# `GSGuide.name`

*Instance Property*

A descriptive name displayed along the guide.

## Declaration

```swift
var name: String? { get set }
```

```objc
@property (nonatomic, copy) NSString * name;
```

[See also `name` in the Python API](https://docu.glyphsapp.com/#GSGuide.name)

```python
pyobjc_instanceMethods.name() -> str
pyobjc_instanceMethods.setName_(name: str)
```

## See Also

### Identity and Visibility

- [`GSGuide.filter`](/Core/GlyphsCore/GSGuide/filter) — A predicate controlling which glyphs display a global guide.
- [`GSGuide visibleInGlyph:`](/Core/GlyphsCore/GSGuide/visibleInGlyph:) — Whether the guide is visible in a glyph.