drop-down

Expandable selection interface

A drop-down is a menu or list that appears when you click on it, revealing options that were hidden.

The term comes from the visual effect—the menu seems to drop down from its header.

Common in software interfaces: Select your country from the drop-down.

Also used as an adjective: a drop-down menu, drop-down list.

menu

select

Carefully pick from options

  • listSequence of recorded items
  • optionsAvailable courses of action
  • choicesAvailable options to pick

arrow · click · toggle · expand · collapse · submenu · navigation · checkbox · multiselect · filter

action

expand

Increase in size

reveal · hide · toggle · unfold · retract · extend · show · dismiss · trigger · activate

interface

widget

Unspecified small device

input · form · field · button · UI · accessible · responsive · screen-reader · ARIA · HTML

compact

collapsible

Able to compress compactly

condensed · minimized · hidden · tucked · folded · compressed · streamlined · economical · efficient · unobtrusive

Opposites
menu direction/expansion

drop-downpop-up

Appearing suddenly, briefly

slide-out · bottom sheet

UI element type

drop-downradio buttons

Single-choice interface elements

checkbox · text field · toolbar · toggle switch · slider

visibility state

drop-downpersistent

Continuing despite difficulty

expanded · static · fixed · inline · permanent

Family

dropdown, dropdowns

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