Inverted Pyramids in Cyberspace¶
Nielsen, J. (1996). Inverted Pyramids in Cyberspace. Nielsen Norman Group.
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Primes¶
- Inverted Pyramid
- Model prompting, military orders, and accessibility. Summary-first responses and hierarchical instructions; mission statement first in fragmentary orders; screen-reader experience that lets users skip after the first useful chunk.
This sourceArgues for inverted-pyramid structure in web writing so readers who stop early still get the key content, and for summary-first, skimmable, accessible online text.
- Model prompting, military orders, and accessibility. Summary-first responses and hierarchical instructions; mission statement first in fragmentary orders; screen-reader experience that lets users skip after the first useful chunk.
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