help button

Click for aid

A help button is a control—physical or on-screen—that summons assistance or information when pressed.

Software applications display help buttons (often marked with a question mark) to access documentation or tutorials.

Emergency devices feature help buttons to alert caregivers or services: She wore a pendant with a help button in case she fell.

Opposites
function/purpose

help buttonclose button

Interface element ending sessions

cancel button · end button · skip button · escape key · back button

user action intent

help buttonreset button

Control that restores defaults

kill switch · panic button

user action direction

help buttonexit

Way to leave

close · cancel · dismiss · quit

Family

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