Styles – GOV.UK Design System

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<a class="govuk-link govuk-link--no-visited-state govuk-link--no-underline" href="/styles/type-scale/"> Type scale </a> </li> <li class="app-navigation__subnav-item"> <a class="govuk-link govuk-link--no-visited-state govuk-link--no-underline" href="/styles/headings/"> Headings </a> </li> <li class="app-navigation__subnav-item"> <a class="govuk-link govuk-link--no-visited-state govuk-link--no-underline" href="/styles/paragraphs/"> Paragraphs </a> </li> <li class="app-navigation__subnav-item"> <a class="govuk-link govuk-link--no-visited-state govuk-link--no-underline" href="/styles/links/"> Links </a> </li> <li class="app-navigation__subnav-item"> <a class="govuk-link govuk-link--no-visited-state govuk-link--no-underline" href="/styles/lists/"> Lists </a> </li> <li class="app-navigation__subnav-item"> <a class="govuk-link govuk-link--no-visited-state govuk-link--no-underline" href="/styles/font-override-classes/"> Font override classes </a> </li> </ul> </li> <li> <h3 class="app-navigation__theme">Visual elements</h3> <ul class="app-navigation__list"> <li class="app-navigation__subnav-item"> <a class="govuk-link govuk-link--no-visited-state govuk-link--no-underline" href="/styles/colour/"> Colour </a> </li> <li class="app-navigation__subnav-item"> <a class="govuk-link govuk-link--no-visited-state govuk-link--no-underline" href="/styles/images/"> Images </a> </li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="app-navigation__list-item "> <a class="govuk-link govuk-link--no-visited-state govuk-link--no-underline app-navigation__link js-app-navigation__link" href="/components/"> Components </a> <button type="button" class="app-navigation__button js-app-navigation__button" hidden> Components </button>  <ul class="app-navigation__subnav js-app-navigation__subnav " aria-label="Components" hidden > <li class="app-navigation__subnav-item"> <a class="govuk-link govuk-link--no-visited-state govuk-link--no-underline" href="/components/"> Components overview </a> </li> 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class="govuk-link govuk-link--no-visited-state govuk-link--no-underline" href="/components/exit-this-page/"> Exit this page </a> </li> <li class="app-navigation__subnav-item"> <a class="govuk-link govuk-link--no-visited-state govuk-link--no-underline" href="/components/fieldset/"> Fieldset </a> </li> <li class="app-navigation__subnav-item"> <a class="govuk-link govuk-link--no-visited-state govuk-link--no-underline" href="/components/file-upload/"> File upload </a> </li> <li class="app-navigation__subnav-item"> <a class="govuk-link govuk-link--no-visited-state govuk-link--no-underline" href="/components/footer/"> GOV.UK footer </a> </li> <li class="app-navigation__subnav-item"> <a class="govuk-link govuk-link--no-visited-state govuk-link--no-underline" href="/components/header/"> GOV.UK header </a> </li> <li class="app-navigation__subnav-item"> <a class="govuk-link govuk-link--no-visited-state govuk-link--no-underline" href="/components/inset-text/"> Inset text </a> </li> <li class="app-navigation__subnav-item"> <a class="govuk-link govuk-link--no-visited-state govuk-link--no-underline" href="/components/notification-banner/"> Notification banner </a> </li> <li class="app-navigation__subnav-item"> <a class="govuk-link govuk-link--no-visited-state govuk-link--no-underline" href="/components/pagination/"> Pagination </a> </li> <li class="app-navigation__subnav-item"> <a class="govuk-link govuk-link--no-visited-state govuk-link--no-underline" href="/components/panel/"> Panel </a> </li> <li class="app-navigation__subnav-item"> <a class="govuk-link govuk-link--no-visited-state govuk-link--no-underline" href="/components/password-input/"> Password input </a> </li> <li class="app-navigation__subnav-item"> <a class="govuk-link govuk-link--no-visited-state