---
title: statusBar
framework: swiftui
role: symbol
role_heading: Type Property
path: swiftui/toolbarplacement/statusbar
---

# statusBar

The system status bar.

## Declaration

```swift
static var statusBar: ToolbarPlacement { get }
```

## Discussion

Discussion Use with toolbarVisibility(_:for:) to hide the status bar, or with toolbarColorScheme(_:for:) to specify the preferred status bar style. content     .toolbarVisibility(         hideStatusBar ? .hidden : .automatic,         for: .statusBar)     // use light status bar on a dark background     .toolbarColorScheme(.dark, for: .statusBar) Using this placement with other toolbar customization APIs has no effect.