"How elements look and behave should indicate if gestures can be performed on them." They allow you to interact with elements using touch. 

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- Provide Realistic Responses
- Indicate Gestures
- Show what Gestures Do


Properties of Gesture 

Material responds to gestures in real-time to express direct user control over touch interactions

Provide realistic responses

How elements look and behave should indicate if gestures can be performed on them. Visual cues indicate that a gesture can be performed, such as showing the edge of a card to suggest it may be pulled into view

Indicate gestures


As a user performs a gesture, elements should move in a way that demonstrates the gesture’s purpose

Show what gestures do

Indicate Gestures 

The elements should move to display the goal.

Show What Gestures Do 

The material responds in real-time to users by touch interactions. 

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