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# Formatter.UnitStyle

Specifies the width of the unit, determining the textual representation.

```
enum UnitStyle
```

## Overview

The unit is represented in the shortest notation available. For example, for English, when formatting “3 pounds”: [`Formatter.UnitStyle.long`](/documentation/Foundation/Formatter/UnitStyle/long) is “3 pounds”; [`Formatter.UnitStyle.medium`](/documentation/Foundation/Formatter/UnitStyle/medium) is “3 lb”; [`Formatter.UnitStyle.short`](/documentation/Foundation/Formatter/UnitStyle/short) is “3#”.

## Topics

### Constants

[`NSFormattingUnitStyleShort`](/documentation/Foundation/Formatter/UnitStyle/short)

Specifies a short unit style.

[`NSFormattingUnitStyleMedium`](/documentation/Foundation/Formatter/UnitStyle/medium)

Specifies a medium unit style.

[`NSFormattingUnitStyleLong`](/documentation/Foundation/Formatter/UnitStyle/long)

Specifies a long unit style.

## Relationships

### Conforms To

[`SendableMetatype`](/documentation/Swift/SendableMetatype)

[`RawRepresentable`](/documentation/Swift/RawRepresentable)

[`Equatable`](/documentation/Swift/Equatable)

[`Hashable`](/documentation/Swift/Hashable)

[`Sendable`](/documentation/Swift/Sendable)

[`BitwiseCopyable`](/documentation/Swift/BitwiseCopyable)

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