uswds/uswds
The U.S. Web Design System helps the federal government build fast, accessible, mobile-friendly websites. observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
95/100
- Activity 99
- Release rhythm 86
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_license
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 76
- age_days: 4123
- days_rel: 15
- days_push: 7
- n_releases_24m: 6
Adoption not part of the score
7161 stars · 1099 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
The United States Web Design System (USWDS) is a library of open source UI components, design tokens, utilities, and a visual style guide for building accessible, mobile-friendly government websites. It ships as an npm package of Sass/CSS and JavaScript, customizable via theme settings, with companion design kits for Figma and Sketch.
Use cases
- build an accessible federal government website
- get Section 508 compliant UI components
- create a mobile-friendly public sector website
- apply a consistent design token system to a web project
- prototype government service pages quickly with utilities
- customize a themed component library via Sass settings
When to choose
- you're building a U.S. federal or state government website and need standards compliance
- accessibility (WCAG/Section 508) is a hard requirement
- you want pre-built, tested components with a coherent visual style
- you need a public-domain design system usable in any project
When to avoid
- you need a highly custom or branded non-government visual identity
- your stack doesn't use Sass or you can't run a Sass compilation step
- you want a full JavaScript application framework rather than CSS/HTML components
- you need React/Vue component bindings (USWDS ships framework-agnostic HTML/CSS/JS)
Facets
library · maturity active
ui-components css-framework frontend-framework theme accessibility web-development frontend web-design accessibility e-government cross-platform design-system design-tokens sass scss government-websites section-508 uswds figma-design-kit web-server nodejs
10 sources
- readme: https://github.com/uswds/uswds · fetched 2026-08-28 · b79fa26a65e5
- homepage: https://designsystem.digital.gov · fetched 2026-08-29 · 567e476d9762
- site_page: https://designsystem.digital.gov/documentation/getting-started-for-developers · fetched 2026-08-29 · a790ea99bb4a
- site_page: https://designsystem.digital.gov/documentation/getting-started-for-designers · fetched 2026-08-29 · b0b614d027e3
- site_page: https://designsystem.digital.gov/documentation/developers · fetched 2026-08-29 · 64e653d31a9e
- site_page: https://designsystem.digital.gov/documentation/settings · fetched 2026-08-29 · c2fd2cd3e35b
- site_page: https://designsystem.digital.gov/documentation/accessibility · fetched 2026-08-29 · 96a5b68eaf92
- site_page: https://designsystem.digital.gov/documentation/code-guidelines · fetched 2026-08-29 · 6351692503cf
- site_page: https://designsystem.digital.gov/documentation/migration · fetched 2026-08-29 · abe2821b8f58
- site_page: https://designsystem.digital.gov/documentation/migration-v2 · fetched 2026-08-29 · 87c880371571
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| uswds/uswds | main | 95 |
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