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# AppearSymbolEffect

A type that makes the layers of a symbol-based image appear separately or as a whole.

```
struct AppearSymbolEffect
```

## Overview

An appear transition causes a symbol to become visible using a scaling animation. You can choose to scale the image up or down and to animate the symbol by individual layers or as a whole.

## Topics

### Accessing symbol effects

[`var down: AppearSymbolEffect`](/documentation/Symbols/AppearSymbolEffect/down)

An effect that makes the symbol scale down as it appears.

[`var up: AppearSymbolEffect`](/documentation/Symbols/AppearSymbolEffect/up)

An effect that makes the symbol scale up as it appears.

### Determining effect scope

[`var byLayer: AppearSymbolEffect`](/documentation/Symbols/AppearSymbolEffect/byLayer)

An effect that makes each layer appear separately.

[`var wholeSymbol: AppearSymbolEffect`](/documentation/Symbols/AppearSymbolEffect/wholeSymbol)

An effect that makes all layers appear simultaneously.

### Accessing the configuration

[`var configuration: SymbolEffectConfiguration`](/documentation/Symbols/AppearSymbolEffect/configuration)

The configuration for the effect.

## Relationships

### Conforms To

[`SymbolEffect`](/documentation/Symbols/SymbolEffect)

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

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

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

[`IndefiniteSymbolEffect`](/documentation/Symbols/IndefiniteSymbolEffect)

[`TransitionSymbolEffect`](/documentation/Symbols/TransitionSymbolEffect)

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

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

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

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