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Signs of taste in web UI. Use when building or reviewing web interfaces, dashboards, SaaS apps, or internal tools.
Signs of taste in web UI. Use when building or reviewing web interfaces, dashboards, SaaS apps, or internal tools.
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Principles for building web interfaces that feel fast, intentional, and respectful of the user's time. Every rule here is a smell test, violating one is fine if you have a reason, violating several means the UI needs work.
Every interaction completes in under 100ms. If it can't, fake it.
will-change and transform for animations, never top/leftperformance.now(), not gut feel// Optimistic delete, remove from UI immediately, reconcile later
async function handleDelete(id) {
setItems(prev => prev.filter(i => i.id !== id));
try {
await api.delete(`/items/${id}`);
} catch {
setItems(prev => [...prev, originalItem]);
toast("Couldn't delete. Restored.");
}
}
Never show a spinner when you know the shape of what's coming. Render a skeleton that matches the layout, then swap in real content.
.skeleton {
background: linear-gradient(90deg, #f0f0f0 25%, #e0e0e0 50%, #f0f0f0 75%);
background-size: 200% 100%;
animation: shimmer 1.5s infinite;
border-radius: 4px;
}
@keyframes shimmer {
0% { background-position: 200% 0; }
100% { background-position: -200% 0; }
}
Four capabilities matured between 2023 and 2026 that change how you build component-level responsive layouts and SPA-like transitions without JavaScript. Reach for them before adding a framework.
Container queries let a component respond to its container's size, not the viewport's. The same card can render in a 300px sidebar and a 900px main column without media-query coordination at the page level.
.card-list {
container-type: inline-size;
container-name: cards;
}
@container cards (min-width: 480px) {
.card { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 120px 1fr; }
}
Stable in all major browsers since 2023. Replaces most "the same component in two places needs to look different" hacks.
:has() parent selector:has() lets a parent style itself based on its descendants, the long-requested "parent selector." Useful for marking a form field as in-error, a card as having an attached image, or a row as containing a focused input, all without JS.
/* Highlight a form group when its input has focus */
.form-group:has(input:focus) {
outline: 2px solid var(--color-primary);
}
/* Add bottom margin to articles that contain a figure */
article:has(figure) {
margin-bottom: 2rem;
}
Stable in Chrome, Safari, and Firefox since late 2023. Cuts a real category of JS-driven class toggling.
The View Transitions API animates between two DOM states (route changes, modal open/close, list-item swaps) without a framework. The browser snapshots the old state, swaps in the new state, then crossfades or slides between them.
// Same-document transition (Chrome 111+, Safari TP, Firefox behind a flag)
function navigate(newView) {
if (!document.startViewTransition) {
renderView(newView);
return;
}
document.startViewTransition(() => renderView(newView));
}
/* Smooth crossfade by default; override per element */
::view-transition-old(*) { animation-duration: 200ms; }
::view-transition-new(*) { animation-duration: 200ms; }
Cross-document view transitions (between full page navigations) shipped to Chrome 126 in 2024 and let MPAs feel like SPAs. Pair with prefers-reduced-motion so users with motion sensitivity get an instant swap, not an animation.
animation-timeline: scroll() and animation-timeline: view() drive CSS animations from scroll position instead of wall-clock time. The classic use case is a progress indicator at the top of an article that fills as you scroll.
@keyframes fill { from { transform: scaleX(0); } to { transform: scaleX(1); } }
.read-progress {
position: fixed; top: 0; left: 0; right: 0; height: 3px;
background: var(--color-primary);
transform-origin: left;
animation: fill linear;
animation-timeline: scroll(root);
}
Stable in Chromium-based browsers (Chrome 115+, Edge); not yet in Safari or Firefox as of 2026-05. Use as progressive enhancement; provide a JS fallback or accept a less-flashy baseline elsewhere.
If you need a tour to explain your UI, the UI is wrong. Instead:
Slugs are short, readable, and human-guessable. No UUIDs, no query param soup.
