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Button Prompts

On-screen indicators showing which input to press for an action, typically displayed as controller button icons or keyboard key labels.

In games, this means

Prompts should automatically adapt to the connected input device, showing PlayStation symbols for DualSense, Xbox labels for Xbox controller, and keyboard keys for mouse/keyboard. Showing the wrong prompt type is a persistent UX failure.

Tags
Input
UI Patterns
Accessibility