Cards

Cards present information in compact, scannable formats and allow users to interact or navigate efficiently.


Card - Item

When to use

  • On dashboards and detail pages where items need to be viewed or opened quickly.
  • To display individual items such as datasets, visualizations, or catalog entries in a clickable format.

Style

  • Use the item name as the card title. Keep it concise and match the name used elsewhere in the platform.
  • Include metadata (type, owner, last modified) using short labels.
  • Use sentence case throughout.

Behavior

  • The entire card is clickable and navigates to the item detail page.
  • Contextual actions (such as Edit, Delete) appear on hover or via an overflow menu.

Card - Selectable

When to use

  • When users need to choose between options by clicking anywhere on the card.
  • Use the large variant when additional context is needed (title, description, image, metadata).
  • Use the small variant when space is limited.
  • Cards can function as radio buttons (single select) or checkboxes (multi-select).

Style

  • Title: short noun phrase describing the option. Sentence case.
  • Description: one sentence maximum. Plain language.
  • Do not include instructional text inside a selectable card.

Card - Topic

When to use

  • To represent curated groupings or domains, such as data topics.
  • As gateways to collections in Explorer.

Style

  • Use a noun or noun phrase as the topic title.
  • Keep the description to one sentence that explains the scope of the topic.

Actian Data Intelligence — Content Guidelines