Gestures & device / The visual dictionary
Digital Crown.
A physical rotating control on Apple Watch that supports scrolling and other system interactions.
Also calledwatch crownApple Watch crown
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What it is
A physical rotating control on Apple Watch that supports scrolling and other system interactions. Connect rotation to the focused scroll or value context and keep the screen's feedback aligned with that movement.
When to use it
Use the specific name when describing Apple Watch hardware input.
Know the difference
Digital Crown is Apple's hardware name; rotary input describes the broader interaction category.
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Across platforms
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Apple Watch calls its control Digital Crown; Wear OS devices may have a rotating crown or bezel with different hardware behavior.
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Go to the source
Primary documentation for the pattern and its platform conventions.