---
title: preferredElementSize
framework: uikit
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Property
path: uikit/uimenu/preferredelementsize
---

# preferredElementSize

The size of the menu’s child elements.

## Declaration

```swift
var preferredElementSize: UIMenu.ElementSize { get set }
```

## Discussion

Discussion This property allows you to choose between different layouts in the context menu: The UIMenu.ElementSize.small size gives the menu a more compact, side-by-side appearance, allowing you to fit more actions in a single row. The UIMenu.ElementSize.medium size gives the menu the side-by-side appearance, but shows additional detail for each action. The text-editing menu uses this element size to display the standard edit menu. The UIMenu.ElementSize.large size gives the menu its default, full-width appearance.

If you specify the UIMenu.ElementSize.small or UIMenu.ElementSize.medium sizes, the menu displays any items beyond the first three (for medium) or four (for small) as full-size elements. This property doesn’t have an effect if you build your app with Mac Catalyst. note: Session 10071: Adopt desktop-class editing interactions

## See Also

### Specifying size of menu elements

- [UIMenu.ElementSize](uikit/uimenu/elementsize.md)