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
Related terms
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