eBay MIND Patterns
  • Introduction
  • Messaging
    • Alert Dialog
    • Confirm Dialog
    • File Preview Card
    • Form Validation
    • Inline Notice
    • Input Meter
    • Input Validation
    • Page Notice
    • Star Rating (static)
    • Time
    • Toast Dialog
    • Tourtip
  • Input
    • Button
    • Checkbox
    • Chips Combobox
    • Combobox
    • Date Picker
    • File Input
    • Input Dialog
    • Listbox
    • Listbox Button
    • Menu
    • Menu Button
    • Phone Input
    • Radio
    • Select
    • Star Rating (interactive)
    • Switch
    • Toggle Button
    • Toggle Button Group
  • Navigation
    • Breadcrumbs
    • Fake Menu Button
    • Fake Tabs
    • Link
    • Pagination
    • Skip Navigation
    • Tile
  • Disclosure
    • Accordion
    • Carousel
    • Lightbox Dialog
    • Details
    • Flyout
    • Footnote
    • Infotip Button
    • Panel Dialog
    • Pulldown List
    • Segmented Buttons
    • Tabs
    • Tooltip
  • Structure
    • Description List
    • Form
    • Heading
    • Image
    • Item Tile
    • Layout Grid
    • Region
    • Table
    • Table Cell
  • Techniques
    • Active Descendant
    • Ambiguous Label
    • Background Icon
    • Keyboard Trap
    • Live Region
    • Offscreen Text
    • Roving Tabindex
    • Skip to Main Content
    • Alternative Text
  • Anti-Patterns
    • Disabling Pinch-to-Zoom
    • Hand Cursor on Buttons
    • JavaScript HREF
    • Layout Table
    • Mouse Hover on Static Elements
    • Open New Window
    • Setting Focus on Page Load
    • Tabindex-itis
    • Title Tooltip
  • Appendix
    • ARIA Essentials
    • Checklist
    • FAQ
    • Keyboard Interface
    • Known Issues
    • Legacy Patterns
      • Fullscreen Dialog
    • MIND Pattern Template
    • Pattern Naming Scheme
    • References
    • Utilities
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  1. Disclosure

Pulldown List

aka. "Show More/Show Less"

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Introduction

A toggle button at the end of a list that when activated will be "pulled down" to reveal more list items. The button can be toggled again, restoring the initial state of the list.

Not to be confused with the HTML details element. They have slightly different behaviour. The button in a details element always remains in place and its label never changes. In a pulldown list, the button toggles both its place in the DOM and its label.

Best Practices

Another variant of the Pulldown List is one in which the button is simply removed from the DOM after activation, i.e. there is no way to restore the list back to its initial state.

Examples

Experience the pattern in action on our companion .

Interaction Design

This section provides interaction guidelines for keyboard, screen reader, and pointing devices.

General

Activating the button reveals new list items and moves the button to the end of these new items.

The button text toggles between "Show More" and "Show Less".

Keyboard

Button is activated with ENTER or SPACEBAR key.

After "Show More" button is activated, keyboard focus is placed on the first new list item.

After "Show Less" button is activated, keyboard focus remains on the button.

Screenreader

Pointer

There is no pointer specific interactions other than the general activation of the button.

Developer Guide

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ARIA Reference

aria-label

Can be used on the button to append additional context to assistive technology if following WCAG 2.4.9

If following WCAG 2.4.9, button should have additional .

offscreen context
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