What is the difference between invisible and gone for the View visibility status? Technology Community › Category: Android › What is the difference between invisible and gone for the View visibility status? 0 Vote Up Vote Down VietMX Staff asked 4 years ago Invisible – this view is invisible, but it still takes up space for layout purposes. Gone – this view is invisible, and it doesn’t take any space for layout purposes. Looks like analogous to display:none & visibility:hidden in HTML/CSS.