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# SDL_GetDisplayName

Get the name of a display in UTF-8 encoding.

## Header File

Defined in [SDL_video.h](https://github.com/libsdl-org/SDL/blob/main/include/SDL3/SDL_video.h), but apps should use `#include <SDL3/SDL.h>`

## Syntax

```c
const char* SDL_GetDisplayName(SDL_DisplayID displayID);

```

## Function Parameters

|                   |                                         |
| ----------------- | --------------------------------------- |
| **displayID**     | the instance ID of the display to query |

## Return Value

Returns the name of a display or NULL on failure; call
[SDL_GetError](SDL_GetError)() for more information.

## Version

This function is available since SDL 3.0.0.

## See Also

* [SDL_GetDisplays](SDL_GetDisplays)

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