---
title: generalCategory
framework: swift
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Property
path: swift/unicode/scalar/properties-swift.struct/generalcategory
---

# generalCategory

The general category (most usual classification) of the scalar.

## Declaration

```swift
var generalCategory: Unicode.GeneralCategory { get }
```

## Discussion

Discussion This property corresponds to the “General_Category” property in the Unicode Standard.