Typography

Typography is an essential component of a clear and efficient user interface.

Usage

Font weight and style

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Different font weights and styles of Siemens Sans

How to use

Try to be consistent in the use of typography. This can be achieved by applying typographic hierarchy throughout your app.

Types

There are the following typography types:

Headline

The different headline sizes and weights build a structure you should use while designing your app.

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Different headlines

Subtitle

A subtitle is smaller than a headline. It is a single line that is usually used in combination with a h1 headline.

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Headline with subtitle and paragraphs

Paragraph

Use a paragraph for longer text sections. There are two sizes available.

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Headline with paragraphs in two different sizes

Lists

Unordered list

Use an unordered list for listings in which the order of the items doesn’t matter.

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Unorderd nested list
Ordered list

Use an ordered list for listings in which the order of the items matter.

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Orderd nested list
Inline list

Use an inline list to create a horizontal list.

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Inline list
Definition list

Use a definition list to display name-value pairs, like in a glossary. It can also have an inline style.

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Definition list

Use a hyperlink to reference to another internal or external site.

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1. Internal link, 2. External link

Style

This chapter shows several typography styles in the User Experience Toolkit.

Overview

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Headlines and paragraphs

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Standard definition list and inline definition list

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Hyperlink examples: 1. Internal link, 2. External link

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Hyperlink states: 1. Default and visited, 2. Focus, 3. Mouseover, 4. Pressed

Typography

The following tables give reference to the different font sizes and weights:

Headlines

NameFont-familyFont-sizeLine-heightText-align
Headline h1Siemens Sans Black36px43pxleft
Headline h2Siemens Sans Bold31px43pxleft
Headline h3Siemens Sans Roman26px36pxleft
Headline h4Siemens Sans Roman21px29pxleft
Headline h5Siemens Sans Roman17px23pxleft
Headline h6Siemens Sans Roman16px22pxleft
SubtitleSiemens Sans Roman17px25pxleft

Paragraphs

NameFont-familyFont-sizeLine-heightText-align
ParagraphSiemens Sans RomanFont-size of body element (default 16px)1.43emleft
Small paragraphSiemens Sans Roman86% of paragraph font size1.33emleft

Inline text elements

Inline text elements have the same font size as the corresponding paragraph.

NameFont-family
Strong textSiemens Sans Bold
Emphasized textSiemens Sans Italic

Sizing and spacing

The following measurements show the dimensions for this component:

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Spacing for headlines and paragraphs

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Spacing for unordered and ordered lists

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Spacing for definition lists

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Sizing and spacing for inline definition lists

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Sizing and spacing for external link

Siemens Sans web-font

Internal use

The Siemens Sans web-font is not included in the zip files, they are reserved for Siemens internal use only!

A zip file containing the font files, CSS and SCSS code snippets is available for download here.
Without included Siemens web-font, the CSS Framework will fallback on a web-safe (sans / sans-serif) font.

Headline h1

This is a headline of first order

<h1>This is a <em>headline</em> of first order</h1>
This is a div styled as headline of first order
<div class="h1">This is a div styled as <span class="em">headline</span> of first order</div>

Headline h2

This is a headline of second order

<h2>This is a <em>headline</em> of second order</h2>
This is a div styled as headline of second order
<div class="h2">This is a div styled as <span class="em">headline</span> of second order</div>

Headline h3

This is a headline of third order

<h3>This is a <em>headline</em> of third order</h3>

Headline h3

This is a div styled as headline of third order
<div class="h3">This is a div styled as <span class="em">headline</span> of third order</div>

Headline h4

This is a headline of fourth order

This is a div styled as headline of fourth order
<h4>This is a headline of fourth order</h4>

<div class="h4">This is a div styled as headline of fourth order</div>

Headline h5

This is a headline of fifth order
This is a div styled as headline of fifth order
<h5>This is a headline of fifth order</h5>

<div class="h5">This is a div styled as headline of fifth order</div>

Headline h6

This is a headline of sixth order
This is a div styled as headline of sixth order
This is a headline of sixth order without standard margin
This is a div styled as headline of sixth order without standard margin
<h6>This is a headline of sixth order</h6>

<div class="h6">This is a div styled as headline of sixth order</div>

<h6 class="has-margin-0">This is a headline of sixth order without standard margin</h6>

<div class="h6 has-margin-0">This is a div styled as headline of sixth order without standard margin</div>

Subheadline

This is a div styled as a subheadline
<div class="subheadline">This is a div styled as a subheadline</div>

Usage

ElementClassDescription
h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6 .has-margin-0 Removes the default margin of the headline element(s) and sets it to 0px.
.h1, .h2, .h3, .h4, .h5, .h6 .has-margin-0 Removes the standard margin of the headline elements and sets it to 0px.

Paragraph

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<p>
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</p>
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<div class="p">
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</div>

Small paragraph

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<p class="p--small">
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</p>

<div class="p p--small">
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</div>

Usage

ElementClassDescription
p, .p .p--small Applies a smaller font size to the paragraph element.

