Product UX term
Affordance
Describes the visual cue that tells users what action is possible.
What it means
Plain meaning
what looks clickable: Describes the visual cue that tells users what action is possible.
Aliases
what looks clickable, interaction clue
Use it when your messy ask mentions
- users do not know
- click
- confusing control
- discoverability
Prompt phrase
Review the key affordances and make primary actions visually obvious without explanatory text.
Before and after
Weak ask
Improve this users do not know.
Exact Terms ask
Review the key affordances and make primary actions visually obvious without explanatory text.