Good: /projects/weather-app
/settings/billing
/docs/api/auth
Bad: /projects/550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000
/app?view=settings&tab=billing&subsection=plan
/dashboard#!/module/documents/list?filter=active
Users leave and come back. Respect that.
localStorage or the server// Persist form state across sessions
function usePersistentForm(key, defaults) {
const [state, setState] = useState(() => {
const saved = localStorage.getItem(key);
return saved ? JSON.parse(saved) : defaults;
});
useEffect(() => {
localStorage.setItem(key, JSON.stringify(state));
}, [key, state]);
return [state, setState];
}
Not more than 3 colors. One primary, one accent, one for danger/destructive. Everything else is shades of gray.
:root {
--color-primary: #2563eb;
--color-accent: #f59e0b;
--color-danger: #ef4444;
--gray-50: #fafafa;
--gray-100: #f4f4f5;
--gray-200: #e4e4e7;
--gray-400: #a1a1aa;
--gray-600: #52525b;
--gray-900: #18181b;
}
Hide them unless the user is actively scrolling. Content feels infinite, not trapped.
/* Hide scrollbar across browsers */
.scroll-container {
overflow-y: auto;
scrollbar-width: none; /* Firefox */
-ms-overflow-style: none; /* IE/Edge */
}
.scroll-container::-webkit-scrollbar {
display: none; /* Chrome/Safari */
}
Use scroll shadows to hint at overflow without chrome:
.scroll-shadow {
background:
linear-gradient(white 30%, transparent),
linear-gradient(transparent, white 70%) 0 100%,
radial-gradient(farthest-side at 50% 0, rgba(0,0,0,.15), transparent),
radial-gradient(farthest-side at 50% 100%, rgba(0,0,0,.15), transparent) 0 100%;
background-repeat: no-repeat;
background-size: 100% 40px, 100% 40px, 100% 12px, 100% 12px;
background-attachment: local, local, scroll, scroll;
}
All navigation is 3 steps or fewer from anywhere. If the user needs more than 3 clicks to reach a destination, flatten the hierarchy.
Cmd+K / Ctrl+K as the escape hatch for power usersEvery app with more than one page needs a command palette.
// Minimal Cmd+K listener
useEffect(() => {
function handleKeyDown(e) {
if ((e.metaKey || e.ctrlKey) && e.key === "k") {
e.preventDefault();
setCommandPaletteOpen(true);
}
}
document.addEventListener("keydown", handleKeyDown);
return () => document.removeEventListener("keydown", handleKeyDown);
}, []);
Keep the palette simple:
Copy and paste should work everywhere the user expects it.
async function copyToClipboard(text, label = "Copied") {
await navigator.clipboard.writeText(text);
toast(label, { duration: 1500 });
}
Larger hit targets for buttons and inputs. WCAG 2.2 (success criterion 2.5.8) sets the floor at 24×24 CSS pixels; Apple's Human Interface Guidelines and most native iOS/Android conventions recommend 44×44 points as the comfortable target. Use 44px as the working minimum for primary actions; 24px as the absolute legal floor for secondary controls (e.g., dense table-row icons).
button, .btn, [role="button"] {
min-height: 44px;
min-width: 44px;
padding: 10px 20px;
}
input, select, textarea {
min-height: 44px;
padding: 10px 12px;
font-size: 16px; /* Prevents iOS Safari zoom on focus */
}
One-click cancel. No guilt trips, no dark patterns, no "Are you sure you want to miss out?"
Very minimal. Tooltips are a confession that the UI doesn't speak for itself.
Active voice. Max 7 words per sentence. Talk like a person, not a legal document.
Good: "Project created"
"Saved 2 minutes ago"
"Delete this file?"
Bad: "Your project has been successfully created!"
"Changes were last saved approximately 2 minutes ago"
"Are you sure you want to permanently delete this file? This action cannot be undone."
Optical alignment over geometric alignment. The eye doesn't see pixels, it sees weight.
/* Geometric center ≠ optical center */
.play-button svg {
transform: translateX(2px);
}
/* Visually balanced card padding */
.card {
padding: 20px 24px 22px 24px;
}
Optimized for L-to-R reading and the F-pattern scan.
Users fea
name: web-ui-best-practices description: Signs of taste in web UI. Use when building or reviewing web interfaces, dashboards, SaaS apps, or internal tools.
---
name: web-ui-best-practices
description: Signs of taste in web UI. Use when building or reviewing web interfaces, dashboards, SaaS apps, or internal tools.
---
# Web UI best practices
Principles for building web interfaces that feel fast, intentional, and respectful of the user's time. Every rule here is a smell test, violating one is fine if you have a reason, violating several means the UI needs work.
## Speed
Every interaction completes in under 100ms. If it can't, fake it.
- Optimistic UI updates, show the result before the server confirms
- Debounce inputs, but never debounce perceived response
- Prefetch likely next routes on hover or viewport entry
- Use `will-change` and `transform` for animations, never `top`/`left`
- Measure with `performance.now()`, not gut feel
```js
// Optimistic delete, remove from UI immediately, reconcile later
async function handleDelete(id) {
setItems(prev => prev.filter(i => i.id !== id));
try {
await api.delete(`/items/${id}`);
} catch {
setItems(prev => [...prev, originalItem]);
toast("Couldn't delete. Restored.");
}
}
```
### Skeleton loading states
Never show a spinner when you know the shape of what's coming. Render a skeleton that matches the layout, then swap in real content.
```css
.skeleton {
background: linear-gradient(90deg, #f0f0f0 25%, #e0e0e0 50%, #f0f0f0 75%);
background-size: 200% 100%;
animation: shimmer 1.5s infinite;
border-radius: 4px;
}
@keyframes shimmer {
0% { background-position: 200% 0; }
100% { background-position: -200% 0; }
}
```
## Modern CSS toolkit
Four capabilities matured between 2023 and 2026 that change how you build component-level responsive layouts and SPA-like transitions without JavaScript. Reach for them before adding a framework.
### Container queries
Container queries let a component respond to **its container's** size, not the viewport's. The same card can render in a 300px sidebar and a 900px main column without media-query coordination at the page level.
```css
.card-list {
container-type: inline-size;
container-name: cards;
}
@container cards (min-width: 480px) {
.card { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 120px 1fr; }
}
```
Stable in all major browsers since 2023. Replaces most "the same component in two places needs to look different" hacks.
### `:has()` parent selector
`:has()` lets a parent style itself based on its descendants, the long-requested "parent selector." Useful for marking a form field as in-error, a card as having an attached image, or a row as containing a focused input, all without JS.
```css
/* Highlight a form group when its input has focus */
.form-group:has(input:focus) {
outline: 2px solid var(--color-primary);
}
/* Add bottom margin to articles that contain a figure */
article:has(figure) {
margin-bottom: 2rem;
}
```
Stable in Chrome, Safari, and Firefox since late 2023. Cuts a real category of JS-driven class toggling.
### View transitions
The View Transitions API animates between two DOM states (route changes, modal open/close, list-item swaps) without a framework. The browser snapshots the old state, swaps in the new state, then crossfades or slides between them.
```js
// Same-document transition (Chrome 111+, Safari TP, Firefox behind a flag)
function navigate(newView) {
if (!document.startViewTransition) {
renderView(newView);
return;
}
document.startViewTransition(() => renderView(newView));
}
```
```css
/* Smooth crossfade by default; override per element */
::view-transition-old(*) { animation-duration: 200ms; }
::view-transition-new(*) { animation-duration: 200ms; }
```
Cross-document view transitions (between full page navigations) shipped to Chrome 126 in 2024 and let MPAs feel like SPAs. Pair with `prefers-reduced-motion` so users with motion sensitivity get an instant swap, not an animation.
