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Design Token

Design Token

📖One-line summary

The smallest unit of a design system — variables for colors, spacing, etc.

Example

Design token system (design as variables)

--color-primary: #6366f1
--color-surface: #f8fafc
--color-border: #e2e8f0
Aa--font-sans: Geist Sans
8--spacing-2: 8px
--radius-lg: 12px

Vibe coding prompt examples

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Define design tokens in JSON format. Include colors, typography, spacing, shadows, and borders, and build a build script that converts them to CSS variables.

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Convert design token JSON exported from Figma into a Tailwind CSS config file. Write the auto-conversion script.

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Add a semantic layer to design tokens. Instead of color-primary, build purpose-named tokens like color-button-bg or color-text-heading.

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