Spotify Design System Skill

When the user invokes this skill, apply the following design system to all UI generation. Use these exact design tokens, color values, typography specs, component styles, and layout principles to produce interfaces that match Spotify's visual identity.

Reference Previews

For a visual reference of how this