Container
A container divides content into meaningful sections.
Usage
When to use
Use a container in the following cases:
- To group content.
- To display multiple subjects and functions on a screen.
- To create a scannable UI.
General construction
A container consists of the following elements:
1. Container
- The container is the area that can hold any kind of content.
2. Descriptive title
- The container can have a title.
- The descriptive title is optional.
3. Description
- The description gives context information about the content.
- The description is optional.
4. Expander
- The container can have an optional expander.
5. Content actions
- The container can have optional content actions. For example, buttons for ‘edit’, ‘delete’ or a switch to activate/deactivate the content.
6. Additional title content
- There can be additional information, for example, a badge or an indicator for unsaved changes.
Options
The following container options are available:
Simple container
Use a simple container to structure and group content.
Container with title
Use a container with title to group content into visual and logical chunks.
Container with expander
Use a container with expander to enable the user to show or hide a container’s content. All containers with expandable function require a title. Both expander and title trigger the expand/collapse function.
We recommend to initially expand the container. If there is more than one expandable container in a single view, only the first should be initially expanded.
Container with status indicator
Use a container with a status indicator to visualize a status either of the respective row or a child element similar to a list.
Container with dividers
Use a container with dividers to separate the container into sections and to separate related content groups.
Container with actions
Use a container with actions to manipulate the content of the container. A maximum of three actions are visible at the same time. If more actions are needed, a more menu can be used instead of listing all actions.
Container with additional title content
Use a container with additional title content to show more information about the title or content, for example, a badge or an indicator for unsaved changes.
Container with frameless content area
Use a container with frameless content area to display for example, lists and tables.
Container group
Use a container group to visually group several containers.
Nested containers
Use nested containers to reduce the complexity of the content. Each nested container behaves like a regular container.
Behavior
Container in sidebar
The container fills out the whole width of the sidebar. Its content though has an outer spacing.
Dos & Don’ts
Style
This chapter shows several container styles in the User Experience Toolkit.
Overview
Typography
The following table gives reference to the different font sizes and weights:
| Name | State | Font-family | Font-size | Line-height | Text-align |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Title | all | Siemens Sans Bold | 14px | 20px | left |
| Description | all | Siemens Sans Roman | 14px | 20px | left |
Sizing and spacing
The following measurements show the dimensions for this component:
To see a detailed explanation of all existing modifier and state classes, please refer to the usage table below.
Container
<div class="container">
<div class="container__content">
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</div>
</div>
Container filled
<div class="container container--filled">
<div class="container__content">
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</div>
</div>
Container with title
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<div class="container">
<div class="container__title">
<div class="title__content">
Simple container with a very very long title.
</div>
</div>
<div class="container__content">
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</div>Collapsable container (collapsed)
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<div class="container container--collapsable is-collapsed">
<div class="container__title">
<a class="title__content" href="#">
Collapsable container with with a very very long clickable title so it wraps on small screens
</a>
</div>
<div class="container__content">
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</div>Collapsable container (expanded)
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<div class="container container--collapsable">
<div class="container__title">
<a class="title__content" href="#">
Collapsable non-collapsed container
</a>
</div>
<div class="container__content">
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</div>Container with meta information
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<div class="container container--collapsable">
<div class="container__title">
<a class="title__content" href="#">
Collapsable non-collapsed container with meta information
</a>
<div class="title__meta">
<span class="badge has-bgColor-primary-dark has-color-base1000">
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</span>
</div>
</div>
<div class="container__content">
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</div>
</div>
Container with content actions
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<div class="container container--collapsable">
<div class="container__title">
<a class="title__content" href="#">
Collapsable non-collapsed container with buttons
</a>
<div class="title__actions">
<button class="button--ghost has-icon-only">
<span class="iconUxt edit" aria-hidden="true"></span>
</button>
<button class="button--ghost has-icon-only">
<span class="iconUxt link" aria-hidden="true"></span>
</button>
<button class="button--ghost has-icon-only">
<span class="iconUxt delete" aria-hidden="true"></span>
</button>
</div>
</div>
<div class="container__content">
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</div>
</div>
Nested containers
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<div class="container">
<div class="container__title">
<div class="title__content">
Container with some nested containers.
</div>
<div class="title__meta">
<span class="badge has-bgColor-primary-dark has-color-base1000">
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</span>
</div>
</div>
<div class="container__content">
<div class="container">
<div class="container__title">
<div class="title__content">
Please don't nest containers for more then 2 levels.
</div>
<div class="title__meta">
<i aria-hidden="true" class="iconUxt attention filled has-color-warning"></i>
</div>
</div>
<div class="container__content">
<p>
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</div>
</div>
<div class="container container--collapsable is-collapsed">
<div class="container__title">
<a class="title__content" href="#">
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</a>
<div class="title__meta">
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</span>
</div>
</div>
<div class="container__content">
<p>
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</p>
</div>
</div>
<div class="container container--collapsable">
<div class="container__title">
<a class="title__content" href="#">
Please don't nest containers for more then 2 levels.
