close button

Window dismissal target

A close button is a user interface element that dismisses a window, dialog box, tab, or popup when clicked.

On most operating systems, it appears as an X in the corner of a window: Click the close button to exit the application.

The term extends to any control that closes or removes something from view.

Related

icon · red · corner · minimize · maximize · dialog · dialog box · popup · quit · escape · tab · browser · title bar · interface · user interface · titlebar · shutdown · terminate

Categories
Opposites
window action

close buttonmaximize button

Interface element for fullscreen

pop-up · reopen · minimize button

program lifecycle

close buttonstart menu

OS navigation interface

run command · executable · desktop icon

Family

close, button, closed, closer, closest, closely, closeness, closing, closure

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Top 100,000
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G