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Material Design Applying density
Documents layout density as coordinated component spacing with default, comfortable, and compact settings, including guidance for scanning information and preserving usability.
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| Pattern | Supported decision | Required contract | Claim note |
|---|---|---|---|
| User-controlled density | Choose user-controlled density when users need to decide how much vertical or horizontal spacing a surface uses without changing which data is included. | Changing density updates row height, padding, and compatible controls without reordering data, changing filters, clearing selection, or discarding edits. | Material documents default, comfortable, and compact density guidance. |
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- User-controlled density vs settings management vs data grid vs saved view
Material documents coordinated density settings and the tradeoff between compactness and usability.
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Publisher: Google Material Design. Last checked: .