Tap theinfobutton (i).

Try taking another shot, and see to it you have an internet connection.

TapLook Up Auto Symbol.

A vehicle dashboard in the iPhone camera app.

If multiple symbols are visible in your photo, theyll appear here.

Tap and drag the card up to view the entire list if necessary.

Visual Look Up will open an ISO.org webpage that explains the symbol.

Example of a photo on an iPhone where Visual Look Up has identified an Auto Symbol.

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In other cases, simply knowing the meaning of a symbol is enough.

Visual Look Up can’t tell you why your engine is overheating, or the oil pressure is low.

Visual Look Up results of an auto’s dashboard symbol from an image on an iPhone.

The early version lets you use your camera to select text and paste it elsewhere.

Visual Look Up adds object identification as well.

Visual Look Up is built into the Photos app on your iPhone.

You don’t have to turn it on.

If Photos identifies something it can search for, the info icon will have little sparkly symbols on it.