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# NSAccessibilityOrientation

Values that indicate the orientation of accessibility elements, such as scroll bars and split views.

```
enum NSAccessibilityOrientation
```

## Topics

### Constants

[`NSAccessibilityOrientation.unknown`](/documentation/AppKit/NSAccessibilityOrientation/unknown)

The element has unknown orientation.

[`NSAccessibilityOrientation.vertical`](/documentation/AppKit/NSAccessibilityOrientation/vertical)

The element is oriented vertically.

[`NSAccessibilityOrientation.horizontal`](/documentation/AppKit/NSAccessibilityOrientation/horizontal)

The element is oriented horizontally.


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