wireframed

Showing structural edges

Wireframed describes something represented as a skeletal framework of lines and vertices, without solid surfaces.

In 3D graphics and design, a wireframed model shows only the edges of an object: The wireframed car rotated slowly on screen.

In web and app design, wireframed layouts show basic structure without visual polish—placeholder boxes and lines indicating where content will go.

design

mockup

Preliminary design representation

navigation · usability · responsive · webpage · placeholder · grayscale · annotations · clickable · interactive · digital

structure

skeleton

Internal supportive framework

  • gridFramework of intersecting lines
  • armatureRotating electromagnetic coil
  • scaffoldingTemporary exterior work platform

outline · bones · architecture · hierarchy · layout · sections · columns · rows · containers · headers

sketch

draft

Preliminary version of text

thumbnail · pencil · hand-drawn · paper · whiteboard · ideation · brainstorm · quick · exploratory · napkin

schematic

diagram

Simplified explanatory sketch

architecture · mapping · logic · connectivity · network · system · process · sequence · technical · documentation

Opposites
rendering style

wireframedsolid

Firm matter state

textured · shaded · filled · photorealistic · skinned

visual density/completeness

wireframedopaque

Impassable to light

solid · finished · polished · fleshed out · final

Family

wireframe, wireframes, wireframing

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Rated G