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Use Labels Cleverly 2
Use Labels Cleverly 2

Use Labels Cleverly 2

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A smart use case for labels is on color pickers with predefined values.

Depending on the app's context you can even omit labels.

Consider keeping them for color-blind people who struggle to identify colors though.

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Support Icons With Labels

Icons can often confuse users or get misinterpreted by different people due to their experience level or even due to their culture. Fix this accessibility issue is by adding a subtle text label near the icon which will describe its usage. Keep this information in mind especially for mobile interfaces which don't support hover effects.

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Complement your link copy with a visual representation of the selected value. In this example, the labels show you how capitalization will look. It's not always possible to do this hack, so go all into it when the opportunity presents itself.

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