The glossary

User Experience (UX)

User experience: how people understand, use and feel about a product or service across a task.

User experience: how people understand, use and feel about a product or service across a task.

A practical example

A visitor can find relevant information, understand the offer and complete an enquiry without unnecessary obstacles.

What to watch for

A visually attractive page can still have poor UX. Use research, accessibility checks and real task completion to judge the experience.

Explore User Interface (UI) and Mobile-Friendly Website. See how this fits into Web design.

Further reading

MDN web development learning resources.