Hyperlinks

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<p>
    Duis mollis, est non <a href="#">internal hyperlink</a>, nisi erat porttitor ligula, eget lacinia odio sem nec elit. <a href="#" target="_blank">Another internal link cras justo odio</a>, dapibus ac facilisis in, egestas eget quam.
</p>

Duis mollis, est non internal hyperlink, nisi erat porttitor ligula, eget lacinia odio sem nec elit. Another internal link cras justo odio, dapibus ac facilisis in, egestas eget quam.

<p class="p">
    Duis mollis, est non <a href="#" class="a">internal hyperlink</a>, nisi erat porttitor ligula, eget lacinia odio sem nec elit. <a href="#" class="a" target="_blank">Another internal link cras justo odio</a>, dapibus ac facilisis in, egestas eget quam.
</p>

External hyperlinks

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<p>
    Justo Amet Ridiculus Tellus Fusce <a href="https://www.mindsphere.io" class="is-external" rel="noopener noreferrer">absolute hyperlink</a>, nisi erat porttitor ligula, eget lacinia odio sem nec elit. <a href="https://www.mindsphere.io" target="_blank" class="is-external" rel="noopener noreferrer">Another absolute hyperlink</a> cras justo odio, dapibus ac facilisis in, egestas eget quam.
    Aenean lacinia bibendum <a href="#" class="is-external">nulla sed consectetur</a>. Maecenas sed diam eget risus varius blandit sit amet non magna.
</p>

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<p class="p">
    Justo Amet Ridiculus Tellus Fusce <a href="https://www.mindsphere.io" class="a is-external" rel="noopener noreferrer">absolute hyperlink</a>, nisi erat porttitor ligula, eget lacinia odio sem nec elit. <a href="https://www.mindsphere.io" target="_blank" class="a is-external" rel="noopener noreferrer">Another absolute hyperlink</a> cras justo odio, dapibus ac facilisis in, egestas eget quam.
    Aenean lacinia bibendum <a href="#" class="a is-external">nulla sed consectetur</a>. Maecenas sed diam eget risus varius blandit sit amet non magna.
</p>

Emphasized text

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<div>
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</div>

<div>
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</div>

<div>
    <span class="i">This is a text in a div styled as an em element.</span> Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Proin pulvinar, dolor vitae feugiat ultricies, leo eros cursus eros, vel aliquam quam nunc at ligula. Pellentesque habitant morbi tristique senectus et netus et malesuada fames ac turpis egestas.
</div>

Marked text

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<div>
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</div>

<div>
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</div>

Small text

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<div>
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</div>

<div>
    <span class="small">This is a text in a div styled as a small element.</span> Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Proin pulvinar, dolor vitae feugiat ultricies, leo eros cursus eros, vel aliquam quam nunc at ligula. Pellentesque habitant morbi tristique senectus et netus et malesuada fames ac turpis egestas.
</div>

Strong text

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<div>
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</div>

<div>
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</div>

<div>
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</div>

Unordered list

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  • List Item 2
  • List Item 3
    • Nested List Item with a very long line which
      breaks/wraps into a new line
    • Nested List Item
    • Nested List Item
  • List Item 4
  • List Item 5
  • List Item 6, this
    breaks into a new line
  • List Item 7
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    </li>
    <li>List Item 2</li>
    <li>List Item 3</li>
    <ul>
        <li>Nested List Item with a very long line which <br />breaks/wraps into a new line</li>
        <li>Nested List Item</li>
        <li>Nested List Item</li>
    </ul>
    <li>List Item 4</li>
    <li>List Item 5</li>
    <li>List Item 6, this <br /> breaks into a new line</li>
    <li>List Item 7</li>
</ul>

Ordered list

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  2. List Item 2
    1. Nested List Item
    2. Nested List Item
      breaking / wrapping into a new line
    3. Nested List Item
  3. List Item 4
  4. List Item 5
  5. List Item 6; this item has so much text
    that it breaks into a new line
  6. List Item 7
<ol>
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    </li>
    <li>List Item 2</li>
    <ol>
        <li>Nested List Item</li>
        <li>Nested List Item<br />breaking / wrapping into a new line</li>
        <li>Nested List Item</li>
    </ol>
    <li>List Item 4</li>
    <li>List Item 5</li>
    <li>List Item 6; this item has so much text <br />that it breaks into a new line</li>
    <li>List Item 7</li>
</ol>

Definition list

Definition List: Term
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Definition List: Term
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<dl>
    <dt>
        Definition List: Term
    </dt>
    <dd>
        Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Proin pulvinar, dolor vitae feugiat ultricies, leo eros cursus eros, vel aliquam quam nunc at ligula. Pellentesque habitant morbi tristique senectus et netus et malesuada fames ac turpis egestas.
        Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Proin pulvinar, dolor vitae feugiat ultricies, leo eros cursus eros, vel aliquam quam nunc at ligula. Pellentesque habitant morbi tristique senectus et netus et malesuada fames ac turpis egestas.
    </dd>
    <dt>
        Definition List: Term
    </dt>
    <dd>
        Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Proin pulvinar, dolor vitae feugiat ultricies, leo eros cursus eros, vel aliquam quam nunc at ligula. Pellentesque habitant morbi tristique senectus et netus et malesuada fames ac turpis egestas.
    </dd>
</dl>

Code snippets, monospace font

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<p>
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</p>
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