For [a screen], the states
nobody designs: first-use empty,
loading, partial data, offline,
permission denied, most common
error — with exact words and
what the user can do next.
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Design the Empty and Error States

Jun 28, 2026

The five states that ship broken, written out.

Prompt

For [a described screen], write the states nobody designs: first-use empty, loading, partial data, offline, permission denied, and the error I'd get most often. Each with the exact words shown and what the user can do next.

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