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Buttons on phones are small and fiddly to tap
Small buttons are easy to miss with a thumb. People who mis-tap may give up instead of trying again.
- Applies to
- every page
- Typical severity
- low
- Effect on conversions
- medium
- Effort to fix
- Quick to fix
What to look for
On mobile, the primary buttons are small and centred rather than wide, or sit awkwardly at the top of the screen.
What good looks like
Primary mobile buttons are wide (near full width) and easy to tap.
How to fix it
On phones, make your main buttons stretch nearly the full width of the screen and tall enough to tap easily.
Based on
- Mobile usability research
- Mobile e-commerce research
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