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# glyphText

The text to display in the marker balloon.

```
var glyphText: String? { get set }
```

## Discussion

Use this property or the [`glyphText`](/documentation/MapKit/MKMarkerAnnotationView/glyphText) property to specify the marker balloon content. If you specify both an image and text, MapKit displays the text.

MapKit limits the amount of space available for displaying your glyph text. Specify no more than two or three characters for any strings you assign to this property.

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