VK_MAKE_VERSION(3)

# VK_MAKE_VERSION(3) Manual Page

## Name

VK_MAKE_VERSION - Construct an API version number

## C Specification

`VK_MAKE_VERSION` constructs an API version number.

Warning | This functionality is superseded by Vulkan Version 1.0. See Legacy Functionality for more information.

    // Provided by VK_VERSION_1_0
    #define VK_MAKE_VERSION(major, minor, patch) \
        ((((uint32_t)(major)) << 22U) | (((uint32_t)(minor)) << 12U) | ((uint32_t)(patch)))

## Description

- `major` is the major version number.

- `minor` is the minor version number.

- `patch` is the patch version number.

## See Also

VK_VERSION_1_0, VkApplicationInfo, vkCreateInstance

## Document Notes

For more information, see the Vulkan Specification.

This page is extracted from the Vulkan Specification. Fixes and changes should be made to the Specification, not directly.

## Copyright

Copyright 2014-2026 The Khronos Group Inc.

SPDX-License-Identifier: CC-BY-4.0