---
term: entry
category: spatial
status: canonical
authority: layout.md
---

Entry

Elonn's single member-facing point of entry. Entry accepts member input and submits it to
the platform as a Call. Entry is presented on Carry and is always present. See
[layout.md](../canonical/layout.md).

Entry is a form field and its available controls, in this order:

form field - microphone indicator - submit - clear - show/hide

- microphone indicator — toggles voice input; shown when voice input is available.
- submit — submits the current Entry content; a runtime may omit it when it provides
another means of submission.
- clear — clears the Results pane. It does not clear Entry and has no effect on Carry,
Field, or Objects placed on either layer.
- show/hide — collapses or reveals the Results pane without removing its Findings.

Controls that are unavailable in a runtime are omitted without changing the order of the
rest. There is no title bar above Entry.

Entry is the canonical concept. Its representation as a bar, panel, or other visual
structure is runtime presentation and is not canonical.

Forbidden:
- search bar / command bar / prompt (as the canonical noun; acceptable only as informal
runtime prose)
- Entry as a layer
- a second permanent interface element presented alongside Entry

Related:
- results pane
- finding
- carry