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title: "symbol.textAllowOverlap | Mobile sdk | Mobile sdk android | Android"
description: "textAllowOverlap"
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# symbol.textAllowOverlap

fun [MTSymbolLayer](https://docs.maptiler.com/mobile-sdk/android/api/-map-tiler-s-d-k/com.maptiler.maptilersdk.map.style.layer.symbol/-m-t-symbol-layer/).[textAllowOverlap](https://docs.maptiler.com/mobile-sdk/android/api/-map-tiler-s-d-k/com.maptiler.maptilersdk.map.style.layer.symbol/text-allow-overlap/)(value: [Boolean](https://kotlinlang.org/api/core/kotlin-stdlib/kotlin/-boolean/index.html)): [MTSymbolLayer](https://docs.maptiler.com/mobile-sdk/android/api/-map-tiler-s-d-k/com.maptiler.maptilersdk.map.style.layer.symbol/-m-t-symbol-layer/)