August 26, 2026

Shrink the iPhone keyboard to one side

Settings > General > Keyboard > One-Handed Keyboard. Or long-press the globe key.

• iPhone
• Easy · 1 min
• iPhone on iOS 18 and iOS 26
• Fix: turn on the one-handed iPhone keyboard
• Cheat sheet

How to do it

1. 01

   Open Settings > General > Keyboard > One-Handed Keyboard and pick Left or Right.

2. 02

   Or, while the keyboard is open, touch and hold the globe or emoji key and choose the left or right keyboard icon.

3. 03

   Type. Tap the arrow at the edge of the keyboard to restore the full width.

The smaller keyboard is easier to reach and worse for two-thumb typing. Turn it off when the phone is on a table.