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# tabStops

The text tab objects that represent the paragraph’s tab stops.

```
var tabStops: [NSTextTab] { get }
```

## Discussion

The [`NSTextTab`](/documentation/AppKit/NSTextTab) objects, sorted by location, define the tab stops for the paragraph style. The default value is an array of 12 left-aligned tabs at 28-point intervals.

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