Affordance
A visual or physical cue that suggests how an element can be used — like a raised button that looks pressable or an underlined word that looks clickable.
Why it matters
People do not hunt for controls — they scan. Text that acts like a button but is not dressed like one gets scrolled past, and the one thing the screen wanted them to do goes undone.
See it
Same word, same size. Only one of them asks to be pressed.
Measured by the Figma plugin
Action-worded text with no fill, border or underline anywhere up its wrapper chain is flagged.
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Define "Affordance" using uxspot. Works in Claude, Cursor or any MCP client — connect the uxspot MCP.
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