImages](appkit/nsuserinterfacecompressionoptions/hideimages.md)
- [hideText](appkit/nsuserinterfacecompressionoptions/hidetext.md)
- [breakEqualWidths](appkit/nsuserinterfacecompressionoptions/breakequalwidths.md)
- [standardOptions](appkit/nsuserinterfacecompressionoptions/standardoptions.md)