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# UITabBarAppearance

An object for customizing the appearance of a tab bar.

```
@MainActor class UITabBarAppearance
```

## Overview

After creating a [`UITabBarAppearance`](/documentation/UIKit/UITabBarAppearance) object, use the methods and properties of this class to specify the appearance of items in the tab bar. Use the inherited properties from [`UIBarAppearance`](/documentation/UIKit/UIBarAppearance) to configure the background and shadow attributes of the tab bar itself.

## Topics

### Configuring stacked item appearances

[`stackedLayoutAppearance`](/documentation/UIKit/UITabBarAppearance/stackedLayoutAppearance)

The appearance attributes for items with a stacked layout.

[`stackedItemPositioning`](/documentation/UIKit/UITabBarAppearance/stackedItemPositioning)

The scheme to use when positioning stacked items within the tab bar.

[`stackedItemSpacing`](/documentation/UIKit/UITabBarAppearance/stackedItemSpacing)

The amount of space to insert between stacked tab bar items.

[`stackedItemWidth`](/documentation/UIKit/UITabBarAppearance/stackedItemWidth)

The width of stacked items in the tab bar.

### Configuring inline item appearances

[`inlineLayoutAppearance`](/documentation/UIKit/UITabBarAppearance/inlineLayoutAppearance)

The appearance attributes for items displayed with an inline style.

[`compactInlineLayoutAppearance`](/documentation/UIKit/UITabBarAppearance/compactInlineLayoutAppearance)

The appearance attributes for items displayed with an inline style in a compact environment.

### Specifying the selection appearance

[`selectionIndicatorTintColor`](/documentation/UIKit/UITabBarAppearance/selectionIndicatorTintColor)

The tint color to apply to the selection indicator image.

[`selectionIndicatorImage`](/documentation/UIKit/UITabBarAppearance/selectionIndicatorImage)

The image to draw for the selected item.


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