The basics of designing a switch component in a design system

A simple guide to understanding the switch UI element

Edward Chechique
UX Planet
Published in
4 min readJan 23, 2023

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The basics of designing a switch component in a design system

Every design system should include the switch component. This component, also called a toggle component, is a small and basic component commonly used on mobile devices and desktop apps, and it is used to enable and disable different options.

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