Patterns from production · Elements

Status is a dot and a word

A dot for the eye, a word for everyone, and nothing when away from it.

Status is a dot and a wordLive demo

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The rule

Show a person’s status as a dot on their picture and a word beside it: online, away, do not disturb, live. To other people, offline and invisible show no dot at all; never show “last seen”. The dot is decoration (aria-hidden), and the picture’s name carries the word.

Tokens used

  • space.md12px
  • color.text.primarytheme.text.primary
  • size.tap44px
  • motion.duration.base260ms

Native spec · generated from this pattern and the shared token registry

SwiftUI
struct OvStatusDot: View {
    let status: String
    @Environment(\.accessibilityReduceMotion) private var reduceMotion
    var body: some View {
        HStack(spacing: OvScale.spaceMd) {
            Text(status).font(.body)
        }
        .frame(minHeight: OvScale.sizeTap)
        .animation(reduceMotion ? .none : .easeOut(duration: OvScale.motionDurationBase), value: status)
    }
}
// Tokens: space.md=12px, color.text.primary=theme.text.primary, size.tap=44px, motion.duration.base=260ms
Compose
@Composable
fun OvStatusDot(status: String, reduceMotion: Boolean) {
    Row(
        modifier = Modifier.defaultMinSize(minHeight = OvScale.SizeTap),
        horizontalArrangement = Arrangement.spacedBy(OvScale.SpaceMd),
    ) {
        Text(status, style = MaterialTheme.typography.bodyMedium)
    }
    // Apply motion only when !reduceMotion.
}
// Tokens: space.md=12px, color.text.primary=theme.text.primary, size.tap=44px, motion.duration.base=260ms