Gboard is probably the best keyboard app in the market ideal now. To be honest, I was not much of a fan when it was called Google Keyboard, but when it turned into Gboard last year it reached a whole different level.

Gboard packs everything you would expect from a modern keyboard – emojis to GIFs, swipe to type (called gliding in Gboard) to voice typing – it has it all. with that said, here are 4 amazing Gboard features you may have missed.

1. step the Cursor with Ease

I bet you’ll agree when I say this, moving the cursor on an Android keyboard is not an easy task. In a lot of of the keyboards, you either tap the area you want the cursor to be or you drag the cursor with your fingertip. Whatever the way, the success rate of getting the cursor where you want is pretty low. It is a difficult task. With Gboard, moving the cursor is very basic and precise. To step the cursor, simply swipe left or ideal on the space bar – and as you do, the cursor will step in the corresponding direction.

2. type Fractions

Typing fractions in an Android keyboard are one of those tasks that a major portion of users thinks is impossible to do. I used to think so too until I saw it on Gboard. So how’s it done? The first thing you have to do is enable the dedicated numbers row from the app settings as this feature does not work without it. This can be done by going to app settings, tap Preferences, and the toggle on the Number row setting.

Once the dedicated numbers row is enabled, simply long press a number crucial to see available fractions to use.

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Long-press the “1” key, for example, and a pop-up will reveal shortcuts for 1/2, 1/3, 1/4, and 1/8. A long-press on the “2” crucial will get you 2/3, the “3” crucial will let you type 3/8 or 3/4, and so on.

2. quick Punctuations

Punctuations are an crucial part of writing English that’s why it need to be easy to access them on a keyboard. In a lot of of the keyboard, accessing punctuations is normally is a three-step process – tap on the 123 key, select the punctuation and then tap again to get the alphabet keyboard. Not that it’s tough to do but there’s an much easier way to do so with Gboard. Hold down the period crucial (right of the space bar) and you get some of the frequently used punctuation marks ideal at your fingertips.

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4. reveal Shortcut for each Key

Again, this is something that is not very tough to do but with Gboard the process becomes easier. To reveal shortcuts for each crucial on the keyboard go to the app settings, tap Preferences, and then enable the long press for symbols setting. once you do, you’ll see shortcuts for symbols and numbers in the corner of every letter key; just long-press a crucial to type the shortcut in the corner of the key.

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