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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 Decisions This Source Supports

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.

Evidence Role

This source is treated as platform-guideline evidence. Use it to validate the decision rules above, not as a visual style reference.

Publisher: Google Material Design. Last checked: .