The Influence of Label Font Size on Menu Item Selection for Smartphone

Prior studies did not examine how menu efficiency was related to menu components: icons, menu patterns, and label. Moreover, the research has never investigated whether label font size has an influence on findability of menu item. This study examined whether label font sizes influenced menu item selection time, on different menu design variations. The ANOVA test indicated that there was a significant effect on menu selection time. The results did not suggest that the significance was from the influence of label font size. However, the study found that menu pattern and icon shape had stronger influence on menu selection time.

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