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Marker

A divider or status line inside a conversation, such as a date or someone joining.

Left out of Content first Readers need sections, navigation and little else. Markers split conversations, and Content first separates sections with space, not lines. Use instead: Separator

See it live​

Start Storybook to see it live: npm run storybook
Live from StorybookOpen Marker in StorybookSee it in dark

When to use it​

  • Use it when: Breaking a long conversation into days or showing events in it.
  • Not when: A message someone wrote.

Instead:

Words​

  • Write to one person: "you", not "users".
  • Short sentences with room to breathe.
  • Explain why before asking for anything.
  • Use: Read, Save for later, You, Next issue. Avoid: Click here, Submit, Users, Content.

The labels components use, from the voice tokens:

  • content.action.commit: Save
  • content.action.cancel: Not now
  • content.action.destroy: Remove
  • content.action.retry: Try again
  • content.action.empty-action: Browse guides

See Voice and tone for the whole voice.

Use it in code​

npx open-ds add marker

The component reads only component keys and semantic tokens, so it follows the brand and mode on <html>.

Tokens it reads​

Marker reads 4 tokens of its own, each an alias of a semantic token. Each row is one part: its own token, the semantic it aliases, and the value it ends at. Change a semantic and every component that reads it follows; override one of Marker's tokens to change Marker alone.

Changes with theme

Content first decides what changes when you switch theme. Here a switch changes colors only, so the marked rows differ between light and dark; everything else holds steady.

PartIts token and the semantic it aliasesValue
Marker
Gapcomponent.marker.gapcomponent-spacing-map.x3var(--marker-gap)space.20:1.25rem
Text sizecomponent.marker.font-sizetype.caption.font-sizevar(--marker-font-size)font.size.14:0.875rem
Text
Changes with theme		component.marker.labelcolor.text.mutedvar(--marker-label)Lightstone.light.600:#61594DDarkstone.dark.400:#A39A8B
Fill
Changes with theme		component.marker.backgroundcolor.border.defaultvar(--marker-background)Lightstone.light.200:#E4DDD0Darkstone.dark.100:#2E2A24