# `GSGuide.handle`

*Instance Property*

A transient handle for rotating the guide.

## Declaration

```swift
var handle: GSHandle { get }
```

```objc
@property (nonatomic, strong, readonly) GSHandle * handle;
```

```python
handle() -> GSHandle
```

## Discussion

The handle is created when first accessed and is not encoded or copied with the guide.

## See Also

### Interaction

- [`GSGuide hitTest:inLayer:tolerance:`](/Core/GlyphsCore/GSGuide/hitTest:inLayer:tolerance:) — Whether a point is within a given distance of the guide.