typing suggestions
If your Mac has a Touch Bar, the Touch Bar can show words or phrases you might want to use next (called typing suggestions), to help you save time.
Show typing suggestions: Tap .
![The Touch Bar, with the button to show typing suggestions at the right end.](https://help.apple.com/assets/5BFDD3F8094622802EEE504F/5BFDD3F9094622802EEE5056/en_US/99ee7773ecf7d4fcd89d9297f6d6b7e6.png)
Use typing suggestions: Tap a word, phrase, or emoji. Spelling corrections are shown in blue.
![Typing suggestions showing words and emoji, and the button on the left to hide typing suggestions.](https://help.apple.com/assets/5BFDD3F8094622802EEE504F/5BFDD3F9094622802EEE5056/en_US/478288b6a41e3cf0a0371d5942d5306d.png)
Hide typing suggestions: Tap in the Touch Bar.
If you don’t see in the Touch Bar, choose View > Customize Touch Bar, then select “Show typing suggestions.” Or choose Apple menu
> System Preferences, click Keyboard, click Text, then select “Touch Bar typing suggestions.”