---
title: subtitle
framework: uikit
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Property
path: uikit/uinavigationitem/subtitle
---

# subtitle

A string to display as the subtitle in the navigation bar.

## Declaration

```swift
var subtitle: String? { get set }
```

## Discussion

Discussion If attributedSubtitle is non-nil, this property just returns the String representation of the attributedString. If subtitleView is non-nil, this property is ignored.

## See Also

### Configuring the subtitle

- [attributedSubtitle](uikit/uinavigationitem/attributedsubtitle-wrjk.md)
- [largeSubtitle](uikit/uinavigationitem/largesubtitle.md)
- [largeAttributedSubtitle](uikit/uinavigationitem/largeattributedsubtitle-4z2gx.md)