---
title: relative
framework: swiftui
role: symbol
role_heading: Type Property
path: swiftui/text/datestyle/relative
---

# relative

A style displaying a date as relative to now.

## Declaration

```swift
static let relative: Text.DateStyle
```

## Discussion

Discussion Text(event.startDate, style: .relative) Example output: 2 hours, 23 minutes 1 year, 1 month

## See Also

### Getting text date styles

- [date](swiftui/text/datestyle/date.md)
- [offset](swiftui/text/datestyle/offset.md)
- [time](swiftui/text/datestyle/time.md)
- [timer](swiftui/text/datestyle/timer.md)