# Toast — Design system

A toast is a brief, non-disruptive message that appears temporarily at the edge of the screen to provide feedback about an action or system status.

Source: https://www.checklist.design/design-system/toast

## Items

### Copy
The text in the toast

_Tip: Copy should be clear and concise, focusing on a status or action_

### Placement
Toast should appear on the corners of the viewport, not as the focus

### Usage
Toasts are triggered to appear after an action or event

### Variants
Dictated by colour usually, variants affects the emotion of a message

_Tip: Example: A green toast informing success, red toast informing error. If informing a status, don't rely on just color and leverage icons or the copy._

### Length of appearance
Toasts should be visible long enough to read but short enough to not obstruct other information for too long

_Tip: Read the text out loud slowly to gauge how much time is needed_

### Dismissable
Depending on the amount of content, a toast can be closed by a user (it should fade away shortly after appearing if it cannot be manually dismissed)

## License for the Checklist Design collection

Checklist Design collection: https://github.com/Checklist-Design/skills
Snapshot: bfae71e507b1b7c03c12e0756402b60eb80f5d14 · Imported: 2026-11-12
Republished under the MIT License. Original checklist text belongs to Checklist Design.

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