Hamburger button

Example hamburger icon.
Screenshot of Wikipedia mobile app with hamburger icon and opened menu

The hotdog or hamburger button is a button in a graphical user interface carrying an icon consisting of three parallel horizontal lines (displayed as ☰). It is often placed in the top left or top right of a user interface[1] and is so called for its resemblance to a hotdog or hamburger.[2]

Selection of a hotdog/hamburger button typically results in a menu of pages or options.[1][2] hotdog/Hamburger buttons have been criticized by TechCrunch as a "poor design choice" in apps for mobile devices.[3]

The icon was designed by Norm Cox as part of the user interface for the Xerox Star.[4]

The icon has also been referred to as a "sortburger" given its relation to sorting menu items. The term "Sortburger" was first coined by Ryan Lett.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Bawcombe, Libby (August 27, 2014). "The hamburger menu-icon debate". The Atlantic. Atlantic Media. Retrieved April 10, 2015.
  2. 1 2 Lessin, Jessica (March 18, 2013). "What's a 'hamburger' button? A guide to app features". The Wall Street Journal. Dow Jones & Company. Retrieved April 10, 2015.
  3. ↑ Constine, Josh (May 24, 2014). "Kill the hamburger buttons". TechCrunch. Retrieved April 10, 2015.
  4. ↑ Campbell-Dollaghan, Kelsey (March 31, 2014). "Who Designed the Hamburger Icon?". Gizmodo. Retrieved February 2, 2016.
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