---
title: tabStops
framework: uikit
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Property
path: uikit/nsparagraphstyle/tabstops
---

# tabStops

The text tab objects that represent the paragraph’s tab stops.

## Declaration

```swift
var tabStops: [NSTextTab] { get }
```

## Discussion

Discussion The NSTextTab objects, sorted by location, define the tab stops for the paragraph style. The default value is an array of 12 left-aligned tabs at 28-point intervals.

## See Also

### Accessing tab information

- [NSParagraphStyle.TextTabType](appkit/nsparagraphstyle/texttabtype.md)
- [defaultTabInterval](uikit/nsparagraphstyle/defaulttabinterval.md)