Horizon Design System

HashiCorp's open-source design system for consistent, accessible cloud management interfaces.

Product Overview

Horizon is HashiCorp's official open-source design system, evolving from the earlier Garden system, providing reusable components, patterns, and guidelines to build unified, accessible, and performant user experiences across HashiCorp's cloud products like Terraform, Vault, Consul, and Boundary. It focuses on enterprise-scale consistency, developer productivity, and modern aesthetics with light/dark themes, supporting React implementations and Figma libraries for seamless collaboration. Component Library: Reusable elements like buttons, forms, tables, navigation, and data visualizations with variants. Design Tokens: Semantic colors, typography, spacing, icons, and motion for theming. Accessibility: WCAG compliance with inclusive patterns and high-contrast support. Tools: Figma kit for prototyping; React components for implementation.

Best For

Teams building scalable, consistent digital products.

Key Features

Component Library: Reusable elements like buttons, forms, tables, navigation, and data visualizations with variants.
Design Tokens: Semantic colors, typography, spacing, icons, and motion for theming.
Accessibility: WCAG compliance with inclusive patterns and high-contrast support.
Tools: Figma kit for prototyping; React components for implementation.

Pros

+Open source
+Real-time collaboration
+Cloud-based, no installation needed
+Extensive icon library

Cons

-Adoption requires team alignment
-Customization can be complex

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Pricing:
Free
Platform:
Browser

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figma

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