Best uses of ? (help) and i (information) icons in UI
What are the best standards of usage for the help and information icons? (I'm unable to post an image because I am a new user, but the icons are either a ? or an i in a circle, most commonly)
Is it better to use "i" or "?" for tooltip/help content on mobile
Nov 5, 2016 · The ? in a circle is promoted by AIGA and used by the USDOT, but the lower-case i reversed out of blue has been the ISO symbol for information forever (my memory says 50 years or …
tooltips - Indicate hover (or tap) will show more information with many ...
Dec 26, 2015 · Indicate hover (or tap) will show more information with many elements Ask Question Asked 10 years, 1 month ago Modified 10 years, 1 month ago
Indicate ”hoverable” text - User Experience Stack Exchange
Apr 12, 2016 · Hovering on will display you info. Well, the information is important in itself, however not really related to the content on the page (except that specific value in the table). The text will not be …
N/A - Not Applicable vs Not Available - User Experience Stack Exchange
Nov 15, 2023 · For our app, we looked at creating a guideline on what to display when data is (temporarily) not available. The scenario: it's a technical application, a service engineer clicks a piece …
Info Icon vs Question Mark - User Experience Stack Exchange
Sep 30, 2014 · We're debating inside our team on whether to use a question mark icon, or an "i" icon for prompting a tooltip that reveals more info. Which do you say conveys the message better? Or, how …
gui design - Asterisk * is used for required. Is there any symbol used ...
Jan 2, 2017 · My question is related to lists of text, not forms. Although I think there might not really be much difference. As far as I understand it the required goes in the label anyway. Also, again, this will …
Email address/app icon : is "@" sign still relevant today?
So in the context of listing various contact information an envelope icon combined with an @ symbol would be best. And in the context of an email app the @ symbol is superfluous and just an envelope …
Icon for unmasking passwords (open or closed to begin with)?
The commonly used icon for showing passwords is the eye icon which when clicked shows the passwords as given below However since the concept of revealing passwords is still unknown, a …
What's the best way to highlight a Required field on a web form before ...
This seems subjective, and it is; a client of mine would like me to highlight the required fields on the web forms in their application with a red asterisk, and I'm looking for an alternative since...