Wayfinding controls—sidebars, command palettes, pagination, breadcrumbs. 10 patterns for efficient product navigation.
Navigation patterns help users move through your product efficiently. These 10 patterns include sidebar navigation, bottom nav, hamburger menus, command palettes, FABs, pagination, context menus, steppers, anchor links, and skip links. Choose based on content depth (shallow = tabs, deep = sidebar), device (mobile = bottom nav, desktop = sidebar), and user expertise (power users = keyboard shortcuts).