### Scroll-driven animations
`animation-timeline: scroll()` and `animation-timeline: view()` drive CSS animations from scroll position instead of wall-clock time. The classic use case is a progress indicator at the top of an article that fills as you scroll.
```css
@keyframes fill { from { transform: scaleX(0); } to { transform: scaleX(1); } }
.read-progress {
position: fixed; top: 0; left: 0; right: 0; height: 3px;
background: var(--color-primary);
transform-origin: left;
animation: fill linear;
animation-timeline: scroll(root);
}
```
Stable in Chromium-based browsers (Chrome 115+, Edge); not yet in Safari or Firefox as of 2026-05. Use as progressive enhancement; provide a JS fallback or accept a less-flashy baseline elsewhere.
## No product tours
If you need a tour to explain your UI, the UI is wrong. Instead:
- Empty states that teach by doing ("Create your first project")
- Progressive disclosure, show features when they become relevant
- Inline hints that disappear after first use
- Defaults that work without configuration
## URLs
Slugs are short, readable, and human-guessable. No UUIDs, no query param soup.
```
Good: /projects/weather-app
/settings/billing
/docs/api/auth
Bad: /projects/550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000
/app?view=settings&tab=billing&subsection=plan
/dashboard#!/module/documents/list?filter=active
```
- Use slugs derived from user-provided names
- Keep nesting to 3 segments max
- Make URLs copyable and shareable, they are the product's memory
## Persistent resumable state
Users leave and come back. Respect that.
- Save draft form state to `localStorage` or the server
- Restore scroll position on back navigation
- Preserve filter/sort selections across sessions
- URL encodes the current view state, sharing a URL reproduces the view
```js
// Persist form state across sessions
function usePersistentForm(key, defaults) {
const [state, setState] = useState(() => {
const saved = localStorage.getItem(key);
return saved ? JSON.parse(saved) : defaults;
});
useEffect(() => {
localStorage.setItem(key, JSON.stringify(state));
}, [key, state]);
return [state, setState];
}
```
## Color restraint
Not more than 3 colors. One primary, one accent, one for danger/destructive. Everything else is shades of gray.
```css
:root {
--color-primary: #2563eb;
--color-accent: #f59e0b;
--color-danger: #ef4444;
--gray-50: #fafafa;
--gray-100: #f4f4f5;
--gray-200: #e4e4e7;
--gray-400: #a1a1aa;
--gray-600: #52525b;
--gray-900: #18181b;
}
```
- Use opacity and lightness to create hierarchy, not new hues
- Dark mode is the same 3 colors with inverted grays
- If you reach for a 4th color, you're compensating for weak layout
## No visible scrollbars
Hide them unless the user is actively scrolling. Content feels infinite, not trapped.
```css
/* Hide scrollbar across browsers */
.scroll-container {
overflow-y: auto;
scrollbar-width: none; /* Firefox */
-ms-overflow-style: none; /* IE/Edge */
}
.scroll-container::-webkit-scrollbar {
display: none; /* Chrome/Safari */
}
```
Use scroll shadows to hint at overflow without chrome:
```css
.scroll-shadow {
background:
linear-gradient(white 30%, transparent),
linear-gradient(transparent, white 70%) 0 100%,
radial-gradient(farthest-side at 50% 0, rgba(0,0,0,.15), transparent),
radial-gradient(farthest-side at 50% 100%, rgba(0,0,0,.15), transparent) 0 100%;
background-repeat: no-repeat;
background-size: 100% 40px, 100% 40px, 100% 12px, 100% 12px;
background-attachment: local, local, scroll, scroll;
}
```
## Navigation depth
All navigation is 3 steps or fewer from anywhere. If the user needs more than 3 clicks to reach a destination, flatten the hierarchy.
- Breadcrumbs for depth, not for navigation
- Global nav always visible, never hidden behind a hamburger on desktop
- Use `Cmd+K` / `Ctrl+K` as the escape hatch for power users
### Command palette (Cmd+K)
Every app with more than one page needs a command palette.
