Bitvid Design System Primitives

Bitvid's visual language is now powered by Tailwind utilities backed by our design tokens. This document lists the primitives available via css/tailwind.source.css, how they behave across states, and when to mix them with Tailwind utilities.

Focus Handling

All interactive primitives mix in the shared .focus-ring helper. It removes default outlines and applies a branded ring using focus-visible only. When building bespoke components, add .focus-ring to your root interactive element or replicate its rules:

<button class="focus-ring inline-flex items-center gap-2 ...">Label</button>

The helper includes:

focus-visible:ring-2 with ring-info and ring-opacity-70
focus-visible:ring-offset-2 with an offset on bg-surface
focus-visible:transition-shadow using the tokenized duration-fast easing curve

Never hide focus styles without providing an accessible alternative.

Component Primitives

Buttons

Class	Description
`.btn`	Primary action button (`bg-primary`, white text). Hover lifts to `bg-info-strong`, focus pushes to `bg-info-pressed`, disabled reduces opacity.
`.btn-ghost`	Framed secondary action. Transparent by default with subtle border, fills with `bg-panel-hover` on hover/focus.

Both buttons:

Use .focus-ring internally
Include pointer-blocking and opacity changes on :disabled
Are uppercase with wide tracking to match our existing CTA styling

Mix in Tailwind utilities for icon spacing (gap-3), sizing (px-lg, py-sm), or layout (w-full). Avoid overriding colors unless introducing a new semantic variant.

Badges

.badge renders an inline pill (bg-panel, uppercase text). Opt into semantic variants with data-variant="info", data-variant="critical", or data-variant="neutral". Layer on utilities for icon alignment or truncation.

Cards

.card is the base surface for grid items and panels:

Rounded corners (rounded-lg) and bg-card
Token shadows on hover
Focus states reuse .focus-ring
Accepts data-state="private" | "critical" | "disabled" for special treatments

Combine with padding utilities per layout. Interactive cards should maintain cursor-pointer manually (see legacy shim example below) until templates adopt dedicated controller classes.

Form Inputs

.input styles text fields and textareas. Hovering deepens the border, focus highlights with border-info-strong and the shared focus ring. Disabled inputs dim their background and block pointer events.

Add sizing utilities (h-12, text-lg) or adornments (e.g., pl-10) as required. Keep placeholder contrast by relying on the built-in placeholder:text-muted rule.

.bv-modal anchors fixed overlays (full-viewport flexbox centered layout).
.bv-modal-backdrop applies the tokenized overlay color with blur.
.bv-modal__panel hosts modal content (bg-surface, shadow-modal, focus ring).

Compose them together when mounting new modal portals. If you need a drawer or sheet, start from these primitives and adjust spacing/positioning via utilities.

Grid Stack

.grid-stack offers gap tokens for dense layouts. Add data-variant="cards" for responsive card grids (grid-cols-1 → sm:grid-cols-2 → xl:grid-cols-3). Switch to data-orientation="vertical" for stacked flex columns that reuse the same spacing tokens.

Legacy Compatibility Shims

During migration we keep existing selectors alive by layering @apply calls in css/style.css. Notable shims:

.video-card → .card
.modal-content → .bv-modal__panel
#profileModal .profile-switcher* → .card, .badge, .btn-ghost

These shims live under the "Legacy component compatibility" section and will be removed once templates switch to the new primitives.

Target removal: Audit usage after the Q1 2025 UI refresh and delete remaining shims no later than April 2025.

When to Mix Utilities

Use the primitives for foundation and lean on Tailwind utilities for:

Layout (flex, grid, gap-*, justify-*)
Sizing (w-*, h-*, min-w-*)
Typography tweaks (text-left, font-light)
State variations not yet encoded as tokens (e.g., success/neutral buttons)

Avoid re-declaring token values manually. If a new pattern repeats, promote it into a primitive or request new tokens to keep styling consistent.

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