---
title: contentOverlayView
framework: avkit
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Property
path: avkit/avplayerviewcontroller/contentoverlayview
---

# contentOverlayView

A view that displays between the video content and the playback controls.

## Declaration

```swift
var contentOverlayView: UIView? { get }
```

## Discussion

Discussion Use the content overlay view to add noninteractive custom views, such as a logo or watermark, between the video content and the controls.

## See Also

### Configuring presentation

- [showsPlaybackControls](avkit/avplayerviewcontroller/showsplaybackcontrols.md)
- [videoGravity](avkit/avplayerviewcontroller/videogravity.md)
- [videoBounds](avkit/avplayerviewcontroller/videobounds.md)
- [showsTimecodes](avkit/avplayerviewcontroller/showstimecodes.md)
- [appliesPreferredDisplayCriteriaAutomatically](avkit/avplayerviewcontroller/appliespreferreddisplaycriteriaautomatically.md)