---
title: symbols
framework: swiftui
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Property
path: swiftui/canvas/symbols
---

# symbols

A view that provides child views that you can use in the drawing callback.

## Declaration

```swift
var symbols: Symbols
```

## Discussion

Discussion Uniquely tag each child view using the View/tag(_:) modifier, so that you can find them from within your renderer using the resolveSymbol(id:) method.