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Your menu doesn’t need Miller’s 7±2 rule by Stéphanie Walter (opens in new tab)

Miller’s 7±2 rule was about memory, not how many elements you can put on the screen. Learn why it doesn’t apply to menu items and what UX designers should take from the original research.

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