The article provides tips for designing a great bottom mobile navigation bar. It covers topics such as choosing the right sizes, limiting the number of tabs, designing thumb-friendly tap areas, differentiating active and inactive states, choosing simple and familiar icons, keeping navigation labels short, and more.
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Top UI/UX Design Tips: How to Design a Great Bottom Mobile Navigation Bar, part 6✦ Tip 1: Choose the right sizes, padding, and margins✦ Tip 2: Limit the number of tabs to 5✦ Tip 3: Design thumb-friendly tap areas✦ Tip 4: Differentiate active and inactive states✦ Tip 5: Choose simple and familiar icons✦ Tip 6: Keep navigation labels short and sweet✦ Tip 7: Keep it clean and simple✦ Tip 8: Stick to one icon style, except for the selected state✦ Tip 9: Avoid using too many colours✦ Tip 10: Use notification badges in bottom navigation to highlight updates✦ Tip 11: Separate bottom navigation from main content✦ Get the full list of the best tips for bottom navigation bar and more with our UX/UI Design Mastery CourseLove to learn UX/UI design tips but don't have a lot of time? We've created an eBook just for you.Sort: