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The switch must start with a default selection.

Content

The switch consists of:

  • Main button area, including:

    • a colored background, which changes when the state is changed.

    • a round toggle button, which moves between the two sides when the state is changed.

    • (optional) a label within the button area, describing the current state. This can be either ✓ and ☓, or On and Off.

  • A preceding label, describing what the switch will do when it is in the On state (e.g. Show only employees).

States

State

Text On

Text Off

Icon On

Icon Off

Comment

Regular

Hover

Active

Disabled

Focused

Focused , Hover

Focused , Active

Focused , Disabled

Interaction

  • Clicking

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  • the toggle triggers the action immediately.

  • The user is not limited to clicking the round toggle button: clicking anywhere within the switch will change its state.

Validation and Errors

Please refer to Field validation for more information.

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There should be a smooth transition between the two states.<TBD nice transition Visual design>. See code below.

Best practices

Use:

  • when a change is required immediately after the user toggles the switch.

  • where there are On / Off options.

  • when you want to emphasize an action, for example in a ribbon.

Don’t use:

  • where there are more than 2 options.

  • where the user has to perform several actions before the change will become effective → use Check Boxes instead.

  • Inside a form → use Radio Buttons or a single Check Box instead.

General

  • Where possible, use ✓ and ☓ instead of On and Off within the button area.

  • Keep preceding labels short and informative.

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