UI Terms visual dictionary

Interactions

Things users do. Swipes, drags, pulls, right-clicks, scrubs.

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Context menu

A menu that appears at the cursor or touch point, listing actions relevant to the clicked element.

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Drag handle

A visual affordance — usually a small grip icon or texture — signaling that an element can be dragged.

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Hover card

A preview panel that appears when the user hovers over a link or reference, showing richer content than a tooltip.

Infinite scroll

A list that automatically loads more items as the user scrolls toward the bottom.

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Inline edit

An interaction where text or fields become editable in place when the user clicks them, rather than opening a separate edit form.

Pull to refresh

An interaction where the user drags the top of a scrollable list downward to trigger a refresh.

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Scroll snap

Scrolling behavior where the viewport rests on specific positions instead of stopping anywhere the user releases.

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Scrubber

A draggable indicator on a timeline that lets the user move through time-based media.

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Swipe to dismiss

A horizontal swipe gesture on a list item that removes, archives, or otherwise dismisses it.