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toggle button

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A button that flips between two states — on and off — and stays in whichever state you last set, like the bold button in a text editor. Its pressed-in look shows the current state.

Synonyms

  • toggle

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In plain words

  • a button that stays pressed
  • an on/off button that remembers

Don't confuse with…

  • switchA switch is a sliding on/off control shaped like a light switch; a toggle button looks like a normal button that stays pushed in.

Categories

  • Buttons & actions

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  • Relatedicon button related of tooltip

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