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# renderingMode

A setting that determines how the app renders an image.

```
var renderingMode: UIImage.RenderingMode { get }
```

## Discussion

The default rendering mode is [`UIImage.RenderingMode.automatic`](/documentation/UIKit/UIImage/RenderingMode-swift.enum/automatic).

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