Card

Container surface with Paper Cut's 4-level elevation system.

Basic Usage

Default Card uses elevated variant with strong shadow. Use lift to opt into the hover “picked up” feel.

Paper Cut Design
Experience the elegance of light and paper.

This design system is inspired by the interplay of light and layered paper.

Variants

Four elevation levels for different contexts.

Elevated

Strong shadow. Add lift when you want interactive emphasis.

Featured Card
Lift enabled

Strong visual impact for standalone surfaces.

Default

Medium shadow without lift. For general containers and panels.

Standard Card
Medium elevation

Balanced presence for functional interfaces.

Outlined

Border only, no shadow. For dense layouts and sidebars.

Outlined Card
Border only

Minimal visual weight for dense layouts.

Flat

No shadow. For nesting inside other elevated containers.

Outer Card (elevated)

Inner Card
Flat variant

Defers elevation to parent container.

Best Practices

Key principle: Card owns elevation, inner controls use flat variants.

Elevation Budget

Bad: Double elevation
Elevated buttons inside Card
Good: Flat inside
Flat button variants

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Anti-patterns

Avoid nesting elevated Cards. Use flat variant for inner containers.

Bad: Nested elevated Card

Inner card with shadow

Good: Nested flat Card

Inner card defers elevation

API Reference

Card component with 4-level elevation system and optional lift.

Card Props

PropTypeDescription
variant"elevated" | "default" | "outlined" | "flat"Elevation level
liftbooleanEnable hover/focus lift (default: false)

Elevation Levels

VariantShadowUse Case
elevatedStrongLanding, Hero, Featured (default)
defaultMediumGeneral containers, dashboards
outlinedNone (border)Dense layouts, sidebars
flatNoneNested inside containers