# pitch The up-and-down movement of the listener’s head. ``` var pitch: Float ``` ## Discussion The pitch axis describes the up-and-down movement of the listener’s head, and is perpendicular to the yaw axis. It’s parallel to the plane of the listener’s ears. Its origin is at the center of the listener’s head and points toward the right ear. A positive pitch is the upward direction going from `0` to `180` degrees. A negative pitch is in the downward direction going from `0` to `-180` degrees. --- Copyright © 2026 Apple Inc. All rights reserved. | [Terms of Use](https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/terms/site.html) | [Privacy Policy](https://www.apple.com/privacy/privacy-policy)