TermCraft conventionFoundational
Elevation
How high something appears to float above the page.
Definition
The apparent distance of a surface from the background, expressed through shadow or surface lightness.
Craft convention. True because the industry converged on it. Breaking it costs familiarity, not correctness.
In plain language
How high something appears to float above the page.
Example
A modal sits above a dropdown, which sits above a card, which sits above the page.
Continue from here
Each link says what the connection is, so you can tell a principle from an alternative from a thing people mix this up with.
Deeper reading
The full entry behind this definition.
- ElevationUI foundation
- Figure and GroundUI foundation
- ShadowsUI foundation
Nearby in the Atlas
Adjacent territory, found through shared tags rather than a stated link.