---
title: PDFAppearanceCharacteristicsKey
framework: pdfkit
role: symbol
role_heading: Structure
path: pdfkit/pdfappearancecharacteristicskey
---

# PDFAppearanceCharacteristicsKey

Keys to control a widget’s appearance.

## Declaration

```swift
struct PDFAppearanceCharacteristicsKey
```

## Topics

### Modifying Widget Appearance

- [backgroundColor](pdfkit/pdfappearancecharacteristicskey/backgroundcolor.md)
- [borderColor](pdfkit/pdfappearancecharacteristicskey/bordercolor.md)
- [caption](pdfkit/pdfappearancecharacteristicskey/caption.md)
- [downCaption](pdfkit/pdfappearancecharacteristicskey/downcaption.md)
- [rolloverCaption](pdfkit/pdfappearancecharacteristicskey/rollovercaption.md)
- [rotation](pdfkit/pdfappearancecharacteristicskey/rotation.md)

### Creating an Appearance Characteristic Key

- [init(rawValue:)](pdfkit/pdfappearancecharacteristicskey/init(rawvalue:).md)

## Relationships

### Conforms To

- [Equatable](swift/equatable.md)
- [Hashable](swift/hashable.md)
- [RawRepresentable](swift/rawrepresentable.md)
- [Sendable](swift/sendable.md)
- [SendableMetatype](swift/sendablemetatype.md)

## See Also

### Configuring a Widget’s Appearance

- [backgroundColor](pdfkit/pdfappearancecharacteristics/backgroundcolor.md)
- [borderColor](pdfkit/pdfappearancecharacteristics/bordercolor.md)
- [caption](pdfkit/pdfappearancecharacteristics/caption.md)
- [controlType](pdfkit/pdfappearancecharacteristics/controltype.md)
- [downCaption](pdfkit/pdfappearancecharacteristics/downcaption.md)
- [rolloverCaption](pdfkit/pdfappearancecharacteristics/rollovercaption.md)
- [rotation](pdfkit/pdfappearancecharacteristics/rotation.md)
- [appearanceCharacteristicsKeyValues](pdfkit/pdfappearancecharacteristics/appearancecharacteristicskeyvalues.md)