Interface Core C · Industry convention Platform: Web

Analytics Dashboard

An analytics dashboard combines a few related measures and charts. It gives a quick overview of one question.

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You might call it metrics dashboardKPI dashboardproduct analytics overview

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Original worked exampleAnalytics Dashboard

Another example

A growth dashboard shows sign-ups, activation, and paid conversion for the same 30-day period.

Main parts

  1. 01Decision question
  2. 02Time range
  3. 03Metric cards
  4. 04Trend and summary
  5. 05Source data access

Use it when

Use it for high-level signals that update often and help people notice change.

Do not use it when

Do not make people guess the message. Add a plain summary and access to the underlying data.

Name used in code

question + time range + metric definitions + summary + source data

Before you ship

Before release, check the page structure, keyboard access, visible focus, contrast, and zoom. Also check loading, empty, error, success, cancel, and reduced-motion states.

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Outcome: Use Analytics Dashboard to solve this user need without losing the current context. User context: A growth dashboard shows sign-ups, activation, and paid conversion for the same 30-day period. Recommended pattern: Analytics Dashboard. Why it fits: Use it for high-level signals that update often and help people notice change. Do not use it when: Do not make people guess the message. Add a plain summary and access to the underlying data. Product requirements: Define the default, loading, empty, error, success, and recovery states. Keep user input. Give clear feedback after every action. Accessibility and resilience: Use semantic HTML, full keyboard access, and visible focus. Make the layout work when zoomed and support reduced motion. Follow the project’s current rules. Do not add a new UI library unless the project already uses it. Acceptance criteria: The main task works with keyboard only and at 320px width. Focus and status changes are announced. Check loading, failure, retry, cancel, and reduced-motion paths. Evidence and limits (evidence boundary): No single official standard controls the whole term. Its meaning may change across teams, platforms, or frameworks. Unknowns to confirm: Product wording, data source, analytics events, supported devices and languages, and platform limits.

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Review the current use of Analytics Dashboard. Definition: An analytics dashboard combines a few related measures and charts. It gives a quick overview of one question. Release checks: Before release, check the page structure, keyboard access, visible focus, contrast, and zoom. Also check loading, empty, error, success, cancel, and reduced-motion states. Before changing code, report the evidence you found, gaps, severity, and the smallest safe fix.

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Industry convention

People often use this term at work. The listed sources may support practice or limitations. They do not define every part of the term.

No single official standard controls the whole term. Its meaning may change across teams, platforms, or frameworks.

Scope
Cross-platform analytics-dashboard convention; GOV.UK and USWDS document bounded public-sector guidance
Document status
stable
Checked on
2026-07-30

Evidence sources & scope

Authority source + Term reference · GOV.UK Brand Guidelines · stable Dashboards Scope: GOV.UK guidance for high-level, frequently updated data dashboards Role here: Direct term reference Source covers: canonical name, definition, usage guidance, avoidance guidance, accessibility Authority source · U.S. Web Design System · stable Data visualizations Scope: U.S. government guidance for understandable and accessible data visualizations Role here: Helpful background, not a definition Source covers: usage guidance, avoidance guidance, accessibility

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