To type in symbols like a square bracket, you'll need to use one of the navigation buttons to access a secondary keyboard.

You can add special characters on a PC or Mac computer by using keyboard shortcuts or accessing a pop-up window.

As you can see in the GIF, I was able to type "How are you" with three quick swipes across the keyboard, two of which were back and forth on the same row of keys, and iOS 13 got it right.

Accents are assigned to particular letters on your keyboard, but you can find the associated accents and keys here. iOS Adding some accents to your missives in iOS is simple.

But a much-awaited feature has finally arrived -- the ability to swipe across your keyboard with swipe-typing, boosting your speed. Here's how to use iOS 13's speedy Swipe Type feature.