govuk-link--no-underline" href="/components/phase-banner/"> Phase banner </a> </li> <li class="app-navigation__subnav-item"> <a class="govuk-link govuk-link--no-visited-state govuk-link--no-underline" href="/components/radios/"> Radios </a> </li> <li class="app-navigation__subnav-item"> <a class="govuk-link govuk-link--no-visited-state govuk-link--no-underline" href="/components/select/"> Select </a> </li> <li class="app-navigation__subnav-item"> <a class="govuk-link govuk-link--no-visited-state govuk-link--no-underline" href="/components/service-navigation/"> Service navigation </a> </li> <li class="app-navigation__subnav-item"> <a class="govuk-link govuk-link--no-visited-state govuk-link--no-underline" href="/components/skip-link/"> Skip link </a> </li> <li class="app-navigation__subnav-item"> <a class="govuk-link govuk-link--no-visited-state govuk-link--no-underline" href="/components/summary-list/"> Summary list </a> </li> <li class="app-navigation__subnav-item"> <a class="govuk-link govuk-link--no-visited-state govuk-link--no-underline" href="/components/table/"> Table </a> </li> <li class="app-navigation__subnav-item"> <a class="govuk-link govuk-link--no-visited-state govuk-link--no-underline" href="/components/tabs/"> Tabs </a> </li> <li class="app-navigation__subnav-item"> <a class="govuk-link govuk-link--no-visited-state govuk-link--no-underline" href="/components/tag/"> Tag </a> </li> <li class="app-navigation__subnav-item"> <a class="govuk-link govuk-link--no-visited-state govuk-link--no-underline" href="/components/task-list/"> Task list </a> </li> <li class="app-navigation__subnav-item"> <a class="govuk-link govuk-link--no-visited-state govuk-link--no-underline" href="/components/text-input/"> Text input </a> </li> <li class="app-navigation__subnav-item"> <a class="govuk-link govuk-link--no-visited-state govuk-link--no-underline" href="/components/textarea/"> Textarea </a> </li> <li class="app-navigation__subnav-item"> <a class="govuk-link govuk-link--no-visited-state govuk-link--no-underline" href="/components/warning-text/"> Warning text </a> </li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="app-navigation__list-item "> <a class="govuk-link govuk-link--no-visited-state govuk-link--no-underline app-navigation__link js-app-navigation__link" href="/patterns/"> Patterns </a> <button type="button" class="app-navigation__button js-app-navigation__button" hidden> Patterns </button>  <ul class="app-navigation__subnav js-app-navigation__subnav " aria-label="Patterns" hidden > <li class="app-navigation__subnav-item"> <a class="govuk-link govuk-link--no-visited-state govuk-link--no-underline" href="/patterns/"> Patterns overview </a> </li> <li> <h3 class="app-navigation__theme">Ask users for…</h3> <ul class="app-navigation__list"> <li class="app-navigation__subnav-item"> <a class="govuk-link govuk-link--no-visited-state govuk-link--no-underline" href="/patterns/addresses/"> Addresses </a> </li> <li class="app-navigation__subnav-item"> <a class="govuk-link govuk-link--no-visited-state govuk-link--no-underline" href="/patterns/bank-details/"> Bank details </a> </li> <li class="app-navigation__subnav-item"> <a class="govuk-link 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<li class="app-navigation__subnav-item"> <a class="govuk-link govuk-link--no-visited-state govuk-link--no-underline" href="/patterns/passwords/"> Passwords </a> </li> <li class="app-navigation__subnav-item"> <a class="govuk-link govuk-link--no-visited-state govuk-link--no-underline" href="/patterns/payment-card-details/"> Payment card details </a> </li> <li class="app-navigation__subnav-item"> <a class="govuk-link govuk-link--no-visited-state govuk-link--no-underline" href="/patterns/phone-numbers/"> Phone numbers </a> </li> </ul> </li> <li> <h3 class="app-navigation__theme">Help users to…</h3> <ul class="app-navigation__list"> <li