Large and Prominent: Make primary action buttons (like “Submit” or “Next”) large and prominent, ensuring they are easy to spot and tap.
Contrast and Feedback: Use high contrast and provide visual feedback when the button is tapped to confirm the interaction.
Navigation Links:
Spacing and Size: Ensure navigation links are well-spaced and meet the minimum touch target size. This prevents accidental taps on adjacent links.
Descriptive Text: Use descriptive text for navigation links to make it clear where the link will lead.
Interactive Lists:
List Items: When designing interactive lists (like menus or contact lists), ensure each list item is at least 44 pixels in height.
Tap Feedback: Provide feedback (e.g., highlighting the item) when a list item is tapped to confirm the interaction.
Tools and Techniques
Design Tools:
Use design tools like Figma, Sketch, or Adobe XD to create and test touch targets. These tools allow you to set specific dimensions and simulate touch interactions.
Prototyping and Testing:
Create interactive prototypes and test them on actual devices to ensure touch targets are of adequate size and easily tappable.
Gather feedback from usability testing to identify and correct any issues with touch target size.
Developer Tools:
Utilize browser developer tools to simulate touch events and test the responsiveness of touch targets. This helps ensure that touch targets work as expected on different devices.
By adhering to these guidelines and best practices, you can ensure that touch targets in your design are of adequate size, providing a better user experience on touchscreens.
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