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The Proper Way to Use Plus Icons on Interfaces

Best practices for using the plus icon

May 18, 2021
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Creating new data is a different affordance than performing a command. Performing a command enables the system to process and manipulate existing data. Creation enables the system to add new data to the existing data.

As such, the cue to use for data creation should include more than a button label. A plus icon is necessary to signify the addition of dat…

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