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Original：🇺🇸 English

Translated

API reference: Apple Human Interface Guidelines. Query for design patterns, UI components, accessibility, color, typography, layout, haptics.

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Added on2026-04-11

NPX Install

npx skill4agent add vabole/apple-skills hig

SKILL.md Content

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Human Interface Guidelines Reference

Comprehensive reference for designing interfaces that follow Apple's Human Interface Guidelines.

Downloaded Reference Files

All key HIG documentation is available locally (grep-friendly):

Getting Started

File	Content	Size
hig-index.md	Full HIG table of contents	11KB
designing-for-ios.md	iOS design principles	5KB

Foundations

File	Content	Size
app-icons.md	App icon design guidelines	14KB
color.md	Color usage and system colors	17KB
typography.md	Fonts, text styles, Dynamic Type	17KB
layout.md	Layout principles, safe areas	21KB
materials.md	Materials, blur effects, vibrancy	14KB
motion.md	Animation principles	9KB
accessibility.md	Accessibility best practices	19KB
sf-symbols.md	SF Symbols usage	21KB

Patterns

File	Content	Size
onboarding.md	Onboarding flows	6KB
modality.md	Modal presentations	7KB
launching.md	App launch experience	6KB
feedback.md	User feedback patterns	5KB
playing-haptics.md	Haptic feedback	10KB
searching.md	Search patterns	7KB
settings.md	Settings patterns	7KB

Components - Navigation

File	Content	Size
tab-bars.md	Tab bar design	11KB
navigation-bars.md	Navigation bar patterns	17KB
toolbars.md	Toolbar design	17KB
sidebars.md	Sidebar patterns	8KB

Components - Presentation

File	Content	Size
sheets.md	Sheet presentations	11KB
alerts.md	Alert dialogs	10KB
action-sheets.md	Action sheets	4KB
menus.md	Menu design	14KB

Components - Controls

File	Content	Size
buttons.md	Button styles and usage	17KB
lists-and-tables.md	List and table patterns	9KB
toggles.md	Toggle/switch design	9KB
pickers.md	Picker controls	6KB
sliders.md	Slider controls	6KB
steppers.md	Stepper controls	2KB
text-fields.md	Text input fields	6KB

Searching the Docs

bash

# Find color guidance
grep -i "semantic" color.md

# Find button styles
grep -i "bordered" buttons.md

# Find haptic patterns
grep -i "notification" playing-haptics.md

# Browse the full HIG index
grep -i "navigation" hig-index.md

Fetching More Docs

Search this skill's local
```
.md
```
files first.
If the topic is not here, check the other installed Apple skills you have available by their names, descriptions, or
```
SKILL.md
```
frontmatter, then grep their local files. This is faster and uses less context than fetching new docs from the internet.
If no installed skill has the page, use the relevant Human Interface Guidelines path with the
```
sosumi.ai
```
Markdown mirror. For example,
```
/design/human-interface-guidelines/buttons
```
maps to
```
https://sosumi.ai/design/human-interface-guidelines/buttons
```
.

Common HIG Doc Paths

Topic	URL Path
Full Index	`human-interface-guidelines`
iOS Design	`human-interface-guidelines/designing-for-ios`
iPadOS Design	`human-interface-guidelines/designing-for-ipados`
macOS Design	`human-interface-guidelines/designing-for-macos`
App Icons	`human-interface-guidelines/app-icons`
Color	`human-interface-guidelines/color`
Typography	`human-interface-guidelines/typography`
Layout	`human-interface-guidelines/layout`
Accessibility	`human-interface-guidelines/accessibility`
SF Symbols	`human-interface-guidelines/sf-symbols`
Buttons	`human-interface-guidelines/buttons`
Tab Bars	`human-interface-guidelines/tab-bars`
Navigation Bars	`human-interface-guidelines/navigation-bars`
Sheets	`human-interface-guidelines/sheets`
Alerts	`human-interface-guidelines/alerts`

Quick Reference

Button Styles (iOS)

Plain - Text only, minimal visual weight
Gray - Gray background, for secondary actions
Tinted - Tinted background with accent color
Filled - Solid background, for primary actions
Bordered - Outlined with border
Bordered Prominent - Filled background, high prominence

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