---
title: parentJoint
framework: arkit
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Property
path: arkit/handskeleton/joint/parentjoint
---

# parentJoint

The joint that’s connected to this joint and more closely connected to the base of the skeleton.

## Declaration

```swift
var parentJoint: HandSkeleton.Joint? { get }
```

## See Also

### Inspecting hand joints

- [name](arkit/handskeleton/joint/name.md)