Chips

Design System - Chips component

The Chips component is a compact, interactive UI element used to display discrete pieces of information, user selections, filters, tags, or statuses. This chip's component enhances the interface by providing quick insights or actions in a visually organised way without overwhelming the user.

// Sample code

  <CheckBox
    label="Label"
    onChange={(e)=>{console.log(e.target.checked}}
  />

Anatomy


Variants


Default

This represents the standard chip style, which has a neutral background, commonly used for user choices, tags, or options, and this is also non-dismissable by default.

Error

This highlights the invalid or incorrect selections and is also styled with a red border and background to indicate a problem or error state.

With Close

This includes a dismiss (close) icon that allows users to remove a selection or input dynamically and is useful for multi-select filters, form tags, or user-generated inputs.


Properties

With Icon

An optional icon can be added to the left or right (dismiss/close icon). This enhances usability and improves scanability, especially for chips used in status indicators or filters.

Property Configuration Table

Each design component offers a range of configurable options. These options are intentionally platform-agnostic, allowing implementations to adapt and tailor them to align with the specific requirements of the chosen framework.

Property
Value
Default

className

text

-

text

text

no

onTagClick

yes/no

no

onClick

yes/no

-

extraStyles

number

-

disabled

yes/no

-

isErrorTag

yes/no

no

error

yes/no

no

hideClose

yes/no

no

onErrorClick

number

no

iconReq

yes/no

no


Behaviours

Compact & Responsive

This Chips component is designed to occupy minimal space, and it also auto-resizes based on content and adapts to containers across screen sizes.


Usage Guide


Use Chips to show selected options

Use chips to display selected options in a multi-select dropdown, making it easy for users to review and remove selections if needed.



Avoid using chips that don’t clearly show how to remove or edit them, and don’t display error states without simple instructions on how to fix the issue.



Changelog


Date
Number
Notes

Dec 15, 2024

v-0.0.2

This component is added to the website. This component is now individually versioned.

Design Checklist


All interactive states - Includes all interactive states that are applicable (hover, down, focus, keyboard focus, disabled).

Accessible use of colours - Colour is not used as the only visual means of conveying information (WCAG 2.1 1.4.1)

Accessible contrast for text - Text has a contrast ratio of at least 4.5:1 for small text and at least 3:1 for large text (WCAG 2.0 1.4.3).

Accessible contrast for UI components - Visual information required to identify components and states (except inactive components) has a contrast ratio of at least 3:1 (WCAG 2.1 1.4.11).

Keyboard interactions - Includes all interactive states that are applicable (hover, down, focus, keyboard focus, disabled).

Screen reader accessible - All content, including headings, labels, and descriptions, is meaningful, concise, contextual and accessible by screen readers.

Responsive for all breakpoints - Responsiveness for 3 breakpoints - Mobile, Tablet and Desktop

Usage guidelines - Includes a list of dos and don'ts that highlight best practices and common mistakes.

Content guidelines - Content standards and usage guidelines for writing and formatting in-product content for the component.

Defined variants and properties - Includes relevant variants and properties (style, size, orientation, optional iconography, decorative elements, selection states, error states, etc.)

Defined behaviours - Guidelines for keyboard navigation and focus, layout management (including wrapping, truncation, and overflow), animations, and user interactions.

Design Kit - Access to the design file for the component in Figma, multiple options, states, colour themes, and platform scales.

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