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# NSTextHighlightColorSchemeAttributeName

The custom highlight color to apply to the text.

```
extern NSAttributedStringKey const NSTextHighlightColorSchemeAttributeName;
```

## Discussion

The value of this attribute is an [`NSTextHighlightColorScheme`](/documentation/AppKit/NSTextHighlightColorScheme) structure. The default value of this attribute is `nil`, which applies the default system highlight color to the text when the [`NSTextHighlightStyleAttributeName`](/documentation/AppKit/NSTextHighlightStyleAttributeName) attribute is present.

A highlight adds a background color behind the text, and applies a contrasting foreground color to the text itself. Set the value of this attribute to [`NSTextHighlightColorSchemeDefault`](/documentation/AppKit/NSTextHighlightColorSchemeDefault), or don’t specify the attribute at all, to apply a highlight with the default system color. Specify a different value for this attribute to apply that highlight color instead.

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