---
title: autocapitalizationType
framework: uikit
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Property
path: uikit/uitextinputtraits/autocapitalizationtype
---

# autocapitalizationType

The autocapitalization style for the text object.

## Declaration

```swift
optional var autocapitalizationType: UITextAutocapitalizationType { get set }
```

## Discussion

Discussion This property determines at what times the Shift key is automatically pressed, thereby making the typed character a capital letter. The default value for this property is UITextAutocapitalizationType.sentences. Some keyboard types do not support autocapitalization. Specifically, this option is ignored if the value in the keyboardType property is set to UIKeyboardType.numberPad, UIKeyboardType.phonePad, or UIKeyboardType.namePhonePad.

## See Also

### Managing spelling and autocorrection

- [UITextAutocapitalizationType](uikit/uitextautocapitalizationtype.md)
- [autocorrectionType](uikit/uitextinputtraits/autocorrectiontype.md)
- [UITextAutocorrectionType](uikit/uitextautocorrectiontype.md)
- [spellCheckingType](uikit/uitextinputtraits/spellcheckingtype.md)
- [UITextSpellCheckingType](uikit/uitextspellcheckingtype.md)
- [inlinePredictionType](uikit/uitextinputtraits/inlinepredictiontype.md)
- [UITextInlinePredictionType](uikit/uitextinlinepredictiontype.md)