---
title: UnicodeScalarType
framework: swift
role: symbol
role_heading: Type Alias
path: swift/unicodescalartype
---

# UnicodeScalarType

The default type for an otherwise-unconstrained unicode scalar literal.

## Declaration

```swift
typealias UnicodeScalarType = String
```

## See Also

### Strings and Text

- [StringLiteralType](swift/stringliteraltype.md)
- [ExtendedGraphemeClusterType](swift/extendedgraphemeclustertype.md)