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Why Toggle Buttons Should Never Look Like Action Buttons

Why Toggle Buttons Should Never Look Like Action Buttons

How to prevent cue conflicts

Dec 31, 2020
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Why Toggle Buttons Should Never Look Like Action Buttons
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Toggle buttons should never look like action buttons. A common mistake is to use the same color cue on them. Doing this increases visual noise and makes every toggle button look like an action button. As a result, the action button has a weaker signal and is harder to spot.

Not only that but using the same color cue will make the user think the active to…

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