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# UIBlurEffect.Style

Blur styles available for blur effect objects.

```
enum Style
```

## Topics

### Adaptable styles

[`UIBlurEffect.Style.systemUltraThinMaterial`](/documentation/UIKit/UIBlurEffect/Style/systemUltraThinMaterial)

An adaptable blur effect that creates the appearance of an ultra-thin material.

[`UIBlurEffect.Style.systemThinMaterial`](/documentation/UIKit/UIBlurEffect/Style/systemThinMaterial)

An adaptable blur effect that creates the appearance of a thin material.

[`UIBlurEffect.Style.systemMaterial`](/documentation/UIKit/UIBlurEffect/Style/systemMaterial)

An adaptable blur effect that creates the appearance of a material with normal thickness.

[`UIBlurEffect.Style.systemThickMaterial`](/documentation/UIKit/UIBlurEffect/Style/systemThickMaterial)

An adaptable blur effect that creates the appearance of a material that’s thicker than normal.

[`UIBlurEffect.Style.systemChromeMaterial`](/documentation/UIKit/UIBlurEffect/Style/systemChromeMaterial)

An adaptable blur effect that creates the appearance of the system chrome.

### Light styles

[`UIBlurEffect.Style.systemUltraThinMaterialLight`](/documentation/UIKit/UIBlurEffect/Style/systemUltraThinMaterialLight)

A blur effect that creates the appearance of an ultra-thin material and is always light.

[`UIBlurEffect.Style.systemThinMaterialLight`](/documentation/UIKit/UIBlurEffect/Style/systemThinMaterialLight)

A blur effect that creates the appearance of a thin material and is always light.

[`UIBlurEffect.Style.systemMaterialLight`](/documentation/UIKit/UIBlurEffect/Style/systemMaterialLight)

A blur effect that creates the appearance of a material with normal thickness and is always light.

[`UIBlurEffect.Style.systemThickMaterialLight`](/documentation/UIKit/UIBlurEffect/Style/systemThickMaterialLight)

A blur effect that creates the appearance of a material that’s thicker than normal and is always light.

[`UIBlurEffect.Style.systemChromeMaterialLight`](/documentation/UIKit/UIBlurEffect/Style/systemChromeMaterialLight)

A blur effect that creates the appearance of the system chrome and is always light.

### Dark styles

[`UIBlurEffect.Style.systemUltraThinMaterialDark`](/documentation/UIKit/UIBlurEffect/Style/systemUltraThinMaterialDark)

A blur effect that creates the appearance of an ultra-thin material and is always dark.

[`UIBlurEffect.Style.systemThinMaterialDark`](/documentation/UIKit/UIBlurEffect/Style/systemThinMaterialDark)

A blur effect that creates the appearance of a thin material and is always dark.

[`UIBlurEffect.Style.systemMaterialDark`](/documentation/UIKit/UIBlurEffect/Style/systemMaterialDark)

A blur effect that creates the appearance of a material with normal thickness and is always dark.

[`UIBlurEffect.Style.systemThickMaterialDark`](/documentation/UIKit/UIBlurEffect/Style/systemThickMaterialDark)

A blur effect that creates the appearance of a material that’s thicker than normal and is always dark.

[`UIBlurEffect.Style.systemChromeMaterialDark`](/documentation/UIKit/UIBlurEffect/Style/systemChromeMaterialDark)

A blur effect that creates the appearance of the system chrome and is always dark.

### Additional styles

[`UIBlurEffect.Style.extraLight`](/documentation/UIKit/UIBlurEffect/Style/extraLight)

The area of the view is lighter than the underlying view.

[`UIBlurEffect.Style.light`](/documentation/UIKit/UIBlurEffect/Style/light)

The area of the view is the same approximate lightness of the underlying view.

[`UIBlurEffect.Style.dark`](/documentation/UIKit/UIBlurEffect/Style/dark)

The area of the view is darker than the underlying view.

[`UIBlurEffect.Style.extraDark`](/documentation/UIKit/UIBlurEffect/Style/extraDark)

The area of the view is even more dark than the underlying view.

[`UIBlurEffect.Style.regular`](/documentation/UIKit/UIBlurEffect/Style/regular)

A regular blur style that adapts to the user interface style.

[`UIBlurEffect.Style.prominent`](/documentation/UIKit/UIBlurEffect/Style/prominent)

A blur style for making content more prominent that adapts to the user interface style.


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