Four highlight colors and distinct marks
Bible Gateway · 24 October 2026 · Version 200.2.1

What this shows
Bible Gateway presents four highlight swatches alongside reaction, favorite, note and share actions.
Capture context
Verse 35 has gray selection emphasis and a dashed underline; these are selection state, not the saved yellow highlight shown later.
Captured for interface research. Screen behavior may change between app versions.
Selected text visible in this screen
Interface labels transcribed during review.
Mark 4 NIV; Mark 4:35; Highlight; React; Favorite; Note; Share; Go Deeper; Home; Bible; Explore; Account.
Patterns about this screen
The design decisions this screen shows, with the options and research behind each.
- Highlights and notes
How should readers mark a passage? · Reading the Bible
Explore this screen
- Screen type
- Bible reader
- User tasks
- Read ScriptureMark & save
- Interface states
- Selected
Component details
Bottom sheet · Color picker · Text selection · Icon button · Tabs
Original descriptive labels
Browsing uses consistent groups. The original reviewed labels stay searchable; they can describe settings, context or capture details rather than a user task or interface state.
- Screen description
- Bible reader
- Task descriptions
- Read Scripture · Mark and save
- State and context descriptions
- Selected
- Feature descriptions
- Highlight · Note · Bookmark · Sharing