# Human Interface Guidelines

Concept · [Product](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/product)

Also called: HIG, Apple HIG, Apple Human Interface Guidelines, Apple design guidelines

Apple's official design guidance for apps on its platforms. Following it makes an app feel familiar to Apple users and can help in [App Store](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/web-app-mobile-app) review.

**For example:** A team [checks](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/automated-check) the Human Interface Guidelines for how big a tap target should be before designing its iPhone app.

## Connects to (6)

- [Liquid Glass](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/liquid-glass): Apple's design material, introduced in 2025, that looks like see-through glass, reflecting and bending what is behind it.
- [Design system](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/design-system): A shared set of design rules and ready-made interface pieces, such as buttons, colors and type, so every screen looks and works…
- [UX / UI](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/ux-ui): UI, the user interface, is what people see and tap on the screen.
- [Web app vs mobile app](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/web-app-mobile-app): A web app runs in a browser at a web address, on any device.
- [Startup ecosystem](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/startup-ecosystem): The people, money and organizations in one place that help new companies start and grow.
- [Haptic feedback](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/haptic-feedback): Small vibrations a device makes to confirm an action, such as a tap when a switch flips.

## Sources

- <https://developer.apple.com/design/human-interface-guidelines>


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