---
title: name
framework: arkit
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Property
path: arkit/aranchor/name
---

# name

A descriptive name for the anchor.

## Declaration

```swift
var name: String? { get }
```

## Mentioned in

Managing Session Life Cycle and Tracking Quality

## Discussion

Discussion To name an anchor, create one with the init(name:transform:) initializer. This property is nil for anchors created otherwise. ARKit does not display the name to users, but your app can use it to identify anchors for debugging.

## See Also

### Creating Anchors

- [init(transform:)](arkit/aranchor/init(transform:).md)
- [init(name:transform:)](arkit/aranchor/init(name:transform:).md)