Mutually exclusive items

Segmented controls have one item selected by default at all times, and are mutually exclusive. This means selecting one item automatically deselects the others.

Selection

Clicking on a segmented control item immediately performs the view change.

Text overflow

When the segmented control item text is too long for the available horizontal space, it truncates at the end. The full text should be revealed with a tooltip on hover.

Tooltips for hidden labels

Icon-only or truncated label segmented controls can be hard to identify. They should display a tooltip after a brief hover, showing the name and a keyboard shortcut, if applicable.