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# family

The family to which the complication belongs.

```
var family: CLKComplicationFamily { get }
```

## Discussion

The [`family`](/documentation/ClockKit/CLKComplication/family) property determines how much space is available to a complication and which templates you can use to display your complication data. In your complication data source, you typically use the property’s value in a `switch` statement when determining the complication template your data source creates.

In watchOS 7 and later, ClockKit represents complications using its [`family`](/documentation/ClockKit/CLKComplication/family) and [`identifier`](/documentation/ClockKit/CLKComplication/identifier). Each pair represents a unique complication that the user can select.

In watchOS 6 and earlier, ClockKit represents a complication by its [`family`](/documentation/ClockKit/CLKComplication/family) only. Each family can only have one complication. For more information, see [Declaring complications for your app](/documentation/ClockKit/declaring-complications-for-your-app).

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