Text elements and classes are used strictly for sizing, not styling.
Usually these elements are wrapped with a title-wrapper or a text-wrapper to have access to frequently used modifiers as combo classes.
HTML tags have matching classes for their styles. Heading levels should follow the correct hierarchy in the HTML, but styles can be overriden with classes. We recommend always using the class to make separating the tag from the style a habit. Avoid combo classes when possible.
HTML H1
Heading 1
font-size: 5rem; (80px)
line-height: 1.2;
HTML H2
Heading 2
font-size: 4rem; (64px)
line-height: 1.2;
HTML Heading 3
Heading 3
font-size: 3rem; (48px)
line-height: 1.2;
HTML Heading 4
Heading 4
font-size: 2.5rem; (40px)
line-height: 1.2;
HTML Heading 5
Heading 5
font-size: 2rem; (32px)
line-height: 1.2;
HTML Heading 6
Heading 6
font-size: 1.75rem; (28px)
line-height: 1.2;
Text classes are strictly used for font-size and line-height. If you need bigger sizes, you should use heading classes. Any other styling usually comes from a parent element. Sometimes you need to override the parent element's color or font-weight, in which case you can use combo classes or spans.
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font-size: 1.5rem; (24px)
line-height: 1.4;
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font-size: 1.25rem; (20px)
line-height: 1.4;
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font-size: 1.125rem; (18px)
line-height: 1.4;
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font-size: 1rem; (16px)
line-height: 1.4;
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font-size: 0.875rem; (14px)
line-height: 1.4;
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font-size: not set (resets to base)
line-height: not set
Other HTML tag defaults
Heading 1
Heading 2
Heading 3
Heading 4
Heading 5
Heading 6
Paragraph: Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Suspendisse varius enim in eros elementum tristique. Duis cursus, mi quis viverra ornare, eros dolor interdum nulla, ut commodo diam libero vitae erat
Lists:
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- Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
- Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
- Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
- Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
- Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
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Link inside the rich text element
In the global CSS we are removing the top margin from the first element and the bottom margin from the last element
Other HTML tag defaults
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font-size: 1.2rem;
line-height: 1.5;
padding-top: 0.75rem;
padding-right: 0.75rem;
padding-bottom: 0.75rem;
padding-left: 1.25rem;
color: inherit;
Note: Avoid setting a font-size to links. Instead, add a link block and then add a text block to it.
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- Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet
- Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet
display: flex;
flex-direction: column;
row-gap: 0.5rem;
- Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet
- Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet
- Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet
display: flex;
flex-direction: column;
row-gap: 0.5rem;
This area is not to set specific classes, but rather a checkpoint to add your project's colors to the global swatches and describe how they're used.
Used as the main background color.
Used as the secondary background color, like the sidenav on this page.
Base text color of the project.
Slightly softer text color.
Used for highlighting, CTAs, details.
Base border color of UI elements of the project.
Having to apply gradients each time on new classes is annoying. So is having a class that takes up space just for a gradient.
That's why you can copy them from Figma into the global custom code block designated for gradients, allowing you to apply gradient backgrounds using an attribute.
For clipping text, make sure the property is background-image, not background
Background clipping
Background clipping
Shadows are set in the global CSS embed block to make it easier to copy layered shadows from Figma and avoid adding an extra combo-class to your elements by assigning them to attributes.
Text elements and classes are used strictly for sizing, not styling.
Usually these elements are wrapped with a title-wrapper or a text-wrapper to have access to frequently used modifiers as combo classes.
Use the section class with its combo classes for all your sections to maintain consistency and avoid creating a new class for every new section. There are of course exceptions, but whenever possible, think of reusable ways to create elements.
These combo classes can be stacked.
If you find yourself stacking more than 3 classes, you should create a new combo class for that case.
You could also add more variations (i.e. cc-top-xl, cc-cta, ...)
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Regular padding
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No padding
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No top padding
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No bottom padding
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Small padding
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Small top padding
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Small bottom padding
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Large padding
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Large top padding
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Large bottom padding
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Hero sections are often unique compared to other sections, whether because of a fixed nav or just being 100vh.
Use this class for your hero sections if needed, or remove it and make your own.
Sections usually need a container to keep layouts from becoming too wide. Containers also control the horizontal padding in order to maintain the same spacing throughout your project.
A default container acts as "12 columns", as it takes up the full design width (usually 1440px). That's why combo class names mention columns.
12 Column grid size
padding right & left
margin left & right auto
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10 Column grid size
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8 Column grid size
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6 Column grid size
Usually used for articles.
