---
title: alternateTitle
framework: webkit
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Property
path: webkit/webhistoryitem/alternatetitle
---

# alternateTitle

An alternate title that may be used in place of the receiver’s page title.

## Declaration

```swift
var alternateTitle: String! { get set }
```

## Discussion

Discussion This method returns nil if no alternate title exists.

## See Also

### Getting and setting page titles

- [title](webkit/webhistoryitem/title.md)