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# navigation

A background placement inside a [`NavigationStack`](/documentation/SwiftUI/NavigationStack)
or [`NavigationSplitView`](/documentation/SwiftUI/NavigationSplitView).

```
static let navigation: ContainerBackgroundPlacement
```

## Discussion

For translucent backgrounds in a navigation split view, combine this
placement with [`navigationSplitView`](/documentation/SwiftUI/ContainerBackgroundPlacement/navigationSplitView).

```
NavigationSplitView {
     … sidebar …
    .containerBackground(.thinMaterial, for: .navigation)
    .containerBackground(Color.green, for: .navigationSplitView)
} detail: {
    // … detail …
    .containerBackground(.thickMaterial, for: .navigation)
}
```

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