Microcopy

A collection of screenshots displaying examples of microcopy in web application, mobile and product design. Microcopy is tiny copy (often shorter than a sentence) that helps clarify, explain, reduce commitment, or otherwise assuage someone when performing (or considering) a task or using a product. For more on microcopy, check out: bokardo.com/archives/writing-microcopy/

Also check out Relly's great article The Construction of Instruction