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Adobe Spectrum Menu
Documents menu anatomy, trigger relationship, menu item labels, descriptions, values, unavailable and disabled states, sections, dividers, submenus, keyboard focus, text wrapping, action versus selection variants, and keyboard interactions.
Pattern Decisions This Source Supports
| Pattern | Supported decision | Required contract | Claim note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Action menu | Choose an action menu when commands are contextual to one object, selected set, resource, row, card, or local page surface. | Every item has a clear verb, object, and outcome category: command, navigation link, checkable command, disabled command, or destructive command. | Spectrum documents menu anatomy, item labels, descriptions, values, unavailable and disabled states, sections, dividers, checkable selection states, keyboard focus, text wrapping, and keyboard interactions. |
| Menu / menubar | Choose a menu or menubar when the interface has a stable, application-like command hierarchy that users revisit frequently. | The persistent bar has role menubar and a visible label or accessible name. | Spectrum documents menu item labels, descriptions, values, unavailable and disabled states, sections, dividers, checkable selection states, keyboard focus, text wrapping, and keyboard interactions. |
| Menu button | Choose a menu button when one trigger reveals a short local set of actions or command-like links. | The trigger is a button or equivalent control with a clear name, aria-haspopup set to menu or true, and aria-expanded synchronized with visibility. | Spectrum documents menu anatomy, trigger relationship, item labels, descriptions, disabled and unavailable states, sections, keyboard focus, text wrapping, and keyboard interactions. |
Evidence Role
This source is treated as pattern-library evidence. Use it to validate the decision rules above, not as a visual style reference.
Publisher: Adobe Spectrum. Last checked: .