An interface display method, applied to an electronic device, wherein the electronic device comprises a display, and the method comprises: displaying, by the electronic device, an interface of a first application in a first display area of the display; when the electronic device displays the interface of the first application, receiving, by the electronic device, a first operation; displaying, by the electronic device, a first area and a second area of a multi-task interface in the first display area in response to the first operation, wherein the first area comprises an application window of the first application, and the second area comprises at least an application window of a second application and an application window of a third application, the applications being running applications which run in the foreground or in the background; receiving, by the electronic device, a second operation performed on the application window of the second application in the second area; moving, by the electronic device, the application window of the second application to the first area in response to the second operation; after the electronic device moves the application window of the second application to the first area, receiving, by the electronic device, a third operation; and displaying, by the electronic device in response to the third operation, the interface of the first application and the interface of the second application in different areas in the first display area based on the application windows in the first area; wherein a position relationship between the interface of the first application and the interface of the second application is the same as a position relationship between the application window of the first application and the application window of the second application in the first area. displaying, by the electronic device, an interface of a first application in a first display area of the display; when the electronic device displays the interface of the first application, receiving, by the electronic device, a first operation; displaying, by the electronic device, a first area and a second area of a multi-task interface in the first display area in response to the first operation, wherein the first area comprises an application window of the first application, and the second area comprises at least an application window of a second application and an application window of a third application, the applications being running applications which run in the foreground or in the background; receiving, by the electronic device, a second operation performed on the application window of the second application in the second area; moving, by the electronic device, the application window of the second application to the first area in response to the second operation; after the electronic device moves the application window of the second application to the first area, receiving, by the electronic device, a third operation; and displaying, by the electronic device in response to the third operation, the interface of the first application and the interface of the second application in different areas in the first display area based on the application windows in the first area; wherein a position relationship between the interface of the first application and the interface of the second application is the same as a position relationship between the application window of the first application and the application window of the second application in the first area.