---
title: accessibilityTraits
framework: uikit
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Property
path: uikit/uiaccessibilityelement/accessibilitytraits
---

# accessibilityTraits

The combination of traits that best characterize the accessibility element.

## Declaration

```swift
var accessibilityTraits: UIAccessibilityTraits { get set }
```

## Discussion

Discussion A trait describes a single aspect of an element’s behavior, state, or usage. Several traits are combined in this property (using an OR operation) to give a complete picture of the element to an assistive application. See “Accessibility Traits” in UIAccessibility for a complete list of traits. UIKit provides an appropriate combination of traits for all standard controls and views. When combining traits for a custom accessibility element, be sure to: Use common sense. Don’t combine traits that characterize the element in mutually exclusive ways, such as combining the button and search-field traits. Combine the traits you select with the superclass’s traits. Specifically, always combine your custom traits with [super accessibilityTraits] in the method you use to set a custom element’s traits.

## See Also

### Accessing the attributes of an accessibility element

- [accessibilityLabel](uikit/uiaccessibilityelement/accessibilitylabel.md)
- [accessibilityHint](uikit/uiaccessibilityelement/accessibilityhint.md)
- [accessibilityValue](uikit/uiaccessibilityelement/accessibilityvalue.md)
- [accessibilityFrame](uikit/uiaccessibilityelement/accessibilityframe.md)
- [accessibilityFrameInContainerSpace](uikit/uiaccessibilityelement/accessibilityframeincontainerspace.md)