---
title: "setTitle(_:)"
framework: watchkit
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Method
path: "watchkit/wkinterfacebutton/settitle(_:)"
---

# setTitle(_:)

Sets the button title to the specified string.

## Declaration

```swift
func setTitle(_ title: String?)
```

## Parameters

- `title`: The text to display in the button. Specifying nil clears the current text from the button.

## Discussion

Discussion This method looks for a localized version of title in your WatchKit extension’s Localizable.strings file. If it finds one, it uses the localized string for the button title. If it does not find a localized version of the string, it uses the value in the title parameter directly. The text replaces the previous text set for the button. The button text is drawn using the font and styling information from your storyboard. The text is drawn on top of the button’s background image or color.

## See Also

### Related Documentation

- [App Programming Guide for watchOS](apple-archive/documentation/General/Conceptual/WatchKitProgrammingGuide.md)

### Setting the Button Title

- [setAttributedTitle(_:)](watchkit/wkinterfacebutton/setattributedtitle(_:).md)