```js
// Minimal Cmd+K listener
useEffect(() => {
function handleKeyDown(e) {
if ((e.metaKey || e.ctrlKey) && e.key === "k") {
e.preventDefault();
setCommandPaletteOpen(true);
}
}
document.addEventListener("keydown", handleKeyDown);
return () => document.removeEventListener("keydown", handleKeyDown);
}, []);
```
Keep the palette simple:
- Fuzzy search over page names, recent actions, settings
- Show keyboard shortcuts inline
- Most recent items first
- No categories until you have 20+ commands
## Clipboard
Copy and paste should work everywhere the user expects it.
- One-click copy on codes, URLs, API keys, IDs
- Paste from clipboard into file uploads, image fields
- Show brief confirmation on copy ("Copied!") that auto-dismisses
```js
async function copyToClipboard(text, label = "Copied") {
await navigator.clipboard.writeText(text);
toast(label, { duration: 1500 });
}
```
## Hit targets
Larger hit targets for buttons and inputs. WCAG 2.2 (success criterion 2.5.8) sets the floor at **24×24 CSS pixels**; Apple's Human Interface Guidelines and most native iOS/Android conventions recommend **44×44 points** as the comfortable target. Use 44px as the working minimum for primary actions; 24px as the absolute legal floor for secondary controls (e.g., dense table-row icons).
```css
button, .btn, [role="button"] {
min-height: 44px;
min-width: 44px;
padding: 10px 20px;
}
input, select, textarea {
min-height: 44px;
padding: 10px 12px;
font-size: 16px; /* Prevents iOS Safari zoom on focus */
}
```
- Adjacent clickable elements need at least 8px gap
- Icon-only buttons get larger padding than labeled buttons
- Don't rely on hover states for critical affordances, they don't exist on touch
## Honest cancellation
One-click cancel. No guilt trips, no dark patterns, no "Are you sure you want to miss out?"
- Cancel button is always visible alongside confirm
- Account deletion works on the first try
- Unsubscribe is one click, not a preference center
- Downgrade flows don't require contacting support
## Tooltips
Very minimal. Tooltips are a confession that the UI doesn't speak for itself.
- Only on icon-only buttons (to provide the label)
- Never on text that's already readable
- Show on hover after 300ms delay, not instantly
- Dismiss on scroll
- Never use tooltips for essential information
## Copy
Active voice. Max 7 words per sentence. Talk like a person, not a legal document.
```
Good: "Project created"
"Saved 2 minutes ago"
"Delete this file?"
Bad: "Your project has been successfully created!"
"Changes were last saved approximately 2 minutes ago"
"Are you sure you want to permanently delete this file? This action cannot be undone."
```
- Buttons are verbs: "Save", "Delete", "Send", not "Submit", "OK", "Confirm"
- Error messages say what happened and what to do next
- Never blame the user ("Invalid input" → "Enter a valid email")
- Use sentence case everywhere, never Title Case in UI copy
## Optical alignment
Optical alignment over geometric alignment. The eye doesn't see pixels, it sees weight.
- Play icons shift 2-3px right inside circles to look centered
- Text with leading capital letters aligns optically left of its bounding box
- Icons next to text need 1-2px vertical offset depending on the glyph
- Padding around text is visually balanced, not mathematically equal, bottom padding is often 1-2px more than top
```css
/* Geometric center ≠ optical center */
.play-button svg {
transform: translateX(2px);
}
/* Visually balanced card padding */
.card {
padding: 20px 24px 22px 24px;
}
```
## Left-to-right reading flow
Optimized for L-to-R reading and the F-pattern scan.
- Most important content in the top-left quadrant
- Primary actions on the right (where the eye ends a line)
- Labels above inputs, not beside them
- Tables: most-scanned column is leftmost
- Don't center-align body text, left-align everything except single-line headings
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