Dense
Also called: compact, tight, information-dense.
Things sit close together with little space between them, so more fits on one screen. Good for tools and data; tiring for reading.
The same card, dense and airy. Flip between them.
Dense
Say it in a prompt
Make it dense and compact: about 12px padding, 8px gaps, smaller headings, and more items visible at once. Seen on
- The New York Times: The homepage fits a lot of stories and links on one screen, in many columns.
You might describe it as
- everything packed close together
- fit more stuff on the screen
- tight spacing like a dashboard
Not to be confused with
- Airy
Dense packs things close; airy gives each thing lots of room.