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Navigation · UI / UX
19 terms
- anchor link
A link that jumps to a specific spot further down the same page rather than loading a new page.
- back button
A control that returns you to the previous screen or page you were viewing, retracing your steps one at a time.
- breadcrumb
A small trail of links showing where the current page sits in the site's structure, so people can see the path they took and step back up it.
- drawer
A panel that slides in from the edge of the screen to reveal navigation or options, then slides away again to free up space.
- dropdown menu
A short list of choices that appears below a button or link when you click or hover, then closes once you pick one.
- flyout menu
A submenu that slides out to the side from a menu item when you point at it, revealing deeper choices without leaving the menu.
- hamburger menu
A button drawn as three stacked lines that opens a hidden menu when tapped, commonly used to tuck navigation away on small screens.
- infinite scroll
A pattern where more content loads automatically as you reach the bottom of a list, so the page seems to never end.
- kebab menu
A button shown as three vertical dots that reveals a short list of extra actions related to the item beside it.
- load more
A button at the end of a list that fetches and appends the next batch of items when you tap it, keeping you on the same page.
- meatball menu
A button drawn as three horizontal dots that opens a small menu of additional actions for the content next to it.
- mega menu
A large dropdown that opens from a navigation link and shows many grouped choices at once, often in columns with headings.
- navigation bar
A strip of links, usually across the top of a page or app, that lets people jump to the main sections of a site or product.
- pagination
Splitting a long list of results across numbered pages, with controls to move between them one page at a time.
- segmented control
A small row of joined buttons where exactly one is selected at a time, used to switch between a few closely related views.
- sidebar
A vertical panel down the side of a screen holding navigation links or tools, kept visible while the main content changes beside it.
- sticky navigation
A navigation bar that stays fixed on screen as you scroll, so the main links remain reachable no matter how far down the page you are.
- tab bar
A row of a few labelled buttons, usually along the bottom of a mobile app, that switches between the app's top-level areas.
- tabs
A set of labelled sections stacked behind one bar, where clicking a label swaps the visible content without leaving the page.