class="app-navigation__subnav-item"> <a class="govuk-link govuk-link--no-visited-state govuk-link--no-underline" href="/patterns/check-a-service-is-suitable/"> Check a service is suitable </a> </li> <li class="app-navigation__subnav-item"> <a class="govuk-link govuk-link--no-visited-state govuk-link--no-underline" href="/patterns/check-answers/"> Check answers </a> </li> <li class="app-navigation__subnav-item"> <a class="govuk-link govuk-link--no-visited-state govuk-link--no-underline" href="/patterns/complete-multiple-tasks/"> Complete multiple tasks </a> </li> <li class="app-navigation__subnav-item"> <a class="govuk-link govuk-link--no-visited-state govuk-link--no-underline" href="/patterns/confirm-a-phone-number/"> Confirm a phone number </a> </li> <li class="app-navigation__subnav-item"> <a class="govuk-link govuk-link--no-visited-state govuk-link--no-underline" href="/patterns/confirm-an-email-address/"> Confirm an email address </a> </li> <li class="app-navigation__subnav-item"> <a class="govuk-link govuk-link--no-visited-state govuk-link--no-underline" href="/patterns/contact-a-department-or-service-team/"> Contact a department or service team </a> </li> <li class="app-navigation__subnav-item"> <a class="govuk-link govuk-link--no-visited-state govuk-link--no-underline" href="/patterns/create-a-username/"> Create a username </a> </li> <li class="app-navigation__subnav-item"> <a class="govuk-link govuk-link--no-visited-state govuk-link--no-underline" href="/patterns/create-accounts/"> Create accounts </a> </li> <li class="app-navigation__subnav-item"> <a class="govuk-link govuk-link--no-visited-state govuk-link--no-underline" href="/patterns/exit-a-page-quickly/"> Exit a page quickly </a> </li> <li class="app-navigation__subnav-item"> <a class="govuk-link govuk-link--no-visited-state govuk-link--no-underline" href="/patterns/navigate-a-service/"> Navigate a service </a> </li> <li class="app-navigation__subnav-item"> <a class="govuk-link govuk-link--no-visited-state govuk-link--no-underline" href="/patterns/start-using-a-service/"> Start using a service </a> </li> <li class="app-navigation__subnav-item"> <a class="govuk-link govuk-link--no-visited-state govuk-link--no-underline" href="/patterns/validation/"> Recover from validation errors </a> </li> </ul> </li> <li> <h3 class="app-navigation__theme">Pages</h3> <ul class="app-navigation__list"> <li class="app-navigation__subnav-item"> <a class="govuk-link govuk-link--no-visited-state govuk-link--no-underline" href="/patterns/confirmation-pages/"> Confirmation pages </a> </li> <li class="app-navigation__subnav-item"> <a class="govuk-link govuk-link--no-visited-state govuk-link--no-underline" href="/patterns/cookies-page/"> Cookies page </a> </li> <li class="app-navigation__subnav-item"> <a class="govuk-link govuk-link--no-visited-state govuk-link--no-underline" href="/patterns/page-not-found-pages/"> Page not found pages </a> </li> <li class="app-navigation__subnav-item"> <a class="govuk-link govuk-link--no-visited-state govuk-link--no-underline" href="/patterns/problem-with-the-service-pages/"> There is a problem with the service pages </a> </li> <li class="app-navigation__subnav-item"> <a class="govuk-link govuk-link--no-visited-state govuk-link--no-underline" href="/patterns/question-pages/"> Question pages </a> </li> <li class="app-navigation__subnav-item"> <a class="govuk-link govuk-link--no-visited-state govuk-link--no-underline" href="/patterns/service-unavailable-pages/"> Service unavailable pages </a> </li> <li class="app-navigation__subnav-item"> <a class="govuk-link govuk-link--no-visited-state govuk-link--no-underline" href="/patterns/step-by-step-navigation/"> Step by step navigation </a> </li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="app-navigation__list-item "> <a class="govuk-link govuk-link--no-visited-state govuk-link--no-underline app-navigation__link