# What is Affordance?

A visual signal that tells a user how to interact with something. Good affordance means users know what to do without being told.

## In real work

Add clear affordance to the drag handle. It should look obviously draggable before the user touches it.

## Related terms

- [Component](https://prompthausapp.com/learn/component.md)
- [Instance](https://prompthausapp.com/learn/instance.md)
- [Variants](https://prompthausapp.com/learn/variants.md)
- [Auto Layout](https://prompthausapp.com/learn/auto-layout.md)
- [Variables](https://prompthausapp.com/learn/variables.md)

## How is this different from Googling it?

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- Category: Design
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