# exclusionPaths An array of path objects that represents the regions where text doesn’t display in the text container. ``` var exclusionPaths: [UIBezierPath] { get set } ``` ## Discussion The default value of this property is an empty array. Depending on the platform, you can assign an array of or [`UIBezierPath`](/documentation/UIKit/UIBezierPath) objects to exclude text from one or more regions in the text container’s bounds. When the layout manager proposes a line fragment rectangle intersecting one of the regions defined by the exclusion paths, the text container returns an adjusted line fragment rectangle excluding that region. ## See Also [`func lineFragmentRect(forProposedRect: CGRect, at: Int, writingDirection: NSWritingDirection, remaining: UnsafeMutablePointer?) -> CGRect`](/documentation/UIKit/NSTextContainer/lineFragmentRect(forProposedRect:at:writingDirection:remaining:)) Returns the bounds of a line fragment rectangle inside the text container for the proposed rectangle. --- 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)