Share button

A button that sends the current content out through other channels: social networks, messengers.

Also called: share, share button, sharing, repost, send a link, send link, copy link, copy the link, social buttons, social media buttons, social networks, arrow out of a box

What it is for

It helps content spread. Pressing it often opens the system “Share” sheet, or a custom popover with links to social networks and a copy-URL option.

Where you see it

• Content platforms — sharing articles on blogs and media sites
• Video services — sharing a video, often with an option to start at a timestamp
• E-commerce — sharing a product page

What it is called in code

• navigator.share()
• navigator.clipboard
• Share

See also

• Like button — A one-tap way to show you approve of something, or to save it to your own collection.
• Toast (notification) — A small message that pops up briefly at the bottom or in a corner of the screen and disappears on its own.
• Three-dot menu — An icon, usually three dots in a row or a column, that opens a hidden list of secondary actions.