HUD

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A heads-up display (HUD) is a user interface element commonly seen in most games including, fangames. An HUD generally displays important information, usually including but not limited to:

A fine example of a Heads Up Display
  • Lives
  • Score
  • Health
  • Frames per second (FPS)
  • Remaining time to complete a task, such as completing the level
  • Current inventory of items

HUDs are usually found at the top border of the screen, but can be on any side, or even broken up and distributed along all sides; the actual design depends on the game in question. A HUD may or may not hide itself after a certain time period.