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# characterBoxes

An array of detected individual character bounding boxes.

```
let characterBoxes: [RectangleObservation]?
```

## Discussion

If the associated [`DetectTextRectanglesRequest`](/documentation/Vision/DetectTextRectanglesRequest) indicates interest in character boxes by setting the option [`reportCharacterBoxes`](/documentation/Vision/DetectTextRectanglesRequest/reportCharacterBoxes) to `true`, this property is non-`nil`. If no characters are found, it remains empty.

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