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Complete Apple development guidance: Human Interface Guidelines (design) + Technical Documentation for iOS, macOS, watchOS, tvOS, and visionOS
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title: Rating Indicators
platform: universal
category: visual-design
url: https://developer.apple.com/design/human-interface-guidelines/rating-indicators
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last_updated: 2025-07-20T03:44:53.933Z
keywords: ["rating indicators","universal","visual-design"]
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Rating indicators A rating indicator uses a series of horizontally arranged graphical symbols — by default, stars — to communicate a ranking level. A rating indicator doesn’t display partial symbols; it rounds the value to display complete symbols only. Within a rating indicator, symbols are always the same distance apart and don’t expand or shrink to fit the component’s width. Best practices Make it easy to change rankings. When presenting a list of ranked items, let people adjust the rank of individual items inline without navigating to a separate editing screen. If you replace the star with a custom symbol, make sure that its purpose is clear. The star is a very recognizable ranking symbol, and people may not associate other symbols with a rating scale. Not supported in i OS, i Pad OS, tv OS, vision OS, or watch OS.