What’s this called?

namethatui.com · 2026-07-13 · by Long Nguyen ·generic
Can't name that UI element? Describe it badly — “the pale pill behind the menu bar icon”, “the dots you grab to drag” — and get its real name, API symbol, and a precise prompt for your coding agent.

What’s this called?

What’s this called?

The visual dictionary of UI. See the element, learn its real name, and prompt your coding agent with precision. Double-press any word on the site for a plain-English definition.

Describe the thing…“pale background behind a menu bar icon”“the dark see-through layer behind a popup”“the gray text inside the box that disappears when you type”“the dot you drag to change the volume”“the text gets cut off with three dots”⌘K

Guides — the decisions before the names

AppKit vs SwiftUIThe same Mac element has two real names — which one to say in a prompt.Swift vs ElectronNative app or web-in-a-shell — the first fork, and the vocabulary it decides.The Translation Table60+ elements: plain name → AppKit → SwiftUI, searchable.

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