brightness slider

Screen intensity adjuster

A brightness slider is an on-screen control that adjusts how light or dark a display appears.

The slider format—dragging left for dimmer, right for brighter—provides intuitive, continuous adjustment rather than fixed steps.

Found in device settings, photo editors, and video players: I turned down the brightness slider to save battery.

Related

glow · radiance · adjust · control · settings · backlight · exposure · dial · knob · toggle · illumination · gradient · level · darkness · glare · eye strain · night mode · dark mode

Opposites
interface control function

brightness sliderdimmer switch

Light level regulator

color picker · color wheel · volume slider

adjustment direction

brightness sliderdimmer

Light intensity regulator

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Familiarity
Top 500,000
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G