Inline edit
An interaction where text or fields become editable in place when the user clicks them, rather than opening a separate edit form.
Project Mobile App
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Status In review
The user sees plain text; clicking turns it into an input bound to the same content. Pressing Enter or clicking away commits the change. The pattern reduces friction for quick edits — no modal, no dedicated edit mode — and is core to apps like Notion, Linear, and modern spreadsheets.
Also called
click-to-editin-place edit
When to use
- Frequent small edits where opening a form would be overkill
- Document and database apps where editing is the primary action
- Settings or profile fields users tweak often
When not to use
- Edits that need validation context (use a form)
- Fields where accidental edits would be costly (require an explicit edit affordance)
Related
Source
Web app vernacular; the spreadsheet cell-edit model is the conceptual ancestor.