Use a split keyboard on iPad
You can type with a split keyboard that’s at the bottom of the screen, or undocked and in the middle of the screen.
![Split keyboard undocked—off the bottom of the iPad screen.](https://help.apple.com/assets/5F19052E680CE2FB46D88582/5F190531680CE2FB46D88597/en_US/d92415de0336bf743eb7c4b6d4540999.png)
Adjust the keyboard
In the onscreen keyboard, touch and hold , then do any of the following:
Use a split keyboard: Slide your finger to Split, then release. Or spread the keyboard apart from the middle using two fingers.
Move the keyboard to the middle of the screen: Slide your finger to Undock, then release.
Return to a full keyboard: Slide your finger to Dock and Merge, then release.
Return a full keyboard to the bottom of the screen: Slide your finger to Dock, then release.
Turn Split Keyboard on or off
Touch and hold
or
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Tap Keyboard Settings, then select Split Keyboard; or go to Settings
> General > Keyboard, then turn Split Keyboard on or off.
Note: The split keyboard option is not available on iPad Pro 11-inch and iPad Pro 12.9-inch (3rd generation and later).