---
title: primaryLanguage
framework: uikit
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Property
path: uikit/uitextinputmode/primarylanguage
---

# primaryLanguage

The primary language, if any, of the input mode.

## Declaration

```swift
var primaryLanguage: String? { get }
```

## Discussion

Discussion The value of this property is a BCP 47 language code such as “es”, “en-US”, or “fr-CA”.