---
title: preferredContentMode
framework: webkit
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Property
path: webkit/wkwebpagepreferences/preferredcontentmode
---

# preferredContentMode

The content mode for the web view to use when it loads and renders a webpage.

## Declaration

```swift
var preferredContentMode: WKWebpagePreferences.ContentMode { get set }
```

## Discussion

Discussion The default value of this property is WKWebpagePreferences.ContentMode.recommended. The web view ignores this preference for subframe navigation.

## See Also

### Setting the preferred content mode

- [WKWebpagePreferences.ContentMode](webkit/wkwebpagepreferences/contentmode.md)