How to Share a Contact on iPhone—the Fastest Way!

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By Sarah Kingsbury
March 06, 2025

You can send contact details (also known as a contact card) directly from the Contacts app on your iPhone, and it doesn't involve copying and pasting or tediously typing it out! Here's how to share a contact on iPhone.

Why You’ll Love This Tip:

  • Learn how to share a contact on iPhone so you can send your own or someone else's contact card; no more typing out numbers!
  • Customize which parts of the contact card you want to share; you can leave off the email address, phone number, first name, and/or last name.

How to Send a Contact on iPhone

System Requirements

This tip was performed on an iPhone 16 running iOS 18.3.1. Find out how to update to the latest version of iOS.

We've gone over how to create a contact group, how to search contacts on your iPhone, and how to add a contact on your iPhone. When you add people to your contacts, a contact card is automatically created on your iPhone for each contact so that all of the contact's information is grouped into one place. This makes it simple to share or send a contact on iPhone.

How do you share a contact on iPhone? Just follow these steps:

  1. Open the Contacts app. iphone contacts app
  2. Tap the contact you wish to share. tap the contact you want to share on iphone
  3. Tap Share Contact. tap share contact
  4. Tap the blue dot next to any part of the contact card you do NOT wish to share, then tap Done. select which parts of contact card to share then tap done
  5. Tap a sharing method, such as email, text message, AirDrop, and more. tap method to share contact
  6. Choose a recipient and tap Send to share the contact. tap send to share contact

Pro tip: you can customize your share sheet to prioritize your favorite contacts and apps!

Now you know how to send contact information to recipients using the contact card on your phone! Sharing iPhone contacts has never been easier. For more tips about the Contacts app and Phone app, check out our free Tip of the Day.

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Sarah Kingsbury

As the Editorial Director at iPhone Life, Sarah Kingsbury manages the online editorial team and oversees all website content. She is a long-time Apple enthusiast who never goes anywhere without her Apple Watch and owns way too many HomePods. Since joining iPhone Life in 2013, Sarah has done everything from writing hundreds of how-to articles to founding the Daily Tip newsletter. She even co-hosted the early episodes of the iPhone Life Podcast. When not at work, Sarah can be found hiking in the mountains and canyons around Las Vegas, where she lives with her partner and dogs.

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