js-app-navigation__link" href="/community/"> Community </a> <button type="button" class="app-navigation__button js-app-navigation__button" hidden> Community </button>  <ul class="app-navigation__subnav js-app-navigation__subnav " aria-label="Community" hidden > <li class="app-navigation__subnav-item"> <a class="govuk-link govuk-link--no-visited-state govuk-link--no-underline" href="/community/"> Community overview </a> </li> <li> <h3 class="app-navigation__theme">What we’re working on</h3> <ul class="app-navigation__list"> <li class="app-navigation__subnav-item"> <a class="govuk-link govuk-link--no-visited-state govuk-link--no-underline" href="/community/upcoming-components-patterns/"> Upcoming components and patterns </a> </li> <li class="app-navigation__subnav-item"> <a class="govuk-link govuk-link--no-visited-state govuk-link--no-underline" href="/community/roadmap/"> Roadmap </a> </li> </ul> </li> <li> <h3 class="app-navigation__theme">Ways to get involved</h3> <ul class="app-navigation__list"> <li class="app-navigation__subnav-item"> <a class="govuk-link govuk-link--no-visited-state govuk-link--no-underline" href="/community/share-research-findings/"> Share findings about your users </a> </li> <li class="app-navigation__subnav-item"> <a class="govuk-link govuk-link--no-visited-state govuk-link--no-underline" href="/community/propose-a-component-or-pattern/"> Propose a component or pattern </a> </li> <li class="app-navigation__subnav-item"> <a class="govuk-link govuk-link--no-visited-state govuk-link--no-underline" href="/community/develop-a-component-or-pattern/"> Develop a component or pattern </a> </li> <li class="app-navigation__subnav-item"> <a class="govuk-link govuk-link--no-visited-state govuk-link--no-underline" href="/community/propose-a-content-change-using-github/"> Propose a content change using GitHub </a> </li> </ul> </li> <li> <h3 class="app-navigation__theme">How we work</h3> <ul class="app-navigation__list"> <li class="app-navigation__subnav-item"> <a class="govuk-link govuk-link--no-visited-state govuk-link--no-underline" href="/community/community-principles/"> Community principles </a> </li> <li class="app-navigation__subnav-item"> <a class="govuk-link govuk-link--no-visited-state govuk-link--no-underline" href="/community/contribution-criteria/"> Contribution criteria </a> </li> <li class="app-navigation__subnav-item"> <a class="govuk-link govuk-link--no-visited-state govuk-link--no-underline" href="/community/design-system-working-group/"> Design System working group </a> </li> <li class="app-navigation__subnav-item"> <a class="govuk-link govuk-link--no-visited-state govuk-link--no-underline" href="/community/blogs-talks-podcasts/"> Blog posts, videos and podcasts </a> </li> </ul> </li> <li> <h3 class="app-navigation__theme">Resources</h3> <ul class="app-navigation__list"> <li class="app-navigation__subnav-item"> <a class="govuk-link govuk-link--no-visited-state govuk-link--no-underline" href="/community/resources-and-tools/"> Resources and tools </a> </li> </ul> </li> <li> <h3 class="app-navigation__theme">Events and workshops</h3> <ul class="app-navigation__list"> <li class="app-navigation__subnav-item"> <a class="govuk-link govuk-link--no-visited-state govuk-link--no-underline" href="/community/design-system-day/"> Design System Day Events </a> </li> <li class="app-navigation__subnav-item"> <a class="govuk-link 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js-app-navigation__button" hidden> Accessibility </button>  <ul class="app-navigation__subnav js-app-navigation__subnav " aria-label="Accessibility" hidden > <li class="app-navigation__subnav-item"> <a class="govuk-link govuk-link--no-visited-state govuk-link--no-underline" href="/accessibility/"> Accessibility overview </a> </li> <li> <ul class="app-navigation__list"> <li class="app-navigation__subnav-item"> <a class="govuk-link govuk-link--no-visited-state