Edit Menus — HIG Playground

Explore iOS Edit Menu behavior and custom actions interactively. Configure displayed items and custom actions to see changes reflected on the iPhone screen instantly.

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Edit Menu

Text Selection

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Select this text to see the edit menu.

About Edit Menus

Edit menus appear when users select text or long-press on editable content. They provide quick access to common editing commands.

Active Items

✂ Cut

📋 Copy

📄 Paste

☐ Select All

⚠️ HIG Violation: Improper edit menu

📚 HIG Guidelines — Try It Yourself

✓ Do — Good Example

✗ Don't — Bad Example

✓ Do This

Show only relevant actions for the context
Support standard editing commands
Place custom actions after standard ones
Use clear and concise labels

✗ Don't Do This

Don't override standard edit menu behavior
Don't include too many custom actions
Don't remove standard actions users expect
Don't use edit menus for non-text content

👆 See the bad pattern in the iPhone preview above

Custom Actions

SwiftUI Code

TextField("Enter text", text: $text) .textSelection(.enabled)