diff --git a/super_editor/lib/src/default_editor/document_gestures_touch_ios.dart b/super_editor/lib/src/default_editor/document_gestures_touch_ios.dart
index 53f5ce521..399ab1449 100644
--- a/super_editor/lib/src/default_editor/document_gestures_touch_ios.dart
+++ b/super_editor/lib/src/default_editor/document_gestures_touch_ios.dart
@@ -130,6 +130,7 @@ class SuperEditorIosControlsController {
     _shouldShowToolbar.dispose();
   }
 
+  /// {@template ios_use_selection_heuristics}
   /// Whether to adjust the user's selection similar to the way iOS does.
   ///
   /// For example: iOS doesn't let users tap directly on a text offset. Instead,
@@ -139,6 +140,7 @@ class SuperEditorIosControlsController {
   /// When this property is `true`, iOS-style heuristics should be used. When
   /// this value is `false`, the user's gestures should directly impact the
   /// area they touched.
+  /// {@endtemplate}
   final bool useIosSelectionHeuristics;
 
   /// Color of the text selection drag handles on iOS.
@@ -935,7 +937,7 @@ class _IosDocumentTouchInteractorState extends State<IosDocumentTouchInteractor>
     }
 
     final extentRect = _docLayout.getRectForPosition(collapsedPosition)!;
-    final caretRect = Rect.fromLTRB(
+    final caretHitArea = Rect.fromLTRB(
       extentRect.left - 24,
       extentRect.top,
       extentRect.right + 24,
@@ -943,7 +945,7 @@ class _IosDocumentTouchInteractorState extends State<IosDocumentTouchInteractor>
     );
 
     final docOffset = _interactorOffsetToDocumentOffset(interactorOffset);
-    return caretRect.contains(docOffset);
+    return caretHitArea.contains(docOffset);
   }
 
   bool _isOverBaseHandle(Offset interactorOffset) {
diff --git a/super_editor/lib/src/super_textfield/ios/user_interaction.dart b/super_editor/lib/src/super_textfield/ios/user_interaction.dart
index fd05ff20a..2c8214755 100644
--- a/super_editor/lib/src/super_textfield/ios/user_interaction.dart
+++ b/super_editor/lib/src/super_textfield/ios/user_interaction.dart
@@ -37,6 +37,10 @@ final _log = iosTextFieldLog;
 ///
 /// Selection changes are made via the given [textController].
 class IOSTextFieldTouchInteractor extends StatefulWidget {
+  /// {@macro ios_use_selection_heuristics}
+  @visibleForTesting
+  static bool useIosSelectionHeuristics = true;
+
   const IOSTextFieldTouchInteractor({
     Key? key,
     required this.focusNode,
@@ -52,9 +56,6 @@ class IOSTextFieldTouchInteractor extends StatefulWidget {
     required this.child,
   }) : super(key: key);
 
-  @visibleForTesting
-  static bool useIosSelectionHeuristics = true;
-
   /// [FocusNode] for the text field that contains this [IOSTextFieldInteractor].
   ///
   /// [IOSTextFieldInteractor] only shows editing controls, and listens for drag
diff --git a/super_editor/test/flutter_test_config.dart b/super_editor/test/flutter_test_config.dart
index c50e8ba2a..261f71038 100644
--- a/super_editor/test/flutter_test_config.dart
+++ b/super_editor/test/flutter_test_config.dart
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@ Future<void> testExecutable(FutureOr<void> Function() testMain) async {
   // Disable indeterminate animations
   BlinkController.indeterminateAnimationsEnabled = false;
 
-  // Disable iOS selection heuristics.
+  // Disable iOS selection heuristics, i.e, place the caret at the exact
+  // tapped position instead of placing it at word boundaries.
   IOSTextFieldTouchInteractor.useIosSelectionHeuristics = false;
 
   Testing.isInTest = true;
diff --git a/super_editor/test/super_editor/mobile/super_editor_ios_overlay_controls_test.dart b/super_editor/test/super_editor/mobile/super_editor_ios_overlay_controls_test.dart
index eb8b42675..539800fab 100644
--- a/super_editor/test/super_editor/mobile/super_editor_ios_overlay_controls_test.dart
+++ b/super_editor/test/super_editor/mobile/super_editor_ios_overlay_controls_test.dart
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ void main() {
         )),
       );
 
-      // Tap at the caret.
+      // Tap on the caret.
       await tester.tapInParagraph("1", 32);
 
       // Ensure the selection was kept at "con|sectetur".
diff --git a/super_editor/test/super_textfield/ios/super_textfield_ios_selection_test.dart b/super_editor/test/super_textfield/ios/super_textfield_ios_selection_test.dart
index 7b6e581ba..462273c7f 100644
--- a/super_editor/test/super_textfield/ios/super_textfield_ios_selection_test.dart
+++ b/super_editor/test/super_textfield/ios/super_textfield_ios_selection_test.dart
@@ -72,7 +72,8 @@ void main() {
         const TextSelection.collapsed(offset: -1),
       );
 
-      // Tap at "ips|um" to place the caret at the end of the word.
+      // Tap at "ips|um" to place the caret at the end of the word,
+      // because on iOS the caret is always placed at word boundaries.
       await tester.placeCaretInSuperTextField(9);
       await tester.pump(kDoubleTapTimeout);