---
title: leftAnchor
framework: uikit
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Property
path: uikit/uilayoutguide/leftanchor
---

# leftAnchor

A layout anchor representing the left edge of the layout guide’s frame.

## Declaration

```swift
var leftAnchor: NSLayoutXAxisAnchor { get }
```

## Discussion

Discussion Use this anchor to create constraints with the layout guide’s left edge. You can combine this anchor only with a subset of the NSLayoutXAxisAnchor anchors. You can combine a leftAnchor with another leftAnchor, a rightAnchor, or a centerXAnchor. For more information, see NSLayoutAnchor.

## See Also

### Creating constraints using layout anchors

- [bottomAnchor](uikit/uilayoutguide/bottomanchor.md)
- [centerXAnchor](uikit/uilayoutguide/centerxanchor.md)
- [centerYAnchor](uikit/uilayoutguide/centeryanchor.md)
- [heightAnchor](uikit/uilayoutguide/heightanchor.md)
- [leadingAnchor](uikit/uilayoutguide/leadinganchor.md)
- [rightAnchor](uikit/uilayoutguide/rightanchor.md)
- [topAnchor](uikit/uilayoutguide/topanchor.md)
- [trailingAnchor](uikit/uilayoutguide/trailinganchor.md)
- [widthAnchor](uikit/uilayoutguide/widthanchor.md)