Use this design system to make your service consistent with GOV.UK. Learn from the research and experience of other service teams and avoid repeating work that’s already been done.
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16 December 2022: We’ve released GOV.UK Frontend v4.4.1. This release fixes a WCAG-failing accessibility issue. It fixes focus styles for links not displaying correctly when split over multiple lines in Chromium 108+ (Chrome 108+, Edge 108+, Opera 94+)
Make your service look like GOV.UK with guides for applying layout, typography, colour and images.
Save time with reusable, accessible components for forms, navigation, panels, tables and more.
Help users complete common tasks like entering names and addresses, filling in forms and creating accounts.
The GOV.UK Design System helps service teams follow the Government Design Principles and GOV.UK Service Manual. This website also follows the style guide and content design guidance used by GOV.UK.
Our accessiblity strategy outlines our principles and work to improve accessibility within the GOV.UK Design System.
The GOV.UK Design System is for everyone, with a strong community sitting behind it. It brings together the latest research, design and development from across government to make sure it’s representative and relevant for its users.
You can help improve the Design System by joining our discussions, events and co-design collaborations.
Also see upcoming components and patterns we're working on and how you can help.
The GOV.UK Design System is maintained by a team at the Government Digital Service. If you’ve got a question, idea or suggestion, you can contact the team.
See blog posts, video talks, and podcasts about the GOV.UK Design System and Prototype Kit.
See what the Design System team at GDS is planning to work on over the next 12 months in the GOV.UK Design System Roadmap.