I have just purchased an iPhone, and I am unable to locate the comma and period buttons on the keyboard when composing text on Whatsapp.
I can access the comma and period button only if I press the ‘123’ button. This is not acceptable. I want the buttons to be displayed on the ‘home’ keyboard.
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Wysiwyg
First, you can use two spaces to type a period plus a space. Try it.
Second, you can tap the 123 button, then with your finger still down, slide over to the period or comma buttons and release. So in one motion you can type either of these. After a few times it becomes second nature and it is only a little more effort than if those keys were visible in the first place. And that works for any key there and the Shift key too.
See https://macmost.com/10-tips-to-help-you-type-faster-on-your-iphone.html for more iPhone keyboard typing tips.
Other than that, you can always go to the App Store and get a third-party keyboard. Perhaps a few of them feature a period or comma in a better position.
Thank you for the quick response. Apple must be the only mobile phone supplier that does not have the comma and period buttons displayed on the primary keyboard layout.
Two third-party keyboards for iOS that are regularly recommended by users are Gboard by Google and Swift by Microsoft.
I just updated my iPhone and my comma disappeared. I see people are saying to tap the 123 button and slide to the comma but I don’t have one to slide to? Help please
Susan: If you are using the default keyboard for US, then in most apps you can see the comma key by tapping the 123 button and the comma is between the period and the question mark on the bottom row.
I can’t find comma iPhone 13. Trying to send text message to multiple peole
Susan: See my response above.
Gary Rosenzweig. Sorry, but the fix you suggested no longer works.There is no comma anywhere.
Pete: So when you tap the 123 button you don't see a comma at all? Which language and region is your iPhone set to?
Gary: Nope, and the interesting thing is that the first time I tried your solution it worked like a charm. The second (and successive tries) no nice. My keyboard is in English. I bought my iPhone SE in Austin,Texas, but I am using it in Mazatlan Mexico so I have no idea what region I'm in. Sorry.
Pete: What does it show in Settings, General, Language & Region? What is the top preferred language, and what is the Region set to? Doesn't matter where you are, it is what you have them set to. Also, are you maybe using a third-party keyboard you have installed? Look at Settings, General, Keyboard, Keyboards at the top, and then see what has a checkmark.
No longer a comma icon available on my keyboard. Only thing recent was an automatic update. I need to send emails that the recipient address has commas !
Jeff: So you are in the Mail app and trying to type an email address? I can understand that there is no comma on the keyboard in that situation since commas are not allowed in email addresses. You must be mistaken about the address as that is simply not allowed in any email system.
I have this issue as well. Jut moved from Android to iOS and that is super inconvenient that the Keyboard does not have comma button. That makes you very very slow..
The 2nd issue is it does not add space automatically after you add the ".". So you have to click another button again. Again, it makes you slow when typing..
Who knows maybe the other good 3rd party Keyboard that has comma button? I haven't found any yet. Thx!
Igor: The keyboard shows different characters in different situations. Do you see a comma in the Notes app, for instance? How about in Pages?
Gary: Nope, I don't see it anywhere. Do you know some other options or keyboards that couldn't used?
And thanks a lot for your prompt answer!!
Igor: So same questions I ask higher up on this page: which language and region are you using?
Gary: Lang - English, Region - Ukraine.
Igor: Which app are you using though? And in what situation. The Keyboard will look different depending on which app you are using and what field you are enter something into.
Gary: I tried many apps in different cases. I tried to install 3rd keyboards also. Nothing works.
This is very frustrating, it makes you very very slow when typing.
Igor: Call Apple Support then.
Try toggling the lower case keyboard option umder accessibility off and on, resetting that seems to reset the keyboard settings on my ipad.
It seems to have been a one time fix, went back later to Notes & the comma was no longer there & repeating the accessibility fix from before doesn't work anymore