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# firstRect(for:)

Returns the first rectangle that encloses a range of text in a document.

```
func firstRect(for range: UITextRange) -> CGRect
```

## Parameters

`range`

An object that represents a range of text in a document.

## Return Value

The first rectangle in a `range` of text. You might use this rectangle to draw a correction rectangle. The “first” in the name refers the rectangle enclosing the first line when the range encompasses multiple lines of text.

## See Also

[`caretRect(for:)`](/documentation/UIKit/UITextInput/caretRect(for:))

Returns a rectangle to draw the caret at a specified insertion point.


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