Foundation
Typography
Font tokens for VA Design System typography.
Generated from css-library v0.34.1 (Tue, 04 Aug 2026 20:19:43 GMT).
For guidance on type styles and usage, see the typography page.
Semantic font size tokens
vads-font-size-body-default
1.06rem (17px)
vads-font-size-source-sans-normalized Default body text font size.
vads-font-size-body-large
1.25rem (20px)
Largest body font size.
vads-font-size-body-lead
1.25rem (20px)
Font size for body text in lead paragraphs.
vads-font-size-body-medium
1.063rem (17px)
Medium body font size.
vads-font-size-body-small
0.938rem (15px)
Smallest body font size.
vads-font-size-eyebrow
1.063rem (17px)
Font size for eyebrow text above a heading.
vads-font-size-heading-level-1
2.5rem (40px)
Font size for level 1 headings (h1).
vads-font-size-heading-level-2
2rem (32px)
Font size for level 2 headings (h2).
vads-font-size-heading-level-3
1.25rem (20px)
Font size for level 3 headings (h3).
vads-font-size-heading-level-4
1.063rem (17px)
Font size for level 4 headings (h4).
vads-font-size-heading-level-5
0.938rem (15px)
Font size for level 5 headings (h5).
vads-font-size-heading-level-6
0.938rem (15px)
Font size for level 6 headings (h6).
Semantic line height tokens
vads-font-line-height-heading
1.2
Default line height for headings.
vads-font-line-height-default
1.5
Default line height for paragraphs.
vads-font-line-height-mono
1.7
Line height for monospace text.
vads-font-line-height-body-lead
1.75
Line height for lead paragraphs.
vads-font-line-height-serif
1.9
Line height for serif text.
Primitive typography tokens
vads-font-family-heading
Bitter, Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif
vads-font-family-serif Font family for headings. Aliases
vads-font-family-serif.
vads-font-family-mono
'Roboto Mono Web', 'Bitstream Vera Sans Mono', 'Consolas', 'Courier', monospace
Monospace font family, for code and tabular figures.
vads-font-family-sans
'Source Sans Pro Web', 'Source Sans Pro', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Roboto, Arial, sans-serif
Default sans-serif font family for UI and body text.
vads-font-family-serif
Bitter, Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif
Serif font family, for headings and display text.
vads-font-letter-spacing-loose
0.01em
Increases letter spacing by 0.01em.
vads-font-letter-spacing-looser
0.02em
Increases letter spacing by 0.02em.
vads-font-letter-spacing-tight
-0.01em
Reduces letter spacing by 0.01em.
vads-font-letter-spacing-tighter
-0.02em
Reduces letter spacing by 0.02em.
vads-font-line-height-1
1
Line height for buttons, navigation, and text not meant to wrap.
vads-font-line-height-2
1.15
Line height for headings and short lead text (1-2 sentences).
vads-font-line-height-3
1.35
Line height for short text, captions, and very short or long measures.
vads-font-line-height-4
1.5
Line height for short running text with a short measure.
vads-font-line-height-5
1.62
Line height for extended reading text.
vads-font-line-height-6
1.75
Line height for shorter text and pullquotes set apart from body text.
vads-font-size-2xl
2.5rem (40px)
Font size scale step, 2X-large.
vads-font-size-2xs
0.8125rem (13px)
Font size scale step, 2X-small.
vads-font-size-3xl
3rem (48px)
Font size scale step, 3X-large.
vads-font-size-3xs
0.75rem (12px)
Font size scale step, 3X-small.
vads-font-size-lg
1.25rem (20px)
Font size scale step, large.
vads-font-size-md
1.063rem (17px)
Font size scale step, medium.
vads-font-size-root
1rem (16px)
Root font size that rem units are based on.
vads-font-size-sm
0.938rem (15px)
Font size scale step, small.
vads-font-size-source-sans-normalized
1.06rem (17px)
Do not use. Use vads-font-size-body-default instead.
vads-font-size-xl
2rem (32px)
Font size scale step, X-large.
vads-font-size-xs
0.875rem (14px)
Font size scale step, X-small.
vads-font-style-italic
italic
Italic font style.
vads-font-style-normal
normal
Normal font style.
vads-font-weight-bold
700
Bold font weight.
vads-font-weight-medium
500
Medium font weight.
vads-font-weight-normal
400
Normal font weight.
vads-font-weight-semibold
600
Semibold font weight.
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