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# MKPointAnnotation

A string-based piece of location-specific data that you apply to a specific point on a map.

```
class MKPointAnnotation
```

## Overview

You use this class, rather than define a custom annotation object, in situations where all you want to do is display a title string at the specified point on the map.

## Topics

### Creating a Point Annotation

[`-  init`](/documentation/MapKit/MKPointAnnotation/init())

Creates a map annotation that shows a title string at a point on a map.

[`-  initWithCoordinate:`](/documentation/MapKit/MKPointAnnotation/init(coordinate:))

Creates a point annotation at the specified coordinate on the map.

[`-  initWithCoordinate:title:subtitle:`](/documentation/MapKit/MKPointAnnotation/init(coordinate:title:subtitle:))

Creates a point annotation displaying a title and subtitle string at the specified coordinate on the map.

### Accessing the Annotation’s Location

[`coordinate`](/documentation/MapKit/MKPointAnnotation/coordinate)

The coordinate point of the annotation.

## Relationships

### Conforms To

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

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

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

[`MKAnnotation`](/documentation/MapKit/MKAnnotation)

[`MKGeoJSONObject`](/documentation/MapKit/MKGeoJSONObject)

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

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

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

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

[`NSObjectProtocol`](/documentation/ObjectiveC/NSObjectProtocol)

### Inherits From

[`MKShape`](/documentation/MapKit/MKShape)

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