# `GSLayer hintWithKey:`

*Instance Method*

The hint for a stable hint key.

## Declaration

```swift
func hint(withKey hintKey: String) -> GSHint?
```

```objc
- (GSHint *) hintWithKey:(NSString *) hintKey;
```

```python
hintWithKey_(hintKey: str) -> GSHint
```

## Return Value

The matching hint, or `nil` if no hint has the key.

## See Also

### Hints

- [`GSLayer.hints`](/Core/GlyphsCore/GSLayer/hints) — Layer hints.
- [`GSLayer.hintsFast`](/Core/GlyphsCore/GSLayer/hintsFast) — Low-level hint storage access.
- [`GSLayer countOfHints`](/Core/GlyphsCore/GSLayer/countOfHints) — The number of stored hints.
- [`GSLayer countOfPostScriptHints`](/Core/GlyphsCore/GSLayer/countOfPostScriptHints) — The number of PostScript hints.
- [`GSLayer indexOfObjectInHints:`](/Core/GlyphsCore/GSLayer/indexOfObjectInHints:) — The index of a hint in the layer.
- [`GSLayer objectInHintsAtIndex:`](/Core/GlyphsCore/GSLayer/objectInHintsAtIndex:) — The hint at an index.