# Ornaments

Source: https://developer.apple.com/design/human-interface-guidelines/ornaments
Skill: hig-components-layout
Snapshot: 2025-02-02

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# Ornaments

## Best practices

**Consider using an ornament to present frequently needed controls or information in a consistent location that doesn’t clutter the window.**

**In general, keep an ornament visible.**

**If you need to display multiple ornaments, prioritize the overall visual balance of the window.**

**Aim to keep an ornament’s width the same or narrower than the width of the associated window.**

**Consider using borderless buttons in an ornament.**

**Use system-provided toolbars and tab bars unless you need to create custom components.**

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For the complete guidance, including worked examples and illustrations, see the canonical page: https://developer.apple.com/design/human-interface-guidelines/ornaments