---
title: MTLAttributeFormat.char
framework: metal
role: symbol
role_heading: Case
path: metal/mtlattributeformat/char
---

# MTLAttributeFormat.char

An 8-bit, signed integer value.

## Declaration

```swift
case char
```

## See Also

### 8-bit integer formats

- [MTLAttributeFormat.char2](metal/mtlattributeformat/char2.md)
- [MTLAttributeFormat.char3](metal/mtlattributeformat/char3.md)
- [MTLAttributeFormat.char4](metal/mtlattributeformat/char4.md)
- [MTLAttributeFormat.uchar](metal/mtlattributeformat/uchar.md)
- [MTLAttributeFormat.uchar2](metal/mtlattributeformat/uchar2.md)
- [MTLAttributeFormat.uchar3](metal/mtlattributeformat/uchar3.md)
- [MTLAttributeFormat.uchar4](metal/mtlattributeformat/uchar4.md)