toolbar

Button bar onscreen

A toolbar is a row of buttons or icons on a computer screen that provide quick access to frequently used commands or functions.

Most software applications display toolbars near the top of the window: The formatting toolbar has buttons for bold, italic, and underline.

Users can often customize which tools appear or hide toolbars entirely.

actions

click

Brief sharp noise

activate · toggle · dropdown · flyout · submenu · right-click · command · function · execute · trigger

interface

icons

Representative small images

panel · dock · widgets · customizable · drag-and-drop · dockable · resizable · floating · collapsible · pinned

software

Photoshop

Professional graphics manipulation program

  • ExcelMicrosoft's data-crunching application
  • PowerPointMicrosoft's presentation application
  • AutoCADComputer-aided design software

formatting · drawing · editing · standard · palette · workspace · application · taskbar · sidebar

navigation

browser

Web access program

home · bookmark · history · tab · favicon · stop · reload · go · omnibox · breadcrumb

webdev

HTML

Web page code

console · debugger · elements · responsive · breakpoints · DOM

Categories
Opposites
ui element type

toolbarmenu bar

Software command ribbon

dropdown menu · context menu · menu · status bar · sidebar

interface paradigm

toolbarcommand line

Text-based computer interface

terminal · CLI · console · keyboard shortcuts · hotkeys

Family

toolbox, toolbars

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G