# Sub decks on iOS app **URL:** \ **Category:** Help\ **Created:** [February 2, 2022, 9:47am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/sub-decks-on-ios-app/17263 "2022-02-02T09:47:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Hisham](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/f14d63/32.png) [@Hisham](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/Hisham)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2022, 9:47am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/sub-decks-on-ios-app/17263/1 "2022-02-02T09:47:54Z")
Hi, There has already been a discussion about this on the forum but this issue has not been resolved. How do you add a subdeck to an EXISTING deck on the anki app. when you type in parentdeck::subdeck1 it creates a whole new parent deck even if the letters are the exact same (i.e, parenteck). someone pls help, thanks ---
**Author:** ![BlackBeans](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/forums.ankiweb.net/blackbeans/32/2283_2.png) [@BlackBeans](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/BlackBeans)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2022, 4:30pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/sub-decks-on-ios-app/17263/2 "2022-02-02T16:30:04Z")
If you have a deck called `My First Deck`, then creating a deck called `My First Deck::My First Subdeck` will create a subdeck of `My First Deck` called `My First Subdeck`. If you fail to do that, could you provide the minimal steps that lead you to failing this operation? ---
**Author:** ![Hisham](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/f14d63/32.png) [@Hisham](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/Hisham)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2022, 8:50am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/sub-decks-on-ios-app/17263/3 "2022-02-05T08:50:41Z")
Hi, I’ve tried that. But what anki does on the iOS app is that it creates a new deck called ‘my first deck’ and creates a sub deck under it called ‘my first subdeck’, even though i already have a deck named ‘my first deck’. Hope you are able to understand this issue and help me resolve it… or please add the feature where u can just drag and drop a deck under another deck to make it a sub deck, that’d be really helpful. Thanks ---
**Author:** ![BlackBeans](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/forums.ankiweb.net/blackbeans/32/2283_2.png) [@BlackBeans](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/BlackBeans)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2022, 3:28pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/sub-decks-on-ios-app/17263/4 "2022-02-05T15:28:15Z")
So, you end up with two decks with the same name? ---
**Author:** ![Hisham](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/f14d63/32.png) [@Hisham](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/Hisham)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2022, 6:26pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/sub-decks-on-ios-app/17263/5 "2022-02-05T18:26:19Z")
Yessir ---
**Author:** ![BlackBeans](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/forums.ankiweb.net/blackbeans/32/2283_2.png) [@BlackBeans](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/BlackBeans)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2022, 6:27pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/sub-decks-on-ios-app/17263/6 "2022-02-05T18:27:35Z")
Which does contain the subdeck? BTW, I think you can transform a deck into a subdeck by drag-and-drop. ---
**Author:** ![dae](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/forums.ankiweb.net/dae/32/65_2.png) [@dae](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/dae)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2022, 10:37am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/sub-decks-on-ios-app/17263/7 "2022-02-07T10:37:04Z")
> [@Hisham](#): > > Hi, I’ve tried that. But what anki does on the iOS app is that it creates a new deck called ‘my first deck’ and creates a sub deck under it called ‘my first subdeck’, even though i already have a deck named ‘my first deck’ That should not be possible - if you’re seeing two top-level decks that appear to be identical, they likely differ in some subtle way like a space character in one of them. If you’re sure they’re identical, could you please attach a screenshot of what you’re seeing? ---
**Author:** ![Hisham](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/f14d63/32.png) [@Hisham](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/Hisham)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2022, 10:51am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/sub-decks-on-ios-app/17263/8 "2022-02-07T10:51:33Z")
Hi, it was an issue with the spaces, its working now. Thanks !! ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/anki2/original/1X/8f1279ababc5879d54e4838989f606cfe55af8c7.jpeg) [@system](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/system)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2023, 7:50am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/sub-decks-on-ios-app/17263/9 "2023-05-01T07:50:20Z")