---
title: contactNormal
framework: spritekit
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Property
path: spritekit/skphysicscontact/contactnormal
---

# contactNormal

The normal vector specifying the direction of the collision.

## Declaration

```swift
var contactNormal: CGVector { get }
```

## See Also

### Inspecting the Contact Properties

- [bodyA](spritekit/skphysicscontact/bodya.md)
- [bodyB](spritekit/skphysicscontact/bodyb.md)
- [contactPoint](spritekit/skphysicscontact/contactpoint.md)
- [collisionImpulse](spritekit/skphysicscontact/collisionimpulse.md)