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# UITabBar

Tab bar visibility and configuration during launch.

## Discussion

When you provide a dictionary for this key, the system displays a tab bar during launch. You can optionally set the dictionary’s [`UIImageName`](/documentation/BundleResources/Information-Property-List/UILaunchScreens/UILaunchScreenDefinitions/UITabBar/UIImageName) key to define a custom image for the tab bar.

Omit this key if you don’t want to display a tab bar during launch.

## Topics

### Optional Image

[`UIImageName`](/documentation/BundleResources/Information-Property-List/UILaunchScreens/UILaunchScreenDefinitions/UITabBar/UIImageName)

A custom image that replaces the tab bar during launch.


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