---
title: "navigationBarsIgnoringVisibility"
description: "The insets that [WindowInsetsCompat.Type.navigationBars] will consume if shown. These insets
represent where system UI places navigation bars. Interactive UI should avoid the navigation bars
area. If navigation bars cannot be shown, then this will be empty."
type: "property"
---

<div class='type'>Property</div>


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<div class='sourceset sourceset-android'>Android</div>


```kotlin
@ExperimentalLayoutApi
val WindowInsets.Companion.navigationBarsIgnoringVisibility: WindowInsets
```


The insets that `WindowInsetsCompat.Type.navigationBars` will consume if shown. These insets
represent where system UI places navigation bars. Interactive UI should avoid the navigation bars
area. If navigation bars cannot be shown, then this will be empty.