IPHONE
How to turn off keyboard clicks on an iPhone
In short
Open Settings, tap General, then Keyboard, and switch off Sound. On iOS 27 there is also a separate Sound switch under Settings, Sounds & Haptics, Keyboard Feedback. Switch that off too if you still hear clicks.
In a hushed waiting room, or in bed next to someone asleep, every letter you type goes off like a tiny typewriter. The iPhone keyboard can play a click for every key press. To type quietly, switch off the keyboard sound.
Pictures labelled iOS 27.0.1 are our own, from an iPhone 17e.
6 of 6 steps show a real screenshot from our iPhone 17e.
Steps
- 1
Open Settings and tap General
Open Settings and tap General.
On our iPhone the General page starts with About, Software Update and iPhone Storage.
- 2
Tap Keyboard and find Sound
Scroll down the General page and tap Keyboard. The page that opens is headed Keyboards.
On our iPhone, Sound is in the third group, below Character Preview and Haptic Feedback. It was on.
- 3
Switch off Sound
Tap the Sound switch so that it turns grey. The keyboard then stops clicking when you type.
- 4
Go to Sounds & Haptics
On iOS 27 there is a second, separate keyboard Sound switch. Go back to the main Settings list and tap Sounds & Haptics.
On our iPhone it is in the group with Notifications, Focus and Screen Time.
- 5
Tap Keyboard Feedback
Scroll down and tap Keyboard Feedback.
On our iPhone it is in the same group as Lock Sound and System Haptics, and the row shows Sound while that switch is on.
- 6
Switch off Sound
The Keyboard Feedback page has two switches, Sound and Haptic. Tap Sound so that it turns grey.
If you do not see this option
- No Sound switch on the Keyboards page Go to Settings, Sounds & Haptics, Keyboard Feedback and switch off Sound there.
- Sounds & Haptics is not in view Scroll the main Settings list, or type its name in the Search field at the bottom of Settings.
- Keyboard Feedback is not in view Scroll down the Sounds & Haptics page. On our iPhone it is below Default Alerts and above Lock Sound.
If this does not work
- You still hear clicks On our iPhone, the Keyboards page and Sounds & Haptics, Keyboard Feedback each have their own Sound switch. It is easy to switch off one and think you are done, so check that both are off.
- You want feedback without sound On the Keyboard Feedback page, Haptic is a separate switch from Sound. On our iPhone the Keyboards page also has its own Haptic Feedback switch, and both were off.
- The iPhone speaks letters instead of clicking? That is not the keyboard sound but Typing Feedback, an accessibility feature. Apple says it announces keystrokes, corrections and word predictions, and it is set under Settings, Accessibility, Spoken Content, Typing Feedback.
- Clicks only in one keyboard app? A keyboard installed from the App Store may play its own sounds and ignore these switches. Look for a sound option in that keyboard app's settings, or switch back to the iPhone's own keyboard.
- Clicks came back after an update? Open both places again and check each Sound switch. Because there are two, one of them may be on even if you switched the other off earlier.
Good to know
To feel a tap in place of the click: how to turn on keyboard vibration on an iPhone.
Turning off Sound under Settings, Sounds & Haptics, Keyboard Feedback turns off keyboard sounds. Ringtones, alerts, media and the lock sound are not affected, and nothing changes in how the keyboard works. To bring the clicks back, go to Settings, Sounds & Haptics, Keyboard Feedback and turn on Sound. If you want some feedback but no noise, you can feel a tap for each key instead, covered in the guide linked below.
About this guide
- Device
- iPhone
- Shown on
- iOS 27.0.1 (iPhone 17e)
- App
- Settings
- Path
- Settings › General › Keyboard
- Real screenshots
- 6 of 6 steps
- Checked
- October 2026
- Sources
- 2 official, linked below
What changed: the screenshots are now our own iPhone 17e on iOS 27.0.1, dark mode, and the wording is checked against those screens.
Sources
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