Three-finger swipe left

Undo Typing on iPhone

iPhone · Text Editing Gestures
ActionUndo Typing
ShortcutThree-finger swipe left
AlternativeShake to Undo
PlatformiPhone
CategoryText Editing Gestures

About this shortcut

On iPhone, you can undo typing with Three-finger swipe left. Swipe left with three fingers to undo (or shake the phone). You can also use Shake to Undo. 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 undo typing.

2

Press the keys

Press Three-finger swipe left (or Shake to Undo).

3

Done

Swipe left with three fingers to undo (or shake the phone).

More Text Editing Gestures shortcuts

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