</a>
<div class="title__meta">
<i aria-hidden="true" class="iconUxt comment has-color-primary-light"></i>
</div>
</div>
<div class="container__content">
<p>
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</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
Container with section divider and content divider
This container is not collapsable and expanded by default. It does have several content objects which are divided with so called section dividers.
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<div class="container">
<div class="container__title">
<div class="title__content">
Simple container with section dividers between it's content objects.
</div>
<div class="title__meta">
</div>
</div>
<div class="container__content">
<p class="p">This container is not collapsable and expanded by default. It does have several content objects which are divided with so called <em>section dividers</em>.</p>
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</div>Frameless container
| First name | Last name | |
|---|---|---|
| Roland | May Frontend developer | rolandmay@yoveo.foo |
| Mark | Ross Scrum master | mark.ross@skivee.foo |
| Melissa | Anton Frontend key developer | m.anton@grkeo.foo |
| Tyler | Nichols Frontend developer | tyler.nichols@cogibox.foo |
| Amanda Maria | Kennedy Chief product expert | amanda-maria-kennedy@gmail.foo |
<div class="container container--frameless">
<div class="container__title">
<div class="title__content">
Container, frameless variant with with a very very long title.
</div>
</div>
<div class="container__content">
<table class="table table--alternate">
<thead>
<tr>
<th>First name</th>
<th>Last name</th>
<th>E-Mail</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>Roland</td>
<td>
May
<div class="td__description">
Frontend developer
</div>
</td>
<td>
<a href="mailto:roymay@yoveo.foo">
rolandmay@yoveo.foo
</a>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
Mark
</td>
<td>
Ross
<div class="td__description">
Scrum master
</div>
</td>
<td>
<a href="mailto:mark.ross@skivee.foo">
mark.ross@skivee.foo
</a>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Melissa</td>
<td>
Anton
<div class="td__description">
Frontend key developer
</div>
</td>
<td>
<a href="mailto:m.anton@grkeo.foo">
m.anton@grkeo.foo
</a>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Tyler</td>
<td>
Nichols
<div class="td__description">
Frontend developer
</div>
</td>
<td>
<a href="mailto:tyler.nichols@cogibox.foo">
tyler.nichols@cogibox.foo
</a>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Amanda Maria</td>
<td>
Kennedy
<div class="td__description">
Chief product expert
</div>
</td>
<td>
<a href="mailto:amanda-maria-kennedy@gmail.foo">
amanda-maria-kennedy@gmail.foo
</a>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</div>
</div>Grouped container
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<div class="containergroup">
<div class="container container--collapsable">
<div class="container__title">
<a class="title__content" href="#">
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</a>
</div>
<div class="container__content">
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</div>
</div>
<div class="container container--collapsable is-collapsed">
<div class="container__title">
<a class="title__content" href="#">
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</a>
</div>
<div class="container__content">
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</div>
</div>
<div class="container">
<div class="container__title">
<div class="title__content">
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</div>
</div>
<div class="container__content">
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</div>
</div>
<div class="container">
<div class="container__title">
<div class="title__content">
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</div>
</div>
<div class="container__content">
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</div>
</div>Container with status indicators
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<div class="container container--collapsable is-success has-indicator-bold">
<div class="container__title">
<div class="title__content">
Container with horizontal bold indicator (dont mix with other versions!)
</div>
</div>
<div class="container__content">
<p>
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</p>
</div>
</div>
<div class="container container--collapsable is-collapsed is-info">
<div class="container__title">
<a class="title__content" href="#">
Container with horizontal indicator (dont mix with other versions!)
</a>
</div>
<div class="container__content">
<p>
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</p>
</div>
</div>
<div class="container container--collapsable is-error has-indicator-vertical has-indicator-bold">
<div class="container__title">
<a class="title__content" href="#">
Container with vertical bold indicator (dont mix with other versions!)
</a>
</div>
<div class="container__content">
<p>
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</p>
</div>
</div>
<div class="container container--collapsable is-collapsed is-warning has-indicator-vertical">
<div class="container__title">
<a class="title__content" href="#">
Container with vertical indicator (dont mix with other versions!)
</a>
</div>
<div class="container__content">
<p>
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</div>
</div>
Usage
| Element | Class | Description |
|---|---|---|
.container | container--filled | Filled variant of the container. |
.container | container--collapsable | Adds a clickable expander element next to the container title. Note: Expanding behaviour has to be added individually with JavaScript. |
.container | is-collapsed | Collapses a container, irrespective of the amount of content. If the class is removed, the container will expand to show all content. |
.container | container--frameless | Removes the spacing around the container's content. This class cannot be used in combination with section and content dividers. |
.container | .is-success, .is-warning, .is-error|.is-alert | Adds different states to the container. |
.container | has-indicator-bold | Changes the indicator to a bold variant. |
.container | has-indicator-vertical | Changes the indicator to a vertical variant. |