popup menu

Right-click choices appear

A popup menu is a list of options that appears when you click or right-click on something, positioned near the cursor rather than in a fixed location like a menu bar.

The menu disappears after you make a selection or click elsewhere.

Also written as pop-up menu.

Right-click to open the popup menu.

usability

quick access

Immediate availability to something

streamlined · one-click · shortcut · effortless · on-demand · responsive · discoverability · affordance · convenience · handy

interaction

click

Brief sharp noise

  • tapValve controlling liquid flow
  • hoverRemain suspended midair
  • selectCarefully pick from options

toggle · expand · collapse · dismiss · trigger · activate · scroll · highlight · focus · cursor

interface

dropdown

Expandable selection menu

  • submenuSecondary navigation tier
  • tooltipHover-activated explanatory popup
  • modalPertaining to form

dialog box · overlay · flyout · navigation · toolbar · lightbox · pulldown · disclosure · accordion

Categories
Opposites
UI element persistence

popup menustatus bar

Interface element showing progress

sidebar · taskbar

menu invocation behavior

popup menumenu bar

Software command ribbon

main menu · dropdown menu · pull-down menu · hamburger menu

UI permanence/visibility

popup menumenu bar

Software command ribbon

toolbar · navigation bar · status bar

Family

popup, pop-up, pop, menu, menus, popped, popping, pops, upper

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G