hamburger icon

English

Etymology

The three lines suggest a stylised hamburger, i.e. a layer of meat between two layers of bread.

Noun

hamburger icon (plural hamburger icons)

  1. (graphical user interface, mobile telephony) A symbol consisting of three parallel horizontal lines (i.e. the triple bar ≡), used to indicate a dropdown menu.

See also

  • Appendix:Variations of "≡"

Further reading

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