---
title: isPhonetic
framework: foundation
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Property
path: foundation/personnamecomponentsformatter/isphonetic
---

# isPhonetic

A Boolean value that specifies whether the receiver should use only the phonetic representations of name components.

## Declaration

```swift
var isPhonetic: Bool { get set }
```

## Discussion

Discussion The default value is false.

## See Also

### Configuring Formatter Behavior

- [style](foundation/personnamecomponentsformatter/style-swift.property.md)