If your iPad keyboard is small or split in half
Learn how to get your iPad onscreen keyboard back to the default keyboard if it's smaller than you expect or if it's split in half.
If your iPad keyboard isn't full-sized and centered at the bottom of your screen, you probably turned on one of these features:
Floating keyboard, which is a smaller single keyboard that can move anywhere on the screen
Split keyboard, which divides the keyboard into two halves that can move up and down
To get your keyboard back to the default keyboard, follow the steps below.
How to get your floating iPad keyboard back to the default keyboard
Place two fingers on the floating keyboard.
Spread your fingers apart to enlarge the keyboard back to full size, then let go.
How to get your split iPad keyboard back to the default keyboard
Tap a text field in an app to make the keyboard appear.
Touch and hold the keyboard button
in the lower-right corner of the keyboard.Slide your finger up to either Merge or Dock and Merge, then let go.
The split keyboard is available only on iPad models that have a Home button.
Learn more
Find out more about typing with the onscreen keyboard on iPad, including how to use the floating and split keyboard.
