---
title: alternateIconName
framework: uikit
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Property
path: uikit/uiapplication/alternateiconname
---

# alternateIconName

The name of the icon the system displays for the app.

## Declaration

```swift
var alternateIconName: String? { get }
```

## Discussion

Discussion When the system is displaying one of your app’s alternate icons, the value of this property is the name of the alternate icon (from your app’s Info.plist file). When the system is displaying your app’s primary icon, the value of this property is nil.

## See Also

### Managing the app’s icon

- [supportsAlternateIcons](uikit/uiapplication/supportsalternateicons.md)
- [setAlternateIconName(_:completionHandler:)](uikit/uiapplication/setalternateiconname(_:completionhandler:).md)