---
title: "init(_:)"
framework: swift
role: symbol
role_heading: Initializer
path: "swift/unicode/scalar/init(_:)-18u1m"
---

# init(_:)

Creates a Unicode scalar with the specified numeric value.

## Declaration

```swift
init?(_ v: UInt16)
```

## Parameters

- `v`: The Unicode code point to use for the scalar. The initializer succeeds if v is a valid Unicode scalar value, in the range 0...0xD7FF or 0xE000...0x10FFFF. If v is an invalid unicode scalar value, the result is nil.

## Discussion

Discussion For example, the following code sample creates a Unicode.Scalar instance with a value of "밥", the Korean word for rice: let codepoint: UInt16 = 48165 let bap = Unicode.Scalar(codepoint) print(bap!) // Prints "밥" In case of an invalid input value, the result is nil. let codepoint: UInt16 = extValue   // This might be an invalid value if let bap = Unicode.Scalar(codepoint) {     print(bap) } else {     // Do something else }

## See Also

### Creating a Scalar

- [init(_:)](swift/unicode/scalar/init(_:)-2oo2e.md)
- [init(_:)](swift/unicode/scalar/init(_:)-5d6us.md)
- [init(_:)](swift/unicode/scalar/init(_:)-9eo1y.md)
- [init(_:)](swift/unicode/scalar/init(_:)-96l5f.md)
- [init(unicodeScalarLiteral:)](swift/unicode/scalar/init(unicodescalarliteral:).md)
- [init(_:)](swift/unicode/scalar/init(_:)-4p868.md)