Feature Announcement Patterns
New Feature Banner
A static announcement banner shows New feature, Keyboard shortcuts are now visible, a Dismiss button, and no analytics event, storage, or backend service.
Program
Feature announcements should name the new surface and the visible action without claiming tracking or persistence.
new_feature_banner.html
Visuals: captured from real browser rendering
<section class="feature-banner" aria-labelledby="feature-title">
<h2 id="feature-title">New feature</h2>
<p>Keyboard shortcuts are now visible.</p>
<button type="button">Dismiss</button>
<p class="note">Static announcement only; no analytics event, storage, or backend service runs.</p>
</section>
<style>
.feature-banner { display: grid; gap: 10px; max-width: 38rem; border: 1px solid #2563eb; padding: 12px; background: #eff6ff; }
.feature-banner p, .note { margin: 0; }
.feature-banner button { justify-self: start; padding: 8px 12px; }
.note { color: #475569; }
</style>
Label the announcement banner.

The section is labelled by its visible heading. Show the announcement heading.

The heading makes the announcement state clear. Show the pinned message.

The message is fixed lesson text. Show the dismiss affordance.

The button is type button and does not persist dismissal. Show the no-tracking note.

The note says no analytics, storage, or backend service runs. Check announcement honesty.

Heading, message, button, and no tracking service.
announcement heading
The heading names the feature announcement state.
visible message
The message is pinned display text.
no tracking
The lesson should not imply analytics, storage, or backend behavior.