Ink
A high-contrast editorial theme: Fraunces display, pure black on white, razor rules, and zero ornament for maximum authority.
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A live preview of this theme — every color, font, radius, and shadow you see is rendered straight from its tokens.
Color system
Click any swatch to copy. Contrast graded against WCAG.
Typography
Body sample. Inter carries running text — readable paragraphs, comfortable measure, and a rhythm that holds up across long pages of content and UI.
Radius, shadow & fonts
Components
Real UI rendered with this theme's tokens.
A surface for grouping content, with the theme's border, radius, and shadow.
Principles, guidelines & component specs
Do's & don'ts, spacing, motion, iconography, accessibility, and exact component specs — all in the design.md too.
Do
- •Commit to pure black-and-white; let type carry everything.
- •Use razor rules and space for structure.
Don't
- •Don't add greys-as-decoration or any accent hue.
- •Don't round corners — sharpness is the look.
- •Motion stays crisp and minimal to match the stark tone.
Hover to feel this theme's base transition.
Lucide · 1.5px stroke · 1rem. Outline icons with a consistent stroke width; size icons to match adjacent text and align them optically.
- Never use color as the only signal — pair it with text, an icon, or a shape.
- Every interactive element must be keyboard reachable and show a visible focus ring.
- Honor prefers-reduced-motion: reduce by disabling non-essential animation.
- Keep a logical heading order and give every form control a label.
Button
| Background | var(--primary) |
| Text | var(--primary-foreground) |
| Radius | 0.125rem |
| Padding | 0 1.1rem |
| Height | 2.6rem |
| Weight | 600 |
Badge
| Background | var(--accent) / var(--primary) |
| Text | var(--accent-foreground) / var(--primary-foreground) |
| Radius | 0.125rem |
| Padding | 0.15rem 0.55rem |
| Font size | 0.72rem |
| Weight | 700 |
Use for status, counts, and short labels. Keep to one or two words.
Alert
| Radius | 0.188rem |
| Padding | 1rem 1.25rem |
| Border | 1px solid var(--border) |
Always pair the color with an icon and a text label — never rely on color alone.
Form field
| Background | var(--background) |
| Border | 1px solid var(--input) |
| Radius | 0.125rem |
| Height | 2.6rem |
| Padding | 0.5rem 0.75rem |
Label sits above the field; helper or error text sits below.
Card
| Background | var(--card) |
| Text | var(--card-foreground) |
| Border | 1px solid var(--border) |
| Radius | 0.25rem |
| Padding | 1.5rem |
| Shadow | 0 4px 14px -6px rgba(0,0,0,0.14) |
The design brief
Ink is a maximum-contrast editorial design system: Fraunces display, pure black on white, razor-thin rules, and no ornament. It reads as authoritative and uncompromising.
Principles
- Pure
#000/#fffcontrast — nothing competes with the words. - Display serif headlines against a plain sans body.
- Tiny radii and 1px rules; structure comes from type and space.
When to use
Use Ink for opinion writing, manifestos, and statement editorial. Avoid it where pure-black-on-white glare or a stark tone would feel cold.
Signature details
- Fraunces headings, Inter body, pure black
#000000primary. - 0.125rem radius for an almost-print sharpness.
Use this with your AI
Download or copy the design.md and paste it into Claude, Cursor, or v0 — it tells the agent exactly which colors, fonts, radii, and shadows to use, so your site comes out looking like this.
Export tokens
Drop straight into your codebase.
:root {
--radius: 0.125rem;
--background: #ffffff;
--foreground: #000000;
--card: #ffffff;
--card-foreground: #000000;
--popover: #ffffff;
--popover-foreground: #000000;
--primary: #000000;
--primary-foreground: #ffffff;
--secondary: #f4f4f4;
--secondary-foreground: #000000;
--muted: #f4f4f4;
--muted-foreground: #4d4d4d;
--accent: #e8e8e8;
--accent-foreground: #000000;
--destructive: #b91c1c;
--destructive-foreground: #ffffff;
--border: #e0e0e0;
--input: #e0e0e0;
--ring: #000000;
--shadow-sm: 0 1px 2px rgba(0,0,0,0.06);
--shadow-md: 0 4px 14px -6px rgba(0,0,0,0.14);
--shadow-lg: 0 16px 36px -14px rgba(0,0,0,0.20);
--font-sans: 'Inter', ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif;
--font-serif: 'Fraunces', ui-serif, Georgia, serif;
--font-mono: 'JetBrains Mono', ui-monospace, SFMono-Regular, monospace;
--ease-standard: cubic-bezier(0.4,0,0.2,1);
--ease-emphasized: cubic-bezier(0.16,1,0.3,1);
--duration-base: 200ms;
}
.dark {
--background: #000000;
--foreground: #ffffff;
--card: #0a0a0a;
--card-foreground: #ffffff;
--popover: #0a0a0a;
--popover-foreground: #ffffff;
--primary: #ffffff;
--primary-foreground: #000000;
--secondary: #141414;
--secondary-foreground: #ffffff;
--muted: #141414;
--muted-foreground: #a8a8a8;
--accent: #1c1c1c;
--accent-foreground: #ffffff;
--destructive: #f87171;
--destructive-foreground: #450a0a;
--border: #222222;
--input: #222222;
--ring: #ffffff;
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