How to turn off the keyboard click sounds on iPhone and iPad

Learn how to turn off keyboard click sounds on your iPhone’s keyboard to type in silence and stop annoying others around you.

iPhone keyboard on screen while typing

Your iPhone and iPad produce a clickety-click sound when typing on the onscreen keyboard. This may not bother you if you’re typing a text to a friend while at home.

However, keyboard clicks can be annoying as hell if you start composing a long email in a public library or take notes in the classroom. Follow along with us as we show you how to disable these keyboard clicks temporarily or turn them off altogether.

Turn off keyboard clicks in Settings

There’s a dedicated option in the Settings app to turn off keyboard clicks. Navigate to Settings > Sounds & Haptics > Keyboard Feedback and turn off the Sound switch. This will stop playing clicking sounds with each key press until you toggle the switch again.

Turning off keyboard sound from iPhone sound settings

In iOS 26, the same option is available via the Sound switch in Settings > General > Keyboard.

Turning off typing sound from iPhone keyboard settings

Turn on silent mode

Turning on silent mode will also mute keyboard clicks. To enable silent mode on newer iPhone models, tap the bell icon in the Control Center or head to Settings > Sounds & Haptics and turn on Silent Mode. On older models, push down the physical mute switch located at the top-left edge of the device.

Turn on Silent Mode on newer iPhone from Control Center or Settings app

Focus modes like Do Not Disturb disable all notification sounds, but not system sounds like keyboard clicks.

And that’s how you type in silence on your iPhone and iPad. What do you think of keyboard clicks? Are you a fan of this feature or does it irritate you? Let us know in the comments!

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