Button Label

버튼 라벨

"Delete file" instead of "OK" — a verb + object that tells you what happens before you click.

Also known as: Call-to-action copy
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html
<div class="stage">
  <div class="pane bad"><span class="mark">✕</span><span class="label">Before</span>
    <div class="row"><button class="btn ghost" id="bt"></button></div>
    <p class="why" id="bw"></p></div>
  <div class="pane good"><span class="mark">✓</span><span class="label">After</span>
    <div class="row"><button class="btn solid" id="gt"></button></div>
    <p class="why" id="gw"></p></div>
</div>
css
.stage{width:94%;height:88%;display:flex;gap:4%}
.pane{position:relative;flex:1;border-radius:14px;border:1px solid var(--line);background:var(--surface);padding:16px 14px 12px;display:flex;flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;align-items:center;gap:12px}
.mark{position:absolute;top:10px;right:12px;font:800 16px/1 system-ui;color:var(--accent-2)}
.good .mark{color:var(--accent-3)}
.label{position:absolute;top:10px;left:12px;font:700 10px/1 monospace;color:var(--muted);text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.06em}
.row{display:flex}
.btn{padding:9px 18px;border-radius:9px;font:700 clamp(11px,3vmin,14px)/1 -apple-system,sans-serif;white-space:nowrap}
.ghost{background:var(--bg);border:1px solid var(--line);color:var(--fg)}
.solid{background:var(--accent-2);border:0;color:#fff}
.why{margin:0;font:500 11px/1.3 -apple-system,sans-serif;color:var(--muted);text-align:center}
js
const bt = document.getElementById('bt'), bw = document.getElementById('bw');
const gt = document.getElementById('gt'), gw = document.getElementById('gw');
const L = {
  ko: { bt: '확인', bw: '무엇을 확인하는지 모름', gt: '계정 삭제하기', gw: '동사+대상으로 결과가 명확' },
  en: { bt: 'OK', bw: "doesn't say what it does", gt: 'Delete account', gw: 'verb + object states the outcome' },
};
let lang = 'ko';
function paint() {
  const t = L[lang];
  bt.textContent = t.bt; bw.textContent = t.bw; gt.textContent = t.gt; gw.textContent = t.gw;
}
paint();
setInterval(() => { lang = lang === 'ko' ? 'en' : 'ko'; paint(); }, 2400);

Buttons are the most-read, least-considered text in any UI. "OK," "Submit," "Confirm" fit everywhere, which means they tell you nothing — the button itself never says what's being confirmed or submitted.

The rule is simple: **verb + object**. "Delete account" beats "Delete"; "Save changes" beats "Save." Even inside a dialog with context above it, users scan buttons before they read the body text.

Compare the two buttons: ✕ just repeats "OK," while ✓ states exactly what gets deleted when you click it.

When to use

Whenever a dialog, form, or toast has a generic "OK/Submit/Confirm," rewrite it as verb + object.