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An empty state that is a blank screen such as:

  • "You have no messages"
  • "No Games Available"

Should these have sentences have full stops? What is the best practise for using full stops in design?

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It is good practice to refer to popular applications that have proven themselves to be successful. As you can see, all applications bellow have the full stop.

Facebook:

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Telegram:

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Gmail:

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  • Absolutely, I thought more likely than not full stops would be the case. But I scrolled through these apps hongkiat.com/blog/mobile-app-empty-state-designs and there was more of a mixture.
    – Lewis Black
    Commented Jan 3, 2018 at 8:07
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    On a side note I don't like the Telegram '...' I think it reminds me too much of a a loading bar with '...' and that could put slightly uncertainty in the users head.
    – Lewis Black
    Commented Jan 3, 2018 at 8:08
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Our users need to retrieve information fast. For the question you given here I think in this scenario full stop is not the best idea. Our readers need to retrieve information fast. We can use Exclamation Mark( ! ) or Speech Mark ( " " )

Full Stop is helped especially if you have a lot of content. It did not help when you want to build rapport or deal with a sensitive issue or some empty state for example:

1) "NO INTERNET CONNECTION" 2) "NO GAMES AVAILABLE"

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    AND ALL CAPS IS USUALLY DISCOURAGED BECAUSE IT IS MUCH HARDER TO READ
    – Glorfindel
    Commented Jan 2, 2018 at 14:53

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