Button
Picklist
Primary
Secondary
Transparent
Heading
Button Group with Dropdown
Default
Hover
Pressed
Disabled
1. Long Dropdowns
Avoid dropdowns when there are more than 10 or fewer than 5 options. Long of dropdowns will require scrolling and will not allow users to see all choices. See Fitt’s Law. Too few options in a dropdown could be better suited for a different treatment to get to context more quickly (button, button group, toggle).
2. Visibility
Give the user context to the button when making a selection in the dropdown. Titles provide context and direction when they are choosing from a list. Whenever the labels are hidden or removed when the menu is open, users may not recall the origin of the selection.¹
3. Choice Visibility
Keep dropdown button choices in view even if disabled.¹ If disabled items are removed, the interface loses consistency and hinders the learning curve for the user.
4. Button Group with Dropdown
Use a button group with a dropdown button when you want to group a default action with several variations of that same action.
Keep the button label short. It should clearly indicate the purpose of the selection and what they will find in the menu. The button label should be a verb or verb phrase.
Use sentence case--only capitalize the first word.
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Dropdown menu items should be short and written using parallel construction. For example, every item should be a noun or a verb. Avoid repeating words if possible.
Options should be ordered in a logical manner, such as by frequency-of-use, or alphabetically as a fallback. Group similar options together to make them easier to scan.
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