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# scrollEdgeAppearance

The appearance settings for the tab bar when the edge of scrollable content aligns with the edge of the tab bar.

```
@NSCopying var scrollEdgeAppearance: UITabBarAppearance? { get set }
```

## Discussion

When a tab bar displays the selected item, the appearance setting in this property overrides the settings in the [`scrollEdgeAppearance`](/documentation/UIKit/UIToolbar/scrollEdgeAppearance) property of [`UIToolbar`](/documentation/UIKit/UIToolbar).

Use this property to apply a scroll edge appearance based on the tab bar item stored in the [`selectedItem`](/documentation/UIKit/UITabBar/selectedItem) property. If the selected item’s [`scrollEdgeAppearance`](/documentation/UIKit/UITabBarItem/scrollEdgeAppearance) property is `nil`, UIKit uses the tab bar’s scroll edge appearance.

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