01 / THE IDEA
What does it mean?
Design tokens are named values or references for shared design decisions such as spacing, colours and typography. They help keep products consistent across components and platforms.
02 / IN PRACTICE
Make it concrete.
Illustrative example: Use one semantic “text-secondary” token for supporting text across cards and dialogs, rather than choosing a slightly different gray in every screen.
03 / WHAT TO WATCH FOR
A common mistake.
Creating hundreds of tokens with no semantic structure or governance.
04 / WHEN IT HELPS
When should you use it?
When building reusable components or coordinating visual design across a product.
05 / FURTHER READING
Explore the source.
Design Tokens Community Group ↗This is a reference for further learning, not an endorsement or a verbatim quotation.