---
title: appearance
framework: mapkit
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Property
path: mapkit/mkmapsnapshotter/snapshot/appearance
---

# appearance

The visual style that MapKit uses when rendering the snapshot.

## Declaration

```swift
var appearance: NSAppearance { get }
```

## Discussion

Discussion Use this property to determine whether MapKit applied a light or dark appearance to your map.

## See Also

### Getting the snapshot image

- [image](mapkit/mkmapsnapshotter/snapshot/image.md)