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# textInputFormattingControlVisibility(_:for:)

Specifies which system text formatting controls are available
for people to format text.

```
nonisolated func textInputFormattingControlVisibility(_ visibility: Visibility, for placement: TextInputFormattingControlPlacement.Set) -> some View
```

## Parameters

`visibility`

Whether the controls in the given placements may
become visible.

`placement`

The onscreen control to modify.

## Discussion

A [`TextEditor`](/documentation/SwiftUI/TextEditor) with a binding to an `AttributedString` offers
built-in controls for formatting text. These controls appear in
different placements depending on the platform. By default,
`TextEditor` shows them in the context menu and in the
keyboard toolbar on iOS. See [`TextInputFormattingControlPlacement.Set`](/documentation/SwiftUI/TextInputFormattingControlPlacement/Set)
for the available placements.

In this example, the formatting accessory bar is shown in a macOS editor:

```
struct StyledTextEditingView: View {
    @State private var text: AttributedString = ""

    var body: some View {
        TextEditor(text: $text)
            .textInputFormattingControlVisibility(.visible, for: .accessoryBar)
    }
}
```

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