status bars

Visual completion trackers

Status bars are horizontal strips displayed at the edge of a screen or window, showing information about the current state of a program or system.

They typically display progress indicators, file sizes, page numbers, or connection status: The status bar showed the download was 80% complete.

In mobile interfaces, status bars show battery level, signal strength, and time.

Related

progress · health · hit points · level · display · indicator · gauge · operating systems · system tray · color coding · taskbar · web browsers · accessibility · fill · stamina · empty · error messages · XP

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Opposites
visual representation format

status barsspinners

Things that rotate

spinning wheels · pie charts

information visibility

status barsbackground processes

Tasks executing without display

feedback modality

status barsaudio cues

Heard prompts or alerts

haptic feedback · vibration alerts · beeps

Family

status, bar, bars, state, states, stated, stating, stately, statement

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