# init(_:) Creates a text view that displays a stored string without localization. ``` init(_ content: S) where S : StringProtocol ``` ## Parameters `content` The string value to display without localization. ## Discussion Use this initializer to create a text view that displays — without localization — the text in a string variable. ``` Text(someString) // Displays the contents of `someString` without localization. ``` SwiftUI doesn’t call the `init(_:)` method when you initialize a text view with a string literal as the input. Instead, a string literal triggers the `Text/init(_:tableName:bundle:comment:)` method — which treats the input as a `LocalizedStringKey` instance — and attempts to perform localization. By default, SwiftUI assumes that you don’t want to localize stored strings, but if you do, you can first create a localized string key from the value, and initialize the text view with that. Using a key as input triggers the `Text/init(_:tableName:bundle:comment:)` method instead. --- 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)