roblox gui

When to Load

Load when building a HUD, menu, shop, dialog, notification, or UI attached to a 3D object.

Use ScreenGui for screen overlays, SurfaceGui for a surface, and BillboardGui for floating world labels.
Let UIListLayout, UIGridLayout, and constraints own repeated layout. Avoid per-frame pixel positioning.
Use Scale for responsive structure and Offset for deliberate padding or fixed-size details.
Design for touch and gamepad as well as mouse and keyboard. Bind gameplay actions with ContextActionService where it fits.
For gamepad UI, define a selected entry point and deliberate directional behavior. GuiService.SelectedObject plus Selectable is the native baseline; the Focus Navigation library is optional for richer trees.
Keep UI state separate from the server state that it displays. A button is not an authority boundary.
In Server Authority projects, a UI may show predicted state that is later corrected. Keep durable inventory, currency, and ownership displays tied to confirmed state, and use the Input Action System for gameplay-affecting input.
Make scrolling, text growth, clipping, and safe-area behavior explicit before adding polish.
Build custom loading UI in ReplicatedFirst; never use a client-side character teleport as the readiness gate.

Need the details? Load references/full.md for layout recipes and UI lifecycle patterns.