Toolbar

A row of buttons at the edge of a board: cursor, hand, sticky note, shape, text. The selected tool is highlighted.

Also called: toolbar, tool bar, tools, tool panel, tools panel, cursor and hand, floating toolbar, contextual toolbar, context toolbar, panel above an object, color picker, palette

What it is for

The toolbar shows which mode you’re in: selecting, panning the canvas or drawing. Common tools have keyboard shortcuts. When an object is selected, a second, contextual toolbar appears next to it with settings for that object only: color, font, line thickness.

Where you see it

• Miro — a vertical toolbar along the left edge
• FigJam — a toolbar at the bottom center of the screen
• Graphic editors — the tools in Photoshop and Figma

What it is called in code

• role="toolbar"
• toolbar
• floating toolbar

See also

• Selection and handles — A frame around the selected object with small squares at the corners. You drag the squares to resize it.
• Sticky note — A digital version of a paper sticky note, used to write down a short piece of text.
• Infinite canvas — The working area of a whiteboard, with no edges. You can move it in any direction, zoom in and zoom out.