Always-Visible Tools mini

Also known as: Always-Visible Controls, Visible Tools

Tags: actions, contextual tools

Contextual Tools, like Always-Visible Tools, allow user to interact directly with the content. Like the name says, Always-Visible Tools are always visible instead of hiding them until the user needs them (see Hover-Reveal Tools).

As the tools are always shown, they are easy to find. On the contrary, they add visual noise to the user interface. Always-Visible tools should be used when discoverability of the tools is important. When the tools contain secondary, less important actions, consider using Hover-Reveal Tools instead.

Tools (Comment, Like, Share) below each story on Facebook news feed are always visible and thus easy to spot.

Tools (Comment, Like, Share) below each story on Facebook news feed are always visible and thus easy to spot.

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