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Gestures & Inputs

46 input methods • Apple Human Interface Guidelines

controller

Game controller inputs

A Button

Primary action / confirm

N/A
iOSiPadOStvOSmacOS

B Button

Secondary action / back

N/A
iOSiPadOStvOSmacOS

D-Pad

Directional navigation

N/A
iOSiPadOStvOSmacOS

Left/Right Stick

Movement and camera control

N/A
iOSiPadOStvOSmacOS

Triggers

Variable pressure input

N/A
iOSiPadOStvOSmacOS

Menu Button

Pause or show menu

N/A
iOSiPadOStvOSmacOS

keyboard

Keyboard shortcuts and navigation

⌘C

Copy

⌘C

Copy selected content to clipboard

iOSiPadOSmacOS
⌘V

Paste

⌘V

Paste clipboard content

iOSiPadOSmacOS
⌘X

Cut

⌘X

Cut selected content to clipboard

iOSiPadOSmacOS
⌘Z

Undo

⌘Z

Undo last action

iOSiPadOSmacOS
⌘⇧Z

Redo

⌘⇧Z

Redo last undone action

iOSiPadOSmacOS
⌘A

Select All

⌘A

Select all content

iOSiPadOSmacOS
⌘F

Find

⌘F

Open find/search

iOSiPadOSmacOS
⌘N

New

⌘N

Create new item

iOSiPadOSmacOS
⌘S

Save

⌘S

Save current document

iOSiPadOSmacOS
⌘W

Close

⌘W

Close current window/tab

iOSiPadOSmacOS
⌘Q

Quit

⌘Q

Quit application

macOS
⌘,

Preferences

⌘,

Open preferences/settings

macOS
Tab

Tab

Tab

Move to next field

iOSiPadOSmacOS
⇧Tab

Shift-Tab

⇧Tab

Move to previous field

iOSiPadOSmacOS
Esc

Escape

Esc

Cancel or dismiss

iOSiPadOSmacOS
↩

Return/Enter

↩

Confirm or submit

iOSiPadOSmacOS
Space

Space

Space

Activate focused button or toggle

iOSiPadOSmacOS

pencil

Apple Pencil inputs and gestures

Draw

Create strokes and marks

Canvas area
iPadOS

Pencil Double Tap

Switch tools (Apple Pencil 2+)

< 0.3s
iPadOS

Pencil Squeeze

Quick action (Apple Pencil Pro)

Squeeze gesture
iPadOS

Pencil Hover

Preview before touching (Apple Pencil Pro/2 on M2+ iPads)

Up to 12mm above screen
iPadOS

Scribble

Write text in any text field

Text field
iPadOS

pointer

Mouse and trackpad interactions

Click

Primary action on element

24×24 pt (macOS)
iPadOSmacOSvisionOS

Double Click

Open item or select word

24×24 pt
iPadOSmacOS

Right Click

Open context menu

24×24 pt
iPadOSmacOS

Hover

Show additional info or highlight

N/A
iPadOSmacOSvisionOS

Scroll

Two-finger scroll or scroll wheel

N/A
iPadOSmacOS

Drag

Click and drag to move or select

Varies
iPadOSmacOS

touch

Multi-touch gestures for direct manipulation

Tap

Touch and release to select or activate

44×44 pt
< 0.5s
iOSiPadOSwatchOSvisionOS
×2

Double Tap

Two quick taps to zoom or select word

44×44 pt
< 0.3s between taps
iOSiPadOSwatchOS
hold 0.5s

Long Press

Touch and hold to reveal context menu or enter edit mode

44×44 pt
≥ 0.5s
iOSiPadOSwatchOSvisionOS

Swipe

Touch and drag in one direction to scroll or reveal actions

Full width for row actions
iOSiPadOSwatchOS

Pan/Drag

Touch and move to reposition or scroll content

Depends on content
iOSiPadOSwatchOSvisionOS
↔

Pinch

Two fingers moving together/apart to zoom

N/A
iOSiPadOS

Rotate

Two fingers rotating to turn content

N/A
iOSiPadOS

Edge Swipe (Left)

Swipe from left edge to go back

20pt from edge
iOSiPadOS

Edge Swipe (Bottom)

Swipe up from bottom edge for home/app switcher

System gesture
iOSiPadOS

Three-Finger Swipe Left

Undo last action

N/A
iOSiPadOS

Three-Finger Swipe Right

Redo last undone action

N/A
iOSiPadOS

Shake

Physical device shake to undo or trigger action

N/A
iOSwatchOS