Portrait and landscape keyboard on iPhone

iPhone predicts, suggests and corrects words as you type

A full QWERTY keyboard appears only when you need it and disappears when you don’t

Rotate iPhone to type on a larger keyboard

Keyboard

The intelligent keyboard on iPhone does far more than a fixed keyboard ever could. With this keyboard at your fingertips, typing is easy and incredibly fast.

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The key to faster typing.

The iPhone keyboard accelerates your typing because it tracks what you type, then suggests words, corrects spelling and inserts punctuation for you. It even learns the words you use most often. The trick is to just type away and trust the intelligence of the keyboard. How to type on the Multi-Touch keyboard

Autocorrect feature when typing on iPhone

iPhone tracks what you type and compares it with its built-in dictionary, so it can suggest — or correct — words as you type.

Magnifying glass showing editable text on iPhone

To edit as you type, touch and hold to bring up the magnifying glass, then place the cursor exactly where you want it.

iPhone adding apostrophes to words automatically

iPhone adds apostrophes in words like “can’t” and “let’s”. It also inserts a full stop at the end of sentences, then capitalises the next word for you.

iPhone enlarges each key you tap, so you get visual feedback as you type.

Tap the screen to quickly cut, copy or paste. You can even copy and paste images and content from the web.

The special characters and numbers keypad on the iPhone keyboard

No need for complicated keystrokes to add special characters. Tap the 123 button to switch to a numerical keyboard.

Type for the app you’re in.

While the tiny physical keys on other mobile phones stay fixed in place, iPhone adapts its keys and layout for different applications.

Safari-specific keypad options on iPhone

The keyboard gives you application-specific shortcuts. View more domains in Safari by tapping and holding the .com key. And the @ key appears when you’re sending email.

Why type in dates and times when a quick flick does it all? A time wheel appears when you’re in the Calendar application.

Numbers aren’t squeezed next to letters on tiny keys. iPhone gives you a traditional phone keypad when you need it.

Type (or write) in your language.

The iPhone software keyboard is adaptable, allowing you to switch between more than 40 international layouts. iPhone also features sophisticated character recognition software that lets you draw a Chinese character with your finger and tap to choose the matching result.