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## Class: TouchBarLabel
> Create a label in the touch bar for native macOS applications
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Process: [Main ](../tutorial/application-architecture.md#main-and-renderer-processes )
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### `new TouchBarLabel(options)`
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* `options` Object
* `label` String (optional) - Text to display.
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* `accessibilityLabel` String (optional) - A short description of the button for use by screenreaders like VoiceOver.
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* `textColor` String (optional) - Hex color of text, i.e `#ABCDEF` .
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When defining `accessibilityLabel` , ensure you have considered macOS [best practices ](https://developer.apple.com/documentation/appkit/nsaccessibilitybutton/1524910-accessibilitylabel?language=objc ).
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### Instance Properties
The following properties are available on instances of `TouchBarLabel` :
#### `touchBarLabel.label`
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A `String` representing the label's current text. Changing this value immediately updates the label in
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the touch bar.
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#### `touchBarLabel.accessibilityLabel`
A `String` representing the description of the label to be read by a screen reader.
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#### `touchBarLabel.textColor`
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A `String` hex code representing the label's current text color. Changing this value immediately updates the
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label in the touch bar.
