Toast
Toasts display brief and temporary notifications without interrupting user's experience.
Example
Usage
Information
Success
Warning
Error
Actionable
Toasts can include an optional action button below the message. Use it to offer a way to resolve a problem or suggestion that toast is about.
Minimal
Message can be skipped for toasts that don't require detailed explanation.
If toast without a message has an action, it's displayed on the same row as toast title.
Guidelines
When to use
- When notifying user about their action that was performed on the same page.
- When toast doesn't contain important information that user has to see.
- When dismissing a toast or not paying attention to it doesn't have negative consequences to user experience.
When not to use
- If you inform user about important issues, use an alert instead.
- If you notify user about the result of their action taken on a different page than the current one.
- If you need to display errors related to a form, use an alert or an invalid form field.
Content
- Use sentence case.
- When there's a message in a toast, keep title to 3 words max.
API
useToast()
This React hook returns an object with the following properties.
toast(options)
options
Type: ToastOptions
Toast options.
options.id
Type: string
Unique identifier for a toast to make sure only one is displayed at a time.
options.title
Type: string
Short summary of what happened.
options.message
Type: string
Extended description of what happened.
options.variant
Type: "info" | "warning" | "error" | "success"
Determines the appearance of the toast, depending on the intent.
options.actionText
Type: string
If present, show an action button with this text.
options.onAction
Type: () => void
Callback for when action button is clicked.
close(id)
id
Type: string
Close a toast by its ID.
ID is a string you provided in a id property when creating a toast.
closeAll()
Close all toasts.