# circularWrap() Distorts an image by increasing the distance of the center of the image. ``` class func circularWrap() -> any CIFilter & CICircularWrap ``` ## Return Value The distorted image. ## Discussion This method applies the circular wrap filter to an image. This effect wraps an image around a transparent circle. The distortion of the image increases with the distance from the center of the circle. The circular wrap filter uses the following properties: - `inputImage`: An image with the type [`CIImage`](/documentation/CoreImage/CIImage). - `angle`: A `float` representing the angle of the wrap, in radians, as an . - `radius`: A `float` representing the amount of pixels the filter uses to create the distortion as an . - `center`: A set of coordinates marking the center of the image as a . The following code creates a filter that results in a circular image generated from the input image: ```swift func circularWrap(inputImage: CIImage) -> CIImage { let filter = CIFilter.circularWrap() filter.inputImage = inputImage filter.center = CGPoint( x: inputImage.extent.size.width/2, y: inputImage.extent.size.height/2 ) filter.angle = .pi filter.radius = 90 return filter.outputImage! } let text = CIFilter.textImageGenerator() text.text = "Core Image" text.fontSize = 100 text.fontName = "Chalkboard" text.outputImage! circularWrap(inputImage: text.outputImage!) ```  --- 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)