---
title: NSTextSelectionNavigation.Direction.backward
framework: uikit
role: symbol
role_heading: Case
path: uikit/nstextselectionnavigation/direction/backward
---

# NSTextSelectionNavigation.Direction.backward

The value that represents a backward selection based on the flow of text stored in the document.

## Declaration

```swift
case backward
```

## See Also

### Navigation directions

- [NSTextSelectionNavigation.Direction.forward](uikit/nstextselectionnavigation/direction/forward.md)
- [NSTextSelectionNavigation.Direction.left](uikit/nstextselectionnavigation/direction/left.md)
- [NSTextSelectionNavigation.Direction.right](uikit/nstextselectionnavigation/direction/right.md)
- [NSTextSelectionNavigation.Direction.up](uikit/nstextselectionnavigation/direction/up.md)
- [NSTextSelectionNavigation.Direction.down](uikit/nstextselectionnavigation/direction/down.md)