# init(localized:defaultValue:options:table:bundle:locale:comment:including:) Creates an attributed string by looking up a localized string from the app’s bundle, including an attribute scope that a key path identifies, using a default value if necessary. ``` init(localized key: StaticString, defaultValue: String.LocalizationValue, options: AttributedString.FormattingOptions = [], table: String? = nil, bundle: Bundle? = nil, locale: Locale? = nil, comment: StaticString? = nil, including scope: KeyPath) where S : AttributeScope ``` ## Parameters `key` The key for a string in the table that `table` identifies. `defaultValue` The localized string for the development locale. For other locales, the string uses this value if a localized string for `key` isn’t found in the table. `options` Options that affect the handling of attributes. `table` The bundle’s string table to search. If `table` is `nil` or is an empty string, the method attempts to use the table in `Localizable.strings`. The default is `nil`. `bundle` The bundle to use for looking up strings. If `nil`, an app searches its main bundle. The default is `nil`. `locale` The locale of the localized string to retrieve. If `nil`, this initializer uses the current locale. The default is `nil`. `comment` The comment to place above the key-value pair in the strings file. This parameter provides the translator with some context about the localized string’s presentation to the user. `scope` An [`AttributeScopes`](/documentation/Foundation/AttributeScopes) key path that identifies an attribute scope to associate with the attributed string. ## Discussion Use this initializer instead of [`init(localized:options:table:bundle:locale:comment:including:)`](/documentation/Foundation/AttributedString/init(localized:options:table:bundle:locale:comment:including:)-5jzpg) if you prefer to use a symbolic string key, rather than use the development language’s string as the key. --- 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)