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Toast notification 0:38

A 38-second explainer of Toast notification, narrated over the same demo you can try yourself.

The Toast notification explainer. Prefer to do it yourself? Try the interactive demo.

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What this video covers

A toast is a small, transient message that slides in to confirm an action - "Saved", "Archived", "Link copied" - then disappears on its own. It gives lightweight feedback without interrupting, the opposite of a modal you must dismiss.

In silent mode you clicked and... nothing - did it work? You're left guessing, maybe clicking again. The toast answered instantly and then got out of the way, and even offered an undo. That little "yes, it happened" is the whole reason toasts exist.

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