Three-finger pinch out

Paste (Gesture) on iPhone

iPhone · Text Editing Gestures
ActionPaste (Gesture)
ShortcutThree-finger pinch out
PlatformiPhone
CategoryText Editing Gestures

About this shortcut

On iPhone, you can paste (gesture) with Three-finger pinch out. Pinch out with three fingers to paste. 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 paste (gesture).

2

Press the keys

Press Three-finger pinch out.

3

Done

Pinch out with three fingers to paste.

More Text Editing Gestures shortcuts

Move the Cursor Freely
Hold Space bar
Select a Word / Sentence
Double-tap/triple-tap
Undo Typing
Three-finger swipe left
or  Shake to Undo
Redo Typing
Three-finger swipe right
Copy (Gesture)
Three-finger pinch in
Select All Text
Tap → Select All
Cut (Gesture)
Three-finger double pinch