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# init(tabBarSystemItem:tag:)

Creates a tab bar item using a system-provided configuration.

```
convenience init(tabBarSystemItem systemItem: UITabBarItem.SystemItem, tag: Int)
```

## Parameters

`systemItem`

The preferred system item. For possible values, see [`UITabBarItem.SystemItem`](/documentation/UIKit/UITabBarItem/SystemItem).

`tag`

An integer you use to identify the object.

## Discussion

You can’t change the [`title`](/documentation/UIKit/UIBarItem/title) and [`image`](/documentation/UIKit/UIBarItem/image) properties of an item this method creates.

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