Chips

An interactive element that filters content by selecting predefined categories.

chip-image-android

Usage

Reference Material Design for general guidance when designing for Android.

  • Use to narrow down content and as a useful alternative to segmented buttons or checkboxes in lists and search results.
  • Can be used alongside other components, such as search fields and sheets.
  • Don’t use in place of buttons.
  • Don’t use a single chip on its own.

Design properties

Property Values Default
State Variant Enabled | Hovered | Focused | Pressed | Disabled Enabled
Selected Variant False | True False

Types

Filter chip

Behavior and interaction

  • Tapping a selectable chip activates it, displaying a leading checkmark icon before the chip label.
  • Users can select or deselect multiple chips. Alternatively, a single chip can be selected at a time.
  • Avoid mixing selection behaviors—each chip set on a page should be either single-select or multi-select.
  • Support horizontal scrolling to accommodate multiple options.

Writing guidelines

  • Use sentence case.
  • Skip conventional grammar rules, such as articles (take "a" walk), to save space.
  • Use concise nouns that describe the category to be included in the results. Avoid negative phrasing, such as "Exclude images.”

Changelog

Date

Version

Notes

Aug 1, 2025

1.2.0

Updated to reflect M3 changes

Apr 15, 2025

1.0.0

Initial draft of guidance