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An official website of the United States government

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An official website of the United States government

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Inset (HC.gov)

Use with caution

The Inset component is meant to draw attention to important content, or to associate a block of content with another element.

Examples

We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union

We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.

We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union

Guidance

When to use

  • Use in a progressive disclosure accordion (ie. for help text)
  • Use on its own as a way to distinguish a block of text from its surrounding content.

Component maturity

For more information about how we tested and validated our work for each checklist item, read our component maturity documentation.

Accessibility

  • Color

    Meets AA color contrast standards for accessibility and color blindness.
    Incomplete

  • Forced Colors Mode (FCM)

    While using FCM the components text is legible and improves readability.
    Complete

  • WCAG 2.1 Level AA Conformance

    All Axe checks for WCAG AA compliance have passed.
    Complete

  • Screen readers

    VoiceOver, NVDA, and JAWS screen readers provide concise communication and interaction.
    Not applicable

  • Keyboard navigation

    Component is fully navigable with a keyboard.
    Not applicable

Code

  • Storybook

    Component has stories to cover all defined props.
    Incomplete

  • Responsive

    Component designed to work in all responsive breakpoints.
    Complete

  • Spanish translations

    Includes Spanish translations for default text content.
    Not applicable

Tokens

  • Code

    Tokens implemented in code.
    Complete

  • Design

    Tokens implemented in Figma.
    Incomplete

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