Do you know the difference between radio buttons and checkboxes?

I recently ran into a few misunderstandings while using polls in Telegram with multiple selections enabled. The poll shows radio buttons even though users can select multiple options.

By default:

• Radio buttons signal single choice


• Checkboxes signal multiple choices

So when users see radio buttons, they think they can pick only one option. And that’s exactly leading to unexpected results if you create a multiple selection pool.

Users trust visual patterns more than instructions. When UI elements don’t match their expected behavior, misunderstandings are inevitable.

Clarity and consistency in UI are not optional — they directly affect how people think and act.

UI #Frontend #Telegram