Hold Space bar

Move the Cursor Freely on iPhone

iPhone · Text Editing Gestures
ActionMove the Cursor Freely
ShortcutHold Space bar
PlatformiPhone
CategoryText Editing Gestures

About this shortcut

On iPhone, you can move the cursor freely with Hold Space bar. Press and hold the space bar to drag the cursor like a trackpad. It sits in the Text Editing Gestures group and is one of the iPhone shortcuts people look up most, so it is worth committing to memory — it works the same way across almost every app that follows standard iPhone conventions.

How to use it

1

Get ready

Open the app or screen where you want to move the cursor freely.

2

Press the keys

Press Hold Space bar.

3

Done

Press and hold the space bar to drag the cursor like a trackpad.

More Text Editing Gestures shortcuts

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Paste (Gesture)
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Select All Text
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Cut (Gesture)
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