govuk-link--no-underline" href="/accessibility/wcag-2.2/"> Changes to the Design System to meet WCAG 2.2 </a> </li> <li class="app-navigation__subnav-item"> <a class="govuk-link govuk-link--no-visited-state govuk-link--no-underline" href="/accessibility/accessibility-strategy/"> Accessibility strategy </a> </li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> </ul> </nav> <div class="app-split-pane app-width-container"> <div class="app-split-pane__nav">  <nav class="app-subnav" aria-labelledby="app-subnav-heading"> <h2 class="govuk-visually-hidden" id="app-subnav-heading">Pages in this section</h2> <h3 class="app-subnav__theme">Page structure</h3> <ul class="app-subnav__section"> <li class="app-subnav__section-item"> <a class="app-subnav__link govuk-link govuk-link--no-visited-state govuk-link--no-underline" href="/styles/page-template/"> Page template </a> </li> <li class="app-subnav__section-item"> <a class="app-subnav__link govuk-link govuk-link--no-visited-state govuk-link--no-underline" href="/styles/layout/"> Layout </a> </li> <li class="app-subnav__section-item"> <a class="app-subnav__link govuk-link govuk-link--no-visited-state govuk-link--no-underline" href="/styles/spacing/"> Spacing </a> </li> <li class="app-subnav__section-item"> <a class="app-subnav__link govuk-link govuk-link--no-visited-state govuk-link--no-underline" href="/styles/section-break/"> Section break </a> </li> </ul> <h3 class="app-subnav__theme">Typography</h3> <ul class="app-subnav__section"> <li class="app-subnav__section-item"> <a class="app-subnav__link govuk-link govuk-link--no-visited-state govuk-link--no-underline" href="/styles/typeface/"> Typeface </a> </li> <li class="app-subnav__section-item"> <a class="app-subnav__link govuk-link govuk-link--no-visited-state govuk-link--no-underline" href="/styles/type-scale/"> Type scale </a> </li> <li class="app-subnav__section-item"> <a class="app-subnav__link govuk-link govuk-link--no-visited-state govuk-link--no-underline" href="/styles/headings/"> Headings </a> </li> <li class="app-subnav__section-item"> <a class="app-subnav__link govuk-link govuk-link--no-visited-state govuk-link--no-underline" href="/styles/paragraphs/"> Paragraphs </a> </li> <li class="app-subnav__section-item"> <a class="app-subnav__link govuk-link govuk-link--no-visited-state govuk-link--no-underline" href="/styles/links/"> Links </a> </li> <li class="app-subnav__section-item"> <a class="app-subnav__link govuk-link govuk-link--no-visited-state govuk-link--no-underline" href="/styles/lists/"> Lists </a> </li> <li class="app-subnav__section-item"> <a class="app-subnav__link govuk-link govuk-link--no-visited-state govuk-link--no-underline" href="/styles/font-override-classes/"> Font override classes </a> </li> </ul> <h3 class="app-subnav__theme">Visual elements</h3> <ul class="app-subnav__section"> <li class="app-subnav__section-item"> <a class="app-subnav__link govuk-link govuk-link--no-visited-state govuk-link--no-underline" href="/styles/colour/"> Colour </a> </li> <li class="app-subnav__section-item"> <a class="app-subnav__link govuk-link govuk-link--no-visited-state govuk-link--no-underline" href="/styles/images/"> Images </a> </li> </ul> </nav> </div> <div class="app-split-pane__content"> <main id="main-content" class="app-content" role="main"> <span class="govuk-caption-xl"> </span> <h1 class="govuk-heading-xl"> Styles </h1> <div class="app-prose-scope"> <p>Make government services look and feel like GOV.UK.</p> <p>If you are using the <a href="https://prototype-kit.service.gov.uk">GOV.UK Prototype Kit</a> or have <a href="https://frontend.design-system.service.gov.uk/">GOV.UK Frontend</a> included in your build, the coded examples in the Design System will not need any additional styling.</p> <p>If you need to apply styles manually, you should still follow existing GOV.UK conventions. 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