ISO 9241-161:2025

Ergonomics of human-system interaction — Part 161: Visual user-interface elements

Publication date:   Dec 10, 2025

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60.60   Standard published   Dec 10, 2025

ISO

ISO/TC 159/SC 4 Ergonomics of human-system interaction

International Standard

35.180   IT Terminal and other peripheral equipment | 13.180   Ergonomics

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Scope

This document specifies requirements and provides recommendations for the selection, usage and dependencies of visual user-interface elements and their application. This document is concerned with visual software components of interactive systems to make human-system interaction usable.
This document is applicable regardless of a fixed, portable or mobile interactive system, or cross-device use.
It does not provide detailed coverage of the methods and techniques required for design of visual user-interface elements. This document does not address implementation (e.g. graphical design of elements) and interaction details for specific input methods or technologies. It does not cover decorative user-interface elements that are intended to address solely aesthetic (hedonic) qualities in the user interface e.g. background images.

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ISO 9241-161:2025
60.60 Standard published
Dec 10, 2025