---
title: utf16PlainText
framework: uniformtypeidentifiers
role: symbol
role_heading: Type Property
path: uniformtypeidentifiers/uttype-swift.struct/utf16plaintext
---

# utf16PlainText

A type that represents plain text encoded as UTF-16 in native byte order with an optional bill of materials.

## Declaration

```swift
static var utf16PlainText: UTType { get }
```

## Discussion

Discussion The identifier for this type is public.utf16-plain-text. This type conforms to UTTypePlainText.

## See Also

### Text files

- [text](uniformtypeidentifiers/uttype-swift.struct/text.md)
- [plainText](uniformtypeidentifiers/uttype-swift.struct/plaintext.md)
- [utf8PlainText](uniformtypeidentifiers/uttype-swift.struct/utf8plaintext.md)
- [utf16ExternalPlainText](uniformtypeidentifiers/uttype-swift.struct/utf16externalplaintext.md)