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Interaction Responsive Motion

Destructive Action Confirmation

Destructive Action Confirmation turns a frequent interface judgment into an executable constraint before generation.

Design Principle

Confirmation should protect irreversible or high-impact actions and explain object plus consequence.

Principle

Confirmation should protect irreversible or high-impact actions and explain object plus consequence.

Design action

Name the object, impact scope, and recovery path; use a specific destructive verb for the primary button and keep cancel safe.

Examples

Positive example: Account deletion, rollback, bulk delete, permission change, and payment cancellation are high risk. Counterexample: 'Are you sure?' is the only explanation.

Apply when

Account deletion, rollback, bulk delete, permission change, and payment cancellation are high risk. Users need to judge state, scope, risk, or next action quickly.

Source notes

Source note: Synthesized from Apple HIG, Material Design, GOV.UK/Polaris/Atlassian component practices, and interaction accessibility principles. Apple HIG Motion: https://developer.apple.com/design/human-interface-guidelines/motion Material Design Motion: https://m3.material.io/styles/motion/overview/how-it-works GOV.UK Design System Patterns: https://design-system.service.gov.uk/patterns/ Shopify Polaris Patterns: https://polaris-react.shopify.com/patterns Atlassian Empty State: https://atlassian.design/components/empty-state

Agent Directive

Name the object, impact scope, and recovery path; use a specific destructive verb for the primary button and keep cancel safe.