zoom controls

Scale manipulation buttons

Zoom controls are interface elements that let users magnify or reduce what they're viewing—typically buttons marked with plus and minus signs, a slider, or pinch gestures on touchscreens.

Found in maps, image viewers, document readers, and web browsers: Use the zoom controls to get a closer look at the satellite image.

Related

minus · scroll · scroll bar · pinch · double tap · enlarge · shrink · scale · viewport · lens · focus · toolbar · cursor · drag · resize · fit · fit to screen · full screen

Opposites
navigation control type

zoom controlsscroll bars

Interface navigation controls

view manipulation scope

zoom controls1

Smallest positive integer

view · actual size

scale manipulation direction

zoom controlszoom out

Decrease apparent magnification

zoom in · actual size

Family

zoom, control, zooms, zoomed, zooming, controls, controlled, controlling, controller

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