Claude can respond with visual content when it’s clearer than plain text. Some visuals display real-world data—like weather and recipes. Others are custom-built by Claude for your specific question, like a diagram or an interactive chart. Claude can also ask you structured questions using interactive inputs instead of asking you to type.
Visual responses and interactive content are available to all Claude users. Data display widgets (weather and recipes) require web search to be enabled. For setup instructions, see Enabling and using web search.
Visual content
When you ask Claude about certain topics, it may respond with visual content instead of (or alongside) a text response. This content is designed for information that's easier to understand at a glance.
Weather
Note: Visual weather content is available on web and desktop. On mobile (iOS and Android), Claude provides weather information as text in the conversation.
Claude can show current weather conditions and forecasts when you ask about the weather in a specific location. You can ask directly — "What's the weather in Tokyo?" — or more casually, like "Should I bring an umbrella today?" or "What's it like in Denver this weekend?"
Claude automatically displays temperatures in Fahrenheit for US locations and Celsius for everywhere else.
Weather is powered by Google Maps (https://policies.google.com/privacy).
Recipes
When you ask about recipes, Claude can display formatted recipe cards that are easier to follow than a block of text. Within the recipe cards, you’ll see several ways to interact: change the number of servings or the units of measurement, or click “Get cooking” to launch a step-by-step interface walking you through the recipe.
Note: Visual recipe cards are available on web and desktop only. On mobile, Claude provides recipe information as text in the conversation.
Custom visuals
Note: Custom visuals are in beta and available on web and desktop only.
When a diagram, chart, or interactive element would explain something better than text, Claude can build one from scratch—right in the conversation. Ask how something works and you might get a flowchart. Upload a CSV and Claude can render a chart you can explore.
Unlike weather and recipes, custom visuals don’t pull from a fixed data source. Claude generates the layout, logic, and interactivity specific to your question.
For details and tips, see Custom visuals in chat.
Sports scores
Claude can provide current scores, standings, and detailed game stats when you ask about sports.
Claude can look up data for the following leagues and sports:
US professional leagues: NFL, NBA, NHL, MLB, WNBA, MLS
US college sports: NCAA football, NCAA men's basketball, NCAA women's basketball
International soccer: English Premier League, La Liga, Serie A, Bundesliga, Ligue 1, Champions League
Individual sports: Tennis, golf, NASCAR, cricket, MMA
Depending on what you ask, Claude can provide recent results and live scores, upcoming games, league standings and rankings, and detailed game stats including box scores and player stats.
Note: Detailed game stats are not available for golf or NASCAR. Sports data is currently displayed as text on all platforms, not as a visual widget.
Interactive inputs
Claude will sometimes request more information from you before it responds. Instead of asking you to type out a response, Claude may present interactive options you can click or tap — like multiple choice questions, multi-select options, or a ranking interface.
For example, if you ask Claude to help you plan a trip, it might ask you to:
Select your budget range from a set of options
Choose which activities interest you from a list
Rank your priorities (like cost vs. comfort vs. location)
This content appears at the bottom of the chat. You can still type a response if you prefer.
Limitations
Visual weather and recipe content doesn’t render on mobile (Claude for iOS and Android). You'll still see the same information, but it will be text-only.
Sports data is available as text only, not as visual content.
Interactive content availability may vary based on the type of question and the information available.
Data display content requires an active internet connection and may be affected by connectivity issues.
Privacy
Weather content is powered by Google Maps (Google's privacy policy).
Recipe images are powered by Bing Image Search (Microsoft's privacy policy).
Interactive inputs don't involve third-party services.
Tips
You don't need to do anything special for visual content to appear. Claude decides when a visual response is appropriate based on your question. Just ask naturally.
You can always type instead. If Claude presents you with interactive content, you're not required to use it. You can type your response in the chat as usual.
Ask for what you need. If Claude gives you a text response where you'd prefer a visual, try rephrasing — for example, "Show me a recipe for chocolate chip cookies" instead of "Do you know any chocolate chip cookie recipes?"