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1 # Zenbu UI sizing
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3 Zenbu UI uses one five-step scale everywhere:
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5 | Size | Intended use |
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6 | --- | --- |
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7 | `xs` | dense metadata and compact actions |
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8 | `sm` | secondary controls and toolbars |
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9 | `md` | default body text and controls |
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10 | `lg` | prominent actions and lead text |
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11 | `xl` | touch-forward actions and display text |
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13 ## Tokens
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15 Each step defines:
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17 - `--zenbu-sys-font-size-*` and `--zenbu-sys-line-height-*`;
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18 - `--zenbu-sys-control-height-*`;
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19 - `--zenbu-sys-control-padding-block-*` and
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20 `--zenbu-sys-control-padding-inline-*`;
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21 - `--zenbu-sys-control-gap-*`;
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22 - `--zenbu-sys-icon-size-*`;
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23 - `--zenbu-sys-padding-*` for containers.
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25 Component hosts expose the selected values through inherited variables:
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27 ```css
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28 --zenbu-control-height
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29 --zenbu-control-padding-block
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30 --zenbu-control-padding-inline
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31 --zenbu-control-gap
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32 --zenbu-control-font-size
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33 --zenbu-control-line-height
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34 --zenbu-control-icon-size
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35 ```
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36
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37 Styled components consume these automatically:
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39 ```html
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40 <zen-button size="lg"><button type="button">Publish</button></zen-button>
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41 <zen-input size="sm"><input aria-label="Filter" /></zen-input>
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42 ```
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44 Plain components expose the same variables without styling the native control.
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45 Applications can preserve their visual identity while sharing the scale:
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47 ```css
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48 zen-button[appearance="plain"] > button {
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49 min-height: var(--zenbu-control-height);
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50 padding:
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51 var(--zenbu-control-padding-block)
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52 var(--zenbu-control-padding-inline);
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53 font-size: var(--zenbu-control-font-size);
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54 }
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55 ```
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57 ## Typography and containers
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59 Use native semantics inside the primitives:
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61 ```html
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62 <zen-heading size="xl"><h2>Repository activity</h2></zen-heading>
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63 <zen-text size="sm"><p>Updated two minutes ago.</p></zen-text>
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64 <zen-box padding="lg">...</zen-box>
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65 ```