Content guidelines index
Each section covers a specific UI component or topic and follows a consistent structure: When to use, Style, Behavior, and Do / Don’t examples.
Use the sidebar to navigate, or jump directly to a section below.
All sections
Global guidelines Alert / banner Buttons Badges Cards Checkboxes Combo box Confirmation Dropdown / Select Empty state Error state Filters Forms Grid and spacing Icons Inline toast Lineage-specific UI Links Loading Maintenance state Modal Multi-select Navigation Notification Notification toast Object preview panels Onboarding Popover Related content panels Search Stepper Sticky footer Table Tags Text input Toggle control Tooltip Uploads Validation messages What's new Wizards
Using these guidelines with the Actian Design System plugin
Ask the plugin natural language questions and it will reference the relevant section:
- “What is the correct button label for canceling out of a form?”
- “How should I write placeholder text for a search field?”
- “What are the rules for validation messages?”
- “What’s the difference between a toast and an alert?”