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- How do you tab through radio buttons?
- Should radio buttons be stacked?
- How are radio buttons grouped in HTML?
- Should radio buttons be pre selected?
How do you tab through radio buttons?
When focus moves to the group in which a radio button is selected, pressing Tab and Shift+Tab keys move focus to the radio button that is checked. Up Arrow and Down Arrow keys move focus and selection. Up Arrow key press moves focus and selection forward through the radio buttons in the group.
Should radio buttons be stacked?
Based on research from the Neilson Norman Group as well as the various human interface guidelines for Apple and Microsoft, radio buttons should have the circle to the left of the label, and the list should be stacked vertically.
How are radio buttons grouped in HTML?
Defining Radio Group in HTML
We can define a group for radio buttons by giving each radio button the same name. As and when the user selects a particular option from this group, other options are deselected. Following is an example of radio buttons with different names within a form.
Should radio buttons be pre selected?
Always Offer a Default Selection
One of the 10 heuristics of UI design says that users should be able to undo (and redo) their actions. This means enabling people to set a UI control back to its original state. In case of radio buttons this means that radio buttons should always have exactly one option pre-selected.
