Above the Fold
What you see before you scroll.
TermCraft conventionFoundational
Definition
The area visible without scrolling, a term inherited from newspaper layout.
Craft convention. True because the industry converged on it. Breaking it costs familiarity, not correctness.
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In plain language
What you see before you scroll.
Example
Users do scroll, but content above the fold receives disproportionate attention, so priority still matters.
Local chart
TERM·046 · Region X · Grid C6
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Deeper reading
The full entry behind this definition.
- Banner BlindnessPSY·003 · Psychology
- Performance as User ExperienceFND·054 · UI foundation
- Visual HierarchyFND·001 · UI foundation
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