single tap

Quick screen press

A single tap is one quick touch on a touchscreen or trackpad, the most basic gesture for selecting items, activating buttons, or following links on smartphones and tablets.

It functions like a mouse click in traditional computing.

The term distinguishes this gesture from double tap, long press, or swipe: Single tap to open, double tap to zoom.

Related

press · button · smartphone · touchscreen · select · icon · faucet · drip · water · spigot · morse code · rhythm · beat · dance · dance shoes · shoes · light · quick

Categories
Opposites
gesture complexity

single tapswipe

Quick sliding motion

drag · pinch · slide · scroll · gesture

tap multiplicity

single tapdouble tap

Two rapid successive touches

double-click · tap and hold · long press

interaction duration

single taplong press

Prolonged screen touch

press and hold · hold

Family

single, tap, singly, singles, singled, singling, singleton, singular, singularity

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G