Segmented control
Also called: Segmented button, Toggle button group
A row of connected buttons where exactly one option is selected at a time.
Definition
A segmented control is a horizontal set of two to five segments that act as one control, with one segment selected at a time. It switches between views or filters of related content. Its options are mutually exclusive.
In practice
An activity screen in a fitness app has a segmented control with "Day | Week | Month" that changes the chart below.
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Related terms
- Mutually exclusiveOptions where choosing one automatically means the others can't be chosen.
- State persistenceWhether the app remembers what the user did after navigating away, rotating, or restarting.
- Touch targetThe area of the screen that responds to a tap, which should be large enough for a finger.