TermCraft conventionFoundational
Microinteraction
A tiny interaction like a toggle switching or a like button filling in.
Definition
A small, contained interaction with a single purpose, comprising a trigger, rules, feedback and loops.
Craft convention. True because the industry converged on it. Breaking it costs familiarity, not correctness.
In plain language
A tiny interaction like a toggle switching or a like button filling in.
Example
Pressing a save control: the icon changes, a brief confirmation appears, the state persists.
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.
- FeedbackPrinciple
- MotionUI foundation
- Visual StatesUI foundation
Nearby in the Atlas
Adjacent territory, found through shared tags rather than a stated link.