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This component is iOS-only. It will not work on Android or other platforms.
A component which enables customization of the keyboard input accessory view. The input accessory view is displayed above the keyboard whenever a TextInput has focus. This component can be used to create custom toolbars. To use this component, wrap your custom toolbar with the InputAccessoryView component and set a nativeID. Then, pass that nativeID as the inputAccessoryViewID of whatever TextInput you desire.

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Example

import React, { useState } from 'react';
import {
  Button,
  InputAccessoryView,
  ScrollView,
  TextInput,
  StyleSheet,
} from 'react-native';

const App = () => {
  const inputAccessoryViewID = 'uniqueID';
  const [text, setText] = useState('Placeholder Text');

  return (
    <>
      <ScrollView keyboardDismissMode="interactive">
        <TextInput
          style={styles.input}
          inputAccessoryViewID={inputAccessoryViewID}
          onChangeText={setText}
          value={text}
        />
      </ScrollView>
      <InputAccessoryView nativeID={inputAccessoryViewID}>
        <Button onPress={() => setText('Placeholder Text')} title="Reset Text" />
      </InputAccessoryView>
    </>
  );
};

const styles = StyleSheet.create({
  input: {
    padding: 16,
    marginTop: 50,
    borderWidth: 1,
    borderColor: '#ccc',
  },
});

export default App;

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Props

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nativeID

Type: string An ID which is used to associate this InputAccessoryView to specified TextInput(s). To link the InputAccessoryView to a TextInput, set the TextInput’s inputAccessoryViewID prop to match this nativeID. 
const inputAccessoryViewID = 'toolbar';

<TextInput inputAccessoryViewID={inputAccessoryViewID} />
<InputAccessoryView nativeID={inputAccessoryViewID}>
  {/* Your custom toolbar */}
</InputAccessoryView>

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backgroundColor

Type: ColorValue The background color of the input accessory view. 
<InputAccessoryView nativeID="toolbar" backgroundColor="#f0f0f0">
  {/* Your custom toolbar */}
</InputAccessoryView>

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style

Type: ViewStyle Style for the InputAccessoryView container. 
<InputAccessoryView
  nativeID="toolbar"
  style={{
    backgroundColor: '#ffffff',
    borderTopWidth: 1,
    borderTopColor: '#cccccc',
  }}>
  {/* Your custom toolbar */}
</InputAccessoryView>

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children

Type: React.ReactNode The content to display in the input accessory view. This is typically a toolbar with buttons or other controls.

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Sticky TextInput

This component can also be used to create sticky text inputs (text inputs which are anchored to the top of the keyboard). To do this, wrap a TextInput with the InputAccessoryView component, and don’t set a nativeID. 
import React, { useState } from 'react';
import { InputAccessoryView, TextInput, StyleSheet } from 'react-native';

const App = () => {
  const [text, setText] = useState('');

  return (
    <InputAccessoryView>
      <TextInput
        style={styles.input}
        value={text}
        onChangeText={setText}
        placeholder="Type here..."
      />
    </InputAccessoryView>
  );
};

const styles = StyleSheet.create({
  input: {
    backgroundColor: '#f0f0f0',
    padding: 10,
    margin: 10,
    borderRadius: 5,
  },
});

export default App;

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Complete Example

import React, { useState } from 'react';
import {
  View,
  TextInput,
  InputAccessoryView,
  Button,
  ScrollView,
  Text,
  StyleSheet,
} from 'react-native';

const App = () => {
  const inputAccessoryViewID = 'customToolbar';
  const [text, setText] = useState('');
  const [messages, setMessages] = useState([]);

  const sendMessage = () => {
    if (text.trim()) {
      setMessages([...messages, text]);
      setText('');
    }
  };

  const addQuickReply = (reply) => {
    setText(reply);
  };

  return (
    <View style={styles.container}>
      <ScrollView style={styles.messagesContainer}>
        {messages.map((message, index) => (
          <View key={index} style={styles.message}>
            <Text>{message}</Text>
          </View>
        ))}
      </ScrollView>

      <TextInput
        style={styles.input}
        inputAccessoryViewID={inputAccessoryViewID}
        placeholder="Type a message..."
        value={text}
        onChangeText={setText}
        multiline
      />

      <InputAccessoryView
        nativeID={inputAccessoryViewID}
        backgroundColor="#f8f8f8">
        <View style={styles.toolbar}>
          <View style={styles.quickReplies}>
            <Button
              title="👍"
              onPress={() => addQuickReply('👍')}
              color="#007AFF"
            />
            <Button
              title="Thanks!"
              onPress={() => addQuickReply('Thanks!')}
              color="#007AFF"
            />
            <Button
              title="OK"
              onPress={() => addQuickReply('OK')}
              color="#007AFF"
            />
          </View>
          <Button title="Send" onPress={sendMessage} color="#007AFF" />
        </View>
      </InputAccessoryView>
    </View>
  );
};

const styles = StyleSheet.create({
  container: {
    flex: 1,
    backgroundColor: '#fff',
  },
  messagesContainer: {
    flex: 1,
    padding: 10,
  },
  message: {
    backgroundColor: '#e1f5fe',
    padding: 10,
    borderRadius: 8,
    marginBottom: 10,
    alignSelf: 'flex-start',
  },
  input: {
    borderTopWidth: 1,
    borderTopColor: '#ccc',
    padding: 10,
    minHeight: 50,
    maxHeight: 100,
  },
  toolbar: {
    flexDirection: 'row',
    justifyContent: 'space-between',
    alignItems: 'center',
    padding: 10,
    borderTopWidth: 1,
    borderTopColor: '#ccc',
  },
  quickReplies: {
    flexDirection: 'row',
    gap: 8,
  },
});

export default App;

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Custom Toolbar Example

import React, { useState } from 'react';
import {
  View,
  TextInput,
  InputAccessoryView,
  TouchableOpacity,
  Text,
  ScrollView,
  StyleSheet,
} from 'react-native';

const App = () => {
  const inputAccessoryViewID = 'formatToolbar';
  const [text, setText] = useState('');

  const insertFormatting = (prefix, suffix = '') => {
    setText(text + prefix + suffix);
  };

  return (
    <View style={styles.container}>
      <ScrollView style={styles.content}>
        <Text style={styles.preview}>{text}</Text>
      </ScrollView>

      <TextInput
        style={styles.input}
        inputAccessoryViewID={inputAccessoryViewID}
        placeholder="Type with formatting..."
        value={text}
        onChangeText={setText}
        multiline
      />

      <InputAccessoryView
        nativeID={inputAccessoryViewID}
        backgroundColor="#ffffff"
        style={styles.accessoryView}>
        <ScrollView horizontal showsHorizontalScrollIndicator={false}>
          <View style={styles.toolbar}>
            <TouchableOpacity
              style={styles.button}
              onPress={() => insertFormatting('**', '**')}>
              <Text style={styles.buttonText}>Bold</Text>
            </TouchableOpacity>
            <TouchableOpacity
              style={styles.button}
              onPress={() => insertFormatting('_', '_')}>
              <Text style={styles.buttonText}>Italic</Text>
            </TouchableOpacity>
            <TouchableOpacity
              style={styles.button}
              onPress={() => insertFormatting('# ')}>
              <Text style={styles.buttonText}>H1</Text>
            </TouchableOpacity>
            <TouchableOpacity
              style={styles.button}
              onPress={() => insertFormatting('- ')}>
              <Text style={styles.buttonText}>List</Text>
            </TouchableOpacity>
            <TouchableOpacity
              style={styles.button}
              onPress={() => insertFormatting('`', '`')}>
              <Text style={styles.buttonText}>Code</Text>
            </TouchableOpacity>
            <TouchableOpacity
              style={styles.button}
              onPress={() => setText('')}>
              <Text style={[styles.buttonText, styles.clearButton]}>Clear</Text>
            </TouchableOpacity>
          </View>
        </ScrollView>
      </InputAccessoryView>
    </View>
  );
};

const styles = StyleSheet.create({
  container: {
    flex: 1,
    backgroundColor: '#fff',
  },
  content: {
    flex: 1,
    padding: 20,
  },
  preview: {
    fontSize: 16,
    lineHeight: 24,
  },
  input: {
    borderTopWidth: 1,
    borderTopColor: '#e0e0e0',
    padding: 15,
    fontSize: 16,
    minHeight: 60,
  },
  accessoryView: {
    borderTopWidth: 1,
    borderTopColor: '#e0e0e0',
  },
  toolbar: {
    flexDirection: 'row',
    padding: 8,
    gap: 8,
  },
  button: {
    paddingVertical: 8,
    paddingHorizontal: 16,
    backgroundColor: '#007AFF',
    borderRadius: 8,
    justifyContent: 'center',
    alignItems: 'center',
  },
  buttonText: {
    color: '#ffffff',
    fontSize: 14,
    fontWeight: '600',
  },
  clearButton: {
    color: '#ff3b30',
  },
});

export default App;

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Tips

  • The nativeID must be unique within your application.
  • Multiple TextInputs can share the same inputAccessoryViewID to use the same toolbar.
  • The InputAccessoryView will automatically appear and disappear with the keyboard.
  • Use keyboardDismissMode="interactive" on ScrollView to allow dismissing the keyboard by dragging.
  • The InputAccessoryView respects safe area insets automatically.

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