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# NSFocusRingPlacement

Constants that indicate how the system draws the focus ring.

```
enum NSFocusRingPlacement
```

## Topics

### Constants

[`NSFocusRingPlacement.above`](/documentation/AppKit/NSFocusRingPlacement/above)

Draw the focus ring over an image.

[`NSFocusRingPlacement.below`](/documentation/AppKit/NSFocusRingPlacement/below)

Draw the focus ring under text.

[`NSFocusRingPlacement.only`](/documentation/AppKit/NSFocusRingPlacement/only)

Draw the focus ring if you don’t have an image or text.

### Options for Drawing

[`set()`](/documentation/AppKit/NSFocusRingPlacement/set())

Specifies how the system draws the focus ring.


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