maximize button

Full-screen toggle control

The maximize button is the window control that expands an application to fill the entire screen, or restores it to its previous size if already maximized.

On Windows, it's the square icon between minimize and close; on Mac, the green button.

Click the maximize button to go full screen.

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full screen mode · restore · close · titlebar · icon · click · desktop · screen · corner · square · interface · user interface · drag · panel · toolbar · browser · application · zoom

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window size control

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Interface element that hides windows

close button · close control · quit

window size operation

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Interface element that hides windows

minimize · shrink

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