---
title: glowWidth
framework: spritekit
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Property
path: spritekit/skshapenode/glowwidth
---

# glowWidth

A glow that extends outward from the stroked line.

## Declaration

```swift
var glowWidth: CGFloat { get set }
```

## Mentioned in

Getting Started with Shape Nodes

## Discussion

Discussion The default value is 0.0, which means no glow is added. The glow color is determined by strokeColor.

## See Also

### Stroking a Shape

- [lineWidth](spritekit/skshapenode/linewidth.md)
- [strokeColor](spritekit/skshapenode/strokecolor.md)
- [strokeTexture](spritekit/skshapenode/stroketexture.md)
- [lineCap](spritekit/skshapenode/linecap.md)
- [lineJoin](spritekit/skshapenode/linejoin.md)
- [miterLimit](spritekit/skshapenode/miterlimit.md)
- [isAntialiased](spritekit/skshapenode/isantialiased.md)