---
title: usesBottomSafeArea
framework: uikit
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Property
path: uikit/uikeyboardlayoutguide/usesbottomsafearea
---

# usesBottomSafeArea

A Boolean value that indicates whether the layout guide uses the view’s safe area layout guide.

## Declaration

```swift
var usesBottomSafeArea: Bool { get set }
```

## Discussion

Discussion Defaults to true, indicating that the layout guide ties to the bottomAnchor of the view’s safeAreaLayoutGuide. Set to false to tie the layout guide to the bottomAnchor of the view instead.