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Contextual alert

Use a contextual alert to highlight a piece of information, often a deviation, with a contrasting background.

Component meta

Component identifier

component-contextualalert

Design version

2018-09-25

Guidelines

Short description

When a single value in a large table or text needs to be highlighted as a deviation the contextual alert can be used.

When and how to use it

Use a tooltip to give the user a description of the deviation.

Do's and don'ts

  • Follow the alert colours to convey the right attention, see Alert ribbons.
  • Don't over-use! Should only highlight very special situations.
  • Don't highlight too large areas as the colour is quite sharp.

Specification

No info specified yet.

Related patterns & components

Component
Alert ribbons
Component
Tooltip
Component
Widget

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