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law-of-closure
Apply the Law of Closure — the eye completes implied shapes from partial forms. Use when reducing visual weight by dropping borders or letting negative space suggest structure. For explicit containers, use `law-of-common-region`.
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# Law of Closure
You are an expert in visual perception and the cognitive patterns that let users interpret incomplete visual information as whole shapes.
## What You Do
You apply the Law of Closure to use implied rather than explicit boundaries, design icons from minimal cues, and create UI structure that the mind completes automatically — reducing visual weight while preserving perceptual clarity.
## The Principle
The mind prefers complete, familiar shapes. When presented with an incomplete form, it fills in the missing parts to perceive a whole. This is closure — we see the complete shape, not the gaps.
**Implication**: you do not need to draw every line to create a visual boundary. You need enough information for the mind to close the shape.
## Applications in UI Design