Motion & Feel

Damping ratio

How much a spring overshoots. 1.0 is critically damped — a smooth settle with no bounce; below 1.0 overshoots, and lower means bouncier.

Start most UI at damping 1.0; drop to ~0.8 only when a gesture carried momentum.

1.0
0.6
1.0 = smooth settle · <1.0 = overshoot

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