---
title: UIBarButtonItem.AxisBehavior.verticalPreferred
framework: UIKit
role: symbol
role_heading: Case
platforms: [iOS 27.1+, iPadOS 27.1+]
path: uikit/uibarbuttonitem/axisbehavior-swift.enum/verticalpreferred
---

# UIBarButtonItem.AxisBehavior.verticalPreferred

The item supports both horizontal and vertical bars, and prefers a vertical placement when both horizontal and vertical bars are present

## Declaration

```swift
case verticalPreferred
```

## See Also

### Choosing an orientation behavior

- [UIBarButtonItem.AxisBehavior.automatic](uikit/uibarbuttonitem/axisbehavior-swift.enum/automatic.md)
- [UIBarButtonItem.AxisBehavior.horizontalOnly](uikit/uibarbuttonitem/axisbehavior-swift.enum/horizontalonly.md)