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Category: UI & Accessibility

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The tiny arrow is making a surprisingly big decision

When the label opens a page and the arrow opens a list, a thumb decides. Give the row one job, match the icon to the real state and test it on a phone.

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An icon should not need its own onboarding process

Pair icons with labels when meaning matters, keep icon-only controls for frequent tasks, give targets room and make the accessible name match the meaning.

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The sticky button needs to leave room for the website

A sticky header, a fixed button, chat and a cookie bar can bury a phone screen. Follow the visitor down the page, watch the keyboard and trim the entourage.

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Website motion should help people keep their place

Movement can explain where content came from. Name what each effect communicates, design the reduced-motion version alongside it and review the page’s rhythm.

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Alt text should explain the image’s job, not moonlight as an SEO brochure

A photo, a texture, a linked logo and a diagram need different alt text. Read the page first, then describe what each image is there to do, not a keyword list.

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Tabs are useful when people can work out what is behind them

Tabs can tidy a page or hide what matters. Keep key context in the open, make each label a credible promise, build the interaction properly and test on a phone.

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The layout needs to work between the screenshots

Browser windows don’t come in three sizes. Let content decide breakpoints, size components to their space, scale type and crops, then test the whole range.

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Your brand font needs to survive a phone screen

A heading that looks grand on desktop can swallow a phone screen. Read whole paragraphs, watch the font load and resize between the approved screenshots.

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Your brand palette needs to work when colors are harder to tell apart

If color is the only signal, some visitors miss the message. Keep the brand, add labels and shapes, check text contrast separately and review real components.

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The focus ring deserves a place in the design

Visible focus, clear selection states and usable targets belong in a theme’s design from the start. Test the keyboard journey, not just the mockup.

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