Atlassian - Empty States
We analyzed 11 examples of how Atlassian handles empty states across their product, spanning 6 different approaches: icon with headline and CTA, text-only message, illustration with CTA, dashboard zero state, empty grid, modal overlay.
Icon with Headline and CTA
Atlassian — Jira > Global Search overlay
Jira global search overlay with no results matching the query 'search', showing filter sidebar and templates panel
Atlassian — Atlassian > Teams
Atlassian Teams page showing empty state with people icon plus blue add button, headline, body text and Create team CTA
Empty Grids
Atlassian — Jira > Spaces > My Software Team > Board
Jira Scrum board view for 'My Software Team' space with empty columns (TO DO, IN PROGRESS, IN REVIEW, DONE) and a single input card in TO DO
Text-Only Messages
Atlassian — Jira > Spaces > My Software Team > Backlog
Jira Backlog view showing three empty sections: SCRUM Sprint 0, SCRUM Sprint 1, and Backlog, each with zero work items and inline text-only empty states
Atlassian — Atlassian Account > Connected apps
Atlassian Account settings page for Connected apps, showing three sections each with 'No apps have been added.' empty state
Modal Overlays
Atlassian — Jira > Notifications panel (overlay)
Jira notifications panel (overlay/drawer) showing empty state with illustration of flags, on the Direct tab
Illustration with CTA
Atlassian — Jira > Spaces (filtered/search with no results)
Jira Spaces page showing no results after filtering/searching for spaces, with an illustration and the Templates panel open on the right
Atlassian — Jira > Spaces > My Software Team > Forms
Jira Forms tab for 'My Software Team' space showing an onboarding/empty state with illustrations explaining the form workflow and a Create form CTA
Atlassian — Jira > For you > Worked on
Jira 'For you' home page showing empty 'Worked on' tab with illustration of delivery truck, plus promotional sidebar cards for Jira Product Discovery and Operations
Atlassian — Jira > Operations > Overview
Jira Service Management Operations Overview page showing onboarding empty state with a three-step illustrated workflow and CTAs to create a team or enable operations
Dashboard Zero States
Atlassian — Jira > Spaces > My Software Team > Summary
Jira Space Summary dashboard for 'My Software Team' showing all metrics at zero: completed, updated, created, due soon, plus empty charts and activity panel