listbox

Scrollable options panel

A listbox is a user interface element displaying a scrollable list of options from which users can select.

Unlike dropdown menus, listboxes show multiple items at once without requiring a click to expand: Select your country from the listbox.

Most listboxes allow single selection, though some permit multiple choices.

interface

dropdown

Expandable selection menu

widgetUnspecified small device
GUIVisual computer interface
menuList of available dishes

scrollable · selectable · options · items · selection · control · component · form · input · combobox

interaction

click

Brief sharp noise

selectCarefully pick from options
highlightMost notable part
scrollWound document of parchment

navigate · choose · pick · deselect · focus · hover · drag · filter · search · expand

data

items

Individual units or objects

optionsAvailable courses of action
entriesItems logged or submitted
valuesPrinciples held worthwhile

array · collection · populate · bind · index · sort · filter · search · display · render

Categories

UI controlsmenu, scroll bar, select, options, back button
UI elementsbutton, menu, buttons, menus, icon
GUI elementsbutton, checkbox, dialog, label, menu
Tcl/Tkwish, proc, set, puts, if
VBAVBA, macro, sub, function, module

Opposites

ui selection mechanism

listboxtext field

Data entry area

textbox · text area · search box · command line · password field

selection presentation style

listboxdropdown

Expandable selection menu

combo box · radio button · toggle · slider

Family

box, list, boxing, boxer, listing, listed, boxed, listless, blacklist

Familiarity: Top 1,000,000
Profile: Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Rated G