---
title: writingMode
framework: avfoundation
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Property
path: avfoundation/avmutablecaptionregion/writingmode
---

# writingMode

The block and inline progression direction of the region.

## Declaration

```swift
var writingMode: AVCaptionRegion.WritingMode { get set }
```

## See Also

### Configuring the region

- [origin](avfoundation/avmutablecaptionregion/origin.md)
- [size](avfoundation/avmutablecaptionregion/size.md)
- [displayAlignment](avfoundation/avmutablecaptionregion/displayalignment.md)
- [scroll](avfoundation/avmutablecaptionregion/scroll.md)