Card

hc-card is a thin container with a border, a subtle radius, and optional header/body/footer parts. It is a layout primitive — not something that owns interaction or state.

Also known as: panel, tile.

Basic HTML

Two items, shipping on Friday.

<article class="hc-card">
  <header class="hc-card__header">Order #123</header>
  <div class="hc-card__body">
    <p>Two items, shipping on Friday.</p>
  </div>
  <footer class="hc-card__footer">
    <button class="hc-button" type="button" data-size="sm">View</button>
  </footer>
</article>

Parts are optional. A card with only .hc-card__body is fine, and so is a card with no parts at all — direct children get the same padding as the body so plain content still looks right.

Variants

<article class="hc-card">
  <div class="hc-card__body">
    <h3>Heads up</h3>
    <p>A card without an explicit header still works.</p>
  </div>
</article>

For card grids, pair hc-card with the layout primitive of your choice (CSS grid, the hc-stack utility, or any flex container). The card itself does not impose horizontal spacing.

Accessibility

Use the most accurate landmark element for the card root:
- <article> for a self-contained piece of content;
- <section> for a thematic grouping within a page;
- <div> when no landmark semantics apply.
A card’s heading should match the page’s heading hierarchy. Do not skip levels just because the card is small.

Theming tokens

Token path	Purpose
`card.bg`	Background color.
`card.fg`	Foreground color.
`card.border`	Outer border color.
`card.header-border`	Divider between parts.
`card.radius`	Border radius.
`card.padding`	Padding for each card part.

CSS variables

Show the generated CSS variables

--hc-card-bg | -fg | -border | -header-border
--hc-card-radius
--hc-card-padding

Table — for tabular data inside or outside a card.
Alert — for prominent messages.

Used in recipes: Lazy panel