---
title: type
framework: quicklookthumbnailing
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Property
path: quicklookthumbnailing/qlthumbnailrepresentation/type
---

# type

The type of thumbnail.

## Declaration

```swift
var type: QLThumbnailRepresentation.RepresentationType { get }
```

## See Also

### Thumbnail Images

- [cgImage](quicklookthumbnailing/qlthumbnailrepresentation/cgimage.md)
- [nsImage](quicklookthumbnailing/qlthumbnailrepresentation/nsimage.md)
- [uiImage](quicklookthumbnailing/qlthumbnailrepresentation/uiimage.md)
- [contentRect](quicklookthumbnailing/qlthumbnailrepresentation/contentrect.md)
- [QLThumbnailRepresentation.RepresentationType](quicklookthumbnailing/qlthumbnailrepresentation/representationtype.md)