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Layouts will usually have more unique names depending on the design. In a lot of cases, there are some basic layout options that can act as building blocks.
Heading
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grid-cols defaults to 2 even columns. You can then add modifiers for different sizes or more columns.
Lorem ipsum dolor
Lorem ipsum dolor
Lorem ipsum dolor
Adds another column to the grid. Might be useful for a blog grid.
Heading
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column is just a div that is used inside a grid column. the reason it exists is to have some reusable combo classes for alignment, padding, etc
This modifier is useful for button groups, logos, or any time you want extra items to stack in one line. Columns are automatically generated
image-wrapper is a generic base class that has overflow hidden, position relative, and width 100%. This is useful to avoid creating a new class for standard-sized images in columns. It is also aligned top to avoid stretching for the whole column (you can change that by placing it in a flex parent). Use a combo class to give it full height.
If you have images with unique sizes and positioning, create a new class for it.
It has combo classes to control its aspect ratio or set it to contain. You can add more or modify them. Default:
cc-1x1 cc-4x3 cc-16x9
image is set to cover by default, and full width & height. You can use the combo class cc-contain for object-fit: contain
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What's going on here?
This is what you would mostly use. This name can either be page-specifc or of a reusable component. Try to find opportunities to make things reusable, but don't overthink it. Just try not to have page-specific names for components you are using in multiple pages.
Plan well.
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Put titles inside a div with this class to give them bottom margin. Comes with combo classes for reducing or increasing the margin, but you can also add your own.
All this text is in a text-wrapper which constrains width. Even this paragraph got its own text-wrapper.
General purpose class to control text max-width and alignment.
Some heading
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Similar to title and text wrappers, this class controls spacing, this time from the top. Use combo classes for different sizes and alignment.
title-wrapper > Heading
Heading component to be used in slots
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text-wrapper > Paragraph
Paragraph component to be used in slots. You can have different max-width values without creating new classes
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rich-text
R
image-wrapper > image
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Spacers are useful when you need some extra space in a layout but you don't want to create a new wrapper or class for it.
Has props for height in all the breakpoints.
Utilities have a u- prefix to separate them from base styles. They can work on their own, but usually you use them to modify a base element, like a title-wrapper.
On sections, avoid them as much as possible since you usually apply paddings on them, but background changes are fine.
Things like text alignment should be on the layout layer.
These can be added to any element, although it's recommended to place it as high as possible according to your needs.
For example, if you want a two text blocks to have this color and they are sibling elements, you could apply it to their parent element.
If you have a lot of colored headings, it is a good idea to apply it on the element instead of the parent or in a span, to make it easier to access next time.
Font utilities change the font and weight of an element.
You could replace sans & serif with other variations
(i.e. main & display).
Use to align text in layouts, or individual text elements.
This is some text
This is some text
This is some text
Background modifiers also have a text property added to them, to avoid having to override all the text elements inside them.You could use "u-bg-dark" to apply dark mode too, instead of the theme attribute.
Background modifiers also have a text property added to them, to avoid having to override all the text elements inside them.You could use "u-bg-dark" to apply dark mode too, instead of the theme attribute.
border-width: 1px;
border-color: Colors/Accent
border-width: 1px;
border-color: Colors/Accent
border-width: 1px;
border-color: Colors/Text
Background modifiers also have a text property added to them, to avoid having to override all the text elements inside them.You could use "u-bg-dark" to apply dark mode too, instead of the theme attribute.
border-radius: Small
border-radius: Medium
border-radius: Large
border-radius: Full (9999px)
Other useful utilities.
hidden
it's hidden on tablet
it's hidden on mobile landscape
it's hidden on mobile portrait
margin-left: auto;
margin-right: auto;
position: relative;
z-index: 1;
z-index: -1;
z-index: 997;
(998 is for the nav, 999 for modals)
margin-top: auto;
margin-right: auto;
margin-bottom: auto;
margin-left: auto;
opacity: 0%;
opacity: 50%;
width: 100%;
height: 100%;
height: 100vh;
UI elements are standalone components made up of one or more classes and elements.
These are useful wether you are adding icons as images or as SVGs inside embeds. When adding as HTML embed, change the SVG's height and width properties to 100%, and the fill/stroke to currentColor (if you needed)
width: 1rem (16px)
height: same
width: 1.5rem (24px)
height: same
width: 2rem (32px)
height: same
Form
Form elements. For the label you can use text classes or create a new one.
Commonly used components of this project.
Typical card shell