status bar

Download progress display

A status bar is a horizontal strip at the edge of a screen or window displaying information about the current state of a program or system.

It typically shows details like page number, word count, connection status, or battery level: The status bar showed the document was 12 pages long.

In web browsers, the status bar displays link destinations when hovering.

progress

loading

Adding weight or cargo

sync · completion · meter · indicator · transfer · update · installation · backup · processing · buffering

battery

charge

Cost or accusation

indicator · icon · low battery · charging · full · depleting · remaining · capacity · drain · saver

notifications

alert

Warning or watchfulness

  • iconPictorial screen symbol
  • badgeWorn symbol of membership
  • bannerDisplayed strip with message

indicator · push · message · reminder · silent · mute · do not disturb · vibrate · sound · unread

connectivity

signal

Message-conveying cue

  • Wi-FiWireless network standard
  • cellularComposed of small units
  • 4GFourth-generation mobile technology

5G · LTE · Bluetooth · airplane mode · bars · strength · network · hotspot · data · roaming

display

clock

Device displaying time

  • timeMeasured passage of moments
  • dateSpecific day or outing
  • locationPosition in space

orientation · brightness · screen · visibility · hide · show · customize · icons · tray · toolbar

Categories
Opposites
ui element type

status barmenu bar

Software command ribbon

menu · command line · toolbar · ribbon · search bar

information flow

status bartext box

Data entry rectangle

search bar · form field · control panel

screen position/prominence

status bartitle bar

Window identification strip

menu bar · header · banner · masthead

Family

bar, state, status, statuses, statecraft, statehood, stateliness, stateless

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