---
title: prefersToolbarItems
framework: SwiftUI
role: symbol
role_heading: Type Property
platforms: [iOS 27.1+, iPadOS 27.1+]
path: swiftui/toolbarverticalcompressionbehavior/preferstoolbaritems
---

# prefersToolbarItems

A compression behavior that prefers keeping toolbar items visible.

## Declaration

```swift
static let prefersToolbarItems: ToolbarVerticalCompressionBehavior
```

## Discussion

Discussion The tab bar will compress before toolbar items when space is constrained.

## See Also

### Getting compression behavior options

- [automatic](swiftui/toolbarverticalcompressionbehavior/automatic.md)
- [prefersTabBar](swiftui/toolbarverticalcompressionbehavior/preferstabbar.md)