---
title: userInterfaceLayoutDirection
framework: uikit
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Property
path: uikit/uiapplication/userinterfacelayoutdirection
---

# userInterfaceLayoutDirection

The layout direction of the user interface.

## Declaration

```swift
var userInterfaceLayoutDirection: UIUserInterfaceLayoutDirection { get }
```

## Discussion

Discussion This method specifies the general user interface layout flow direction. See UIUserInterfaceLayoutDirection for a description of the constants returned by this property.

## See Also

### Accessing the layout direction

- [UIUserInterfaceLayoutDirection](uikit/uiuserinterfacelayoutdirection.md)