---
title: UIVerticalBarCompressionBehavior.prefersTabBar
framework: UIKit
role: symbol
role_heading: Case
platforms: [iOS 27.1+, iPadOS 27.1+]
path: uikit/uiverticalbarcompressionbehavior/preferstabbar
---

# UIVerticalBarCompressionBehavior.prefersTabBar

A compression behavior that prefers keeping the tab bar visible.

## Declaration

```swift
case prefersTabBar
```

## Discussion

Discussion Bar items will compress before the tab bar when space is constrained.

## See Also

### Specifying a compression behavior

- [UIVerticalBarCompressionBehavior.automatic](uikit/uiverticalbarcompressionbehavior/automatic.md)
- [UIVerticalBarCompressionBehavior.prefersBarItems](uikit/uiverticalbarcompressionbehavior/prefersbaritems.md)