Editing Look and feel (section)

{{Short description|Aspect of software design related to user interfaces}}
[[File:Look and Feel.jpg|thumb|Picture showing 4 different types of look and feel applied in software Verto]]

In [[software design]], the '''look and feel''' of a [[graphical user interface]] comprises aspects of its design, including elements such as colors, shapes, layout, and [[typeface]]s (the "look"), as well as the behavior of dynamic elements such as buttons, boxes, and menus (the "feel"). The term can also refer to aspects of a non-graphical [[user interface]] (such as a [[command-line interface]]), as well as to aspects of an [[API]] – mostly to parts of an API that are not related to its functional properties. The term is used in reference to both [[software]] and [[website]]s.<ref>{{cite web
|url=https://www.bopdesign.com/bop-blog/2013/11/what-is-the-look-and-feel-of-a-website-and-why-its-important
|title=What is the "Look and Feel" of a Website?  
|date=November 21, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web
|title=Look and Feel in Computer Software  |website=ComputerLaw.com
|date=18 May 2020
|url=https://www.computerlaw.com/Articles/Look-and-Feel-in-Computer-Software.shtml}}</ref>

Look and feel applies to other products. In documentation, for example, it refers to the graphical layout (document size, color, font, etc.) and the writing style. In the context of equipment, it refers to consistency in controls and displays across a product line.

Look and feel in [[operating system]] [[user interface]]s serves two general purposes. First, it provides [[brand]]ing, helping to identify a set of products from one company. Second, it increases ease of use, since users will become familiar with how one product functions (looks, reads, etc.) and can translate their experience to other products with the same look and feel.