---
title: start
framework: uikit
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Property
path: uikit/uitextrange/start
---

# start

The start of a range of text.

## Declaration

```swift
var start: UITextPosition { get }
```

## Discussion

Discussion Compute and store in this property the UITextPosition object representing the start of a range of text.

## See Also

### Defining Ranges of Text

- [end](uikit/uitextrange/end.md)
- [isEmpty](uikit/uitextrange/isempty.md)