Threads vs Zed
75 token-level differences between these two design systems.
Background
#000000 → #f5f5f3 Text
#ffffff → #393d45 Brand
#ffffff → #004edb Border
rgba(243,245,247,0.15) → #e2e2de Display font
Instagram Sans → IBM Plex Serif Body size
15px → 16px colors 64 changed
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bg #000000 → #f5f5f3 ~
text #ffffff → #393d45 ~
text-strong #ffffff → #16181d ~
brand #ffffff → #004edb ~
link rgba(243,245,247,0.5) → #004edb ~
link-hover #ffffff → #003fb5 ~
border rgba(243,245,247,0.15) → #e2e2de ~
border-strong rgba(243,245,247,0.3) → #d4d4ce ~
on-brand #000000 → #ffffff +
bg-100 #ffffff +
bg-200 #eeede9 +
bg-300 #e7e6e1 +
surface-card #ffffff +
surface-code #1a1b1e +
text-200 #5a5e66 +
text-300 #6b6f78 +
text-400 #86888f +
brand-hover #003fb5 +
brand-soft rgba(0,78,219,0.08) +
cta-secondary-bg #ffffff +
cta-secondary-text #16181d +
border-focus #004edb +
code-bg #1a1b1e +
code-text #e6e6e3 +
semantic-success #2e7d32 +
semantic-warning #b54708 +
semantic-danger #c01919 +
semantic-info #004edb −
bg-light #ffffff −
bg-soft #101010 −
bg-deep #000000 −
surface #181818 −
surface-hover #1f1f1f −
surface-elevated #252525 −
surface-soft #0a0a0a −
text-body #f5f5f5 −
text-muted rgba(243,245,247,0.5) −
text-soft rgba(243,245,247,0.4) −
text-faint rgba(243,245,247,0.3) −
text-on-light #000000 −
text-on-light-muted rgba(0,0,0,0.5) −
text-on-brand #ffffff −
primary-action #ffffff −
primary-action-hover #e0e0e0 −
secondary-action #000000 −
border-subtle rgba(243,245,247,0.08) −
on-bg #ffffff −
shadow-color rgba(0,0,0,0.4) −
reply-icon rgba(243,245,247,0.5) −
reply-active #ffffff −
repost-icon rgba(243,245,247,0.5) −
repost-active #22c55e −
like-icon rgba(243,245,247,0.5) −
like-active #fe0169 −
share-icon rgba(243,245,247,0.5) −
thread-line rgba(243,245,247,0.2) −
follow-button-bg #ffffff −
followed-button-bg transparent −
verified-blue #1da1f2 −
notification-dot #fe0169 −
success #22c55e −
warning #fab421 −
danger #fe0169 −
info #1da1f2 typography 5 changed
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display {"family":"Instagram Sans","size":56} → {"family":"IBM Plex Serif","size":72} ~
h1 {"family":"Instagram Sans","size":40} → {"family":"IBM Plex Serif","size":48} ~
h2 {"family":"Instagram Sans","size":32} → {"family":"IBM Plex Serif","size":36} ~
body {"family":"Instagram Sans","size":15} → {"family":"writer","size":16} ~
label {"family":"JetBrains Mono","size":12} → {"family":"writer-mono","size":13} radius 2 changed
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button 12px → 6px ~
card 18px → 8px spacing 4 changed
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xs 4px → 0px ~
sm 8px → 4px ~
md 16px → 12px ~
xl 48px → 64px