# \#symbolvisibility

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## [\[Pitch\] Surfaces](https://forums.swift.org/t/pitch-surfaces/88169)

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**Author:** [@hollyschilling](https://forums.swift.org/u/hollyschilling)\
**Replies:** 14\
**Last updated:** [July 27, 2026, 3:56pm UTC](https://forums.swift.org/t/pitch-surfaces/88169 "2026-07-27T15:56:38Z")

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Surfaces Proposal: SE-NNNN Author: Holly Schilling Review Manager: TBD Status: Draft Implementation: Pitch Companion work: PHP RFC: Surfaces (draft, same author) Introduction Swift's access levels describe where a decl…

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## [Internal imports and symbol visibility](https://forums.swift.org/t/internal-imports-and-symbol-visibility/86223)

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**Author:** [@blindspotbounty](https://forums.swift.org/u/blindspotbounty)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [May 4, 2026, 3:02pm UTC](https://forums.swift.org/t/internal-imports-and-symbol-visibility/86223 "2026-05-04T15:02:03Z")

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We are using plugins that are compiled as dynamic libraries. Consequently they might have shared dependencies, let's say importing swift-nio or any other statically linked dependencies. All public symbols for all depend…

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## [Current Status of Swift Symbol Visibility?](https://forums.swift.org/t/current-status-of-swift-symbol-visibility/66949)

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**Author:** [@SharonXu](https://forums.swift.org/u/SharonXu)\
**Replies:** 34\
**Last updated:** [December 5, 2023, 12:06am UTC](https://forums.swift.org/t/current-status-of-swift-symbol-visibility/66949 "2023-12-05T00:06:50Z")

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Hi everyone, what's the current status of Swift symbol visibility control? There's a brief discussion about forcing hidden visibility of swift symbols at Force hidden visibility for public symbols? a while ago, but does…