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    • Accessing private data
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    • Drag and drop
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      • Boxes
      • Collections
      • Column views
      • Disclosure controls
      • Labels
      • Lists and tables
      • Lockups
      • Outline views
      • Split views
      • Tab views
    • Menus and actions
      • Activity views
      • Buttons
      • Context menus
      • Dock menus
      • Edit menus
      • Menus
      • Pop-up buttons
      • Pull-down buttons
      • Toolbars
    • Navigation and search
      • Navigation bars
      • Path controls
      • Search fields
      • Sidebars
      • Tab bars
      • Token fields
    • Presentation
      • Action sheets
      • Alerts
      • Page controls
      • Panels
      • Popovers
      • Scroll views
      • Sheets
      • Windows
    • Selection and input
      • Color wells
      • Combo boxes
      • Digit entry views
      • Image wells
      • Onscreen keyboards
      • Pickers
      • Segmented controls
      • Sliders
      • Steppers
      • Text fields
      • Toggles
    • Status
      • Activity rings
      • Gauges
      • Progress indicators
      • Rating indicators
    • System experiences
      • Complications
      • Home Screen quick actions
      • Live Activities
      • The menu bar
      • Notifications
      • Status bars
      • Top Shelf
      • Watch faces
      • Widgets
  • Inputs
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    • Action button
    • Apple Pencil and Scribble
    • Digital Crown
    • Focus and selection
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    • Remotes
    • Spatial interactions
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      • Introduction
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      • Printing guidelines
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    • Apple Pay
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      • Subscriptions and donations
      • Buttons and marks
      • Editorial
    • Augmented reality
    • CareKit
      • Introduction
      • Data and privacy
      • Views
      • User experience
      • Symbols and branding
    • CarPlay
      • Introduction
      • Architecture
      • Interaction
      • Visual design
      • Icons and images
      • System elements
    • Game Center
      • Introduction
      • Access point
      • Dashboard
      • Achievements
      • Leaderboards
      • Multiplayer
      • Custom dashboard links
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      • Introduction
      • Terminology and layout
      • Setup
      • Siri interactions
      • Custom functionality
      • Icons
      • Editorial
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    • In-app purchase
    • Live Photos
    • Mac Catalyst
      • Introduction
      • App structure
      • User interaction
      • Visual design
      • Mac idiom
    • Machine learning
      • Introduction
      • Machine learning roles
      • Explicit feedback
      • Implicit feedback
      • Calibration
      • Corrections
      • Mistakes
      • Multiple options
      • Confidence
      • Attribution
      • Limitations
    • Maps
    • Messages for Business
      • Introduction
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Human Interface Guidelines

The HIG contains guidance and best practices that can help you design a great experience for any Apple platform.

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Platforms

Create an app or game that feels at home on every platform you support.

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Foundations

Understand how fundamental design elements help you create rich experiences.

Foundations

Patterns

Get design guidance for enabling common user actions, tasks, and experiences.

Patterns

Components

Learn how to use and customize system-defined components to give people a familiar and consistent experience.

Components

Inputs

Learn about inputs methods such as keyboards, touch gestures, mouse and more.

Inputs

Technologies

Make use of system capabilities and APIs to enhance your experiences.

Technologies

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