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Overlayer

Overlayer inform users about a task and can contain information, require decisions, or involve multiple tasks.

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Overview

Overlayer inform users about a task and can contain an image to illustrate the purpose. 2 sizes exist for the overlayer with the width as main difference.

Discover the Overlayer component in the Design System

Default image overlayer

In the default image overlayer, the image is showed at the right of the content on desktop and at the top on mobile.

Desktop
Mobile

Live demo

Small image overlayer

In the small image overlayer, the image is showed at the top on all breakpoints.

Desktop
Mobile

Live demo


Accessibility

In this component, HTML elements are added on top of the image. This content is in positive or negative mode and this affects the creation of the image. Image colors should be carefully considered, with legibility and accessibility as paramount concerns.

Accessibility - Contrast is the most important consideration

Our websites and applications have to be accessible, meaning perceptible, operable, understandable and robust for users with disabilities. Discover here our accessibility guidance.

The visual presentation of text has a contrast ratio of at least 4.5:1. Success criterion 1.4.3 Contrast

Positive mode

In the overlayer component, there is only one element on top of the image: the close button and it's existing only in positive mode. The close button has a light purple background. Be carefull to keep this button always enough visible.

last modified: 01/01/1601 01:00:00

How to

Please use the template and respect the following guidances:

  1. Choose the right template: default overlayer or small overlayer
  2. Adapt the height of your template according to the height of your modal
  3. People's faces are not behind the close button
  4. Make sure the area behind the close button is accessible
Template download

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Technical specifications

Please respect the following specifications when you export the images:

Default image overlayer
Breakpoints Size Max weight Format
Mobile (-s) 350x200px 50KB .jpg
Tablet (-m) 450x405px 70KB .jpg
Desktop (-l) 500x450px 80KB .jpg

Feel free to adapt the height according to your modal. It may vary with the content

Small image overlayer
Breakpoints Size Max weight Format
Mobile (-s) 350x200px 50KB .jpg
Desktop (-l) 580x200px 80KB .jpg
How to compress images

To ensure good UI quality and website performances, it's very important to respect the maximum weight indicated while keeping a correct image quality.
Discover here our images compression recommendations.


Naming convention

Please respect the following naming convention:

  1. Name
    Description of the visual
  2. Date
    yymm = year month (2108 = August 2021)
  3. small (optional)
    Only for the small overlayer
  4. modal
  5. Breakpoint
    mobile (-s), tablet (-m), desktop (-l)
  6. Language (optional)
    English by default (-en), French (-fr), Dutch (-nl). If it exists in only one language, it isn't mandatory to specify.

Images testing

Testing your image(s) is an important step of the images creation. It allows you to test the behavior in all breakpoint and to ensure the quality of the end results.

Discover here our images testing recommendations