Fitts’s Law in UX Design

Practical Tips for Using Fitts’s Law

• Reduce the distance from one point to the next in UI and make the target object large enough to enable prompt detection and selection of interactive elements without sacrificing accuracy.
• Make every combination of a checkbox/radio + label as the entirely clickable area.
• Don’t go overboard with putting elements too close to each other or making it too big. Follow visual balance and hierarchy, give the user a breathing room.
• Establish a meaningful visual hierarchy in UI elements and content.
• Appropriate grouping is important in articulating functionality.
• Provide enough space between elements for error-prevention.