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Dropdowns allow users to select from a list of options. A selected option can represent a value in a form, or it can be used as an action to filter or sort existing content. Multiselects and combo boxes also fall under the category of dropdowns. Dropdown: allows users to select one option from a list Multiselect: allows users to select multiple options from a list and filter Combo box: allows users to make a selection from a list of suggested, likely, or desired values

Color

Color

ElementPropertyColor token
Labeltext-color$text-primary
Field texttext-color$text-primary
Field text:prompttext-color$text-secondary
Helper texttext-color$text-secondary
Fieldbackground-color$field-01
 border-bottom$border-subtle-01
Chevron iconsvg$icon-primary
Menu optiontext-color$text-primary
 background-color$layer-02
 border-top$border-subtle-02
Menubox-shadow 
Checkboxborder-color$border-subtle-01
 
Dropdown Color
Dropdown Color Combo Box
Dropdown Color Multiselect

Typography

ElementFont-size (px/rem)Font-weightType token
Label16 / 1Semibod / 600$heading-compact-01
Field text16 / 1Regular / 400$body-compact-01
Menu option text16 / 1Regular / 400$body-compact-01
Helper text14 / 0.875Regular / 400$helper-text-01
Error message14 / 0.875Regular / 400$helper-text-01

Structure

Margins and padding

ElementPropertypx/remSpacing token
Labelmargin-bottom4 / .25$spacing-02
Fieldpadding-left16 / 1$spacing-05
 padding-right – / –$spacing-
 border-bottom1px
Chevron iconpadding-right, padding-left16 / 1$spacing-05
Helper textmargin-top4 /.25$spacing-02

 

Sizes

ElementSizeHeight (px / rem)Spacing token
FieldExtra small (xs)32 / 2$spacing-07
 Small (sm)40 / 2.5$spacing-08
 Medium (md)48 / 3$spacing-09
Menu itemExtra small (xs)32 / 2$spacing-07
 Small (sm)40 / 2.5$spacing-08
 Medium (md)48 / 3$spacing-09