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#keyboard navigation
4 pieces filed under “keyboard navigation”.
Product · 11 Aug 2026 · 8 min
Command palettes: patterns for the Cmd-K era
When a Cmd-K palette earns its complexity: ranking that beats fuzzy match, mixing actions with navigation, keyboard ergonomics, discovery and mobile equivalents.
command palettekeyboard navigationpower users
Web design · 2 July 2026 · 10 minFocus states are a design system feature, not a browser default
Stop inheriting the browser's focus ring. Design it: tokens, 3:1 contrast on every surface, dark-theme variants, and the overrides that silently break keyboards.
accessibilityfocus statesdesign systems
Product · 11 Feb 2026 · 9 minCommand palettes: the 200-millisecond product tour
A command palette done well is a 200-millisecond product tour. Ranking heuristics, forgiving fuzzy match, keyboard ergonomics, and when a palette is a crutch.
command palettekeyboard navigationpower users
Engineering · 27 Feb 2025 · 10 minEngineering keyboard-first interfaces
Roving tabindex, focus management without traps, shortcut systems users can actually discover, and the test setup that treats the keyboard as a primary input.
accessibilitykeyboard navigationfocus management