Variant picker usable on small screens without accidental taps
Variant picker usable on small screens without accidental taps.
What earns each verdict
Same outcomes on every UXFix rule · how verdicts workVariant options ≥8px apart AND each ≥44x44px.
Meets one criterion but not both.
Options touching or below tap-size minimum.
The variant picker on mobile has options that are too small or too close together. Fingers hit the wrong option.
Every mistap on a variant is either an abandoned cart or a wrong-order return. On mobile, this is one of the top sources of hidden lost revenue.
Every published UXFix audit this rule could be judged on, as of 23 Sep 2026. A count of real stores, not a simulation of yours.
How we test it
Scripted walk, fresh signed-out browser · the full walk- 1Fresh browserSigned out, cookies cleared, desktop and mobile viewports, the store's live theme.
- 2Open a productA real, in-stock product page, found the way a shopper finds one.
- 3Judge this ruleAgainst the standard above, on what a shopper can see.
- 4Record the verdictPass, partial or fail, saved with the screenshot it was judged on.
The numbers behind the rule
Published UXFix audits · more statisticsScore weight: a fail costs 0.7 pts of of the 100-point score; a partial costs half that. Most-failed rank is among the 79 rules with enough published audits to report a rate.
The issue, on real stores
from each store's own published audit4 of the stores that fail this rule, each shown on the screen it was judged on, with the problem area marked. The picture is the store's own capture on the date shown, and stores change.
The fix
The same steps a failing store sees in its reportA pass means: Variant options ≥8px apart AND each ≥44x44px.
Score gain is roughly what a fail-to-pass change adds; rules that could not be judged are left out, which can move it a little. Re-run a free audit after the change ships to confirm the verdict moved.
Tick each step as you ship it. The audit judges the live store, so re-run it once all of them are done.
Every store that fails this rule
| # | Store | Score | Audited | Published audit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Keenfootwearkeenfootwear.com | 56 | Open audit | |
| 2 | Verabradleyverabradley.com | 58 | Open audit | |
| 3 | Gymsharkgymshark.com | 57 | Open audit | |
| 4 | Mejurimejuri.com | 65 | Open audit |
What our auditors say about this rule
Options packed too tightly on a phone produce orders nobody meant to place.
Abdulhameid Grandoka, Co-founder, UXFixWritten by the person who audits this rule, and reviewed every quarter.



