Apple Human Interface Guidelines

Document change date: Aug 12, 2026, 12:01 PM CDT

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Getting started
- Design principles Added new
- Designing for iOS Added new
- Designing for iPadOS Added new
- Designing for macOS Added new
- Designing for tvOS Added new
- Designing for visionOS Added new
- Designing for watchOS Added new
- Designing for games Added new
- Designing for iPhone Duo
Foundations
- Accessibility Added new
- App icons Added new
- Branding Added new
- Color Added new
- Dark Mode Added new
- Icons Added new
- Images Added new
- Immersive experiences Added new
- Inclusion Added new
- Layout Added new
- Materials Added new
- Motion Added new
- Privacy Added new
- Right to left Added new
- SF Symbols Added new
- Spatial layout Added new
- Typography Added new
- Writing Added new
Patterns
- Charting data Added new
- Collaboration and sharing Added new
- Drag and drop Added new
- Entering data Added new
- Feedback Added new
- File management Added new
- Going full screen Added new
- Launching Added new
- Live-viewing apps Added new
- Loading Added new
- Managing accounts Added new
- Managing notifications Added new
- Modality Added new
- Multitasking Added new
- Offering help Added new
- Onboarding Added new
- Playing audio Added new
- Playing haptics Added new
- Playing video Added new
- Printing Added new
- Ratings and reviews Added new
- Searching Added new
- Settings Added new
- Undo and redo Added new
- Workouts Added new
Components
- Content
  - Charts Added new
  - Image views Added new
  - Text views Added new
  - Web views Added new
- Layout and organization
  - Boxes Added new
  - Collections Added new
  - Column views Added new
  - Disclosure controls Added new
  - Labels Added new
  - Lists and tables Added new
  - Lockups Added new
  - Outline views Added new
  - Split views Added new
  - Tab views Added new
- Menus and actions
  - Activity views Added new
  - Buttons Added new
  - Context menus Added new
  - Dock menus Added new
  - Edit menus Added new
  - Home Screen quick actions Added new
  - Menus Added new
  - Ornaments Added new
  - Pop-up buttons Added new
  - Pull-down buttons Added new
  - The menu bar Added new
  - Toolbars Added new
- Navigation and search
  - Path controls Added new
  - Search fields Added new
  - Sidebars Added new
  - Tab bars Added new
  - Token fields Added new
- Presentation
  - Action sheets Added new
  - Alerts Added new
  - Page controls Added new
  - Panels Added new
  - Popovers Added new
  - Scroll views Added new
  - Sheets Added new
  - Windows Added new
- Selection and input
  - Color wells Added new
  - Combo boxes Added new
  - Digit entry views Added new
  - Image wells Added new
  - Pickers Added new
  - Segmented controls Added new
  - Sliders Added new
  - Steppers Added new
  - Text fields Added new
  - Toggles Added new
  - Virtual keyboards Added new
- Status
  - Activity rings Added new
  - Gauges Added new
  - Progress indicators Added new
  - Rating indicators Added new
- System experiences
  - App Shortcuts Added new
  - Complications Added new
  - Controls Added new
  - Live Activities Added new
  - Notifications Added new
  - Snippets Added new
  - Status bars Added new
  - Top Shelf Added new
  - Watch faces Added new
  - Widgets Added new
Inputs
- Action button Added new
- Apple Pencil and Scribble Added new
- Camera Control Added new
- Digital Crown Added new
- Eyes Added new
- Focus and selection Added new
- Game controls Added new
- Gestures Added new
- Gyroscope and accelerometer Added new
- Keyboards Added new
- Nearby interactions Added new
- Pointing devices Added new
- Remotes Added new
Technologies
- AirPlay Added new
- Always On Added new
- App Clips Added new
- Apple In-App Purchase
- Apple Pay Added new
- Augmented reality Added new
- CareKit Added new
- CarPlay Added new
- Game Center Added new
- Generative AI Added new
- HealthKit Added new
- HomeKit Added new
- iCloud Added new
- ID Verifier Added new
- iMessage apps and stickers Added new
- Live Photos Added new
- Mac Catalyst Added new
- Machine learning Added new
- Maps Added new
- NFC Added new
- Photo editing Added new
- ResearchKit Added new
- SharePlay Added new
- ShazamKit Added new
- Sign in with Apple Added new
- Siri Added new
- Tap to Pay on iPhone Added new
- VoiceOver Added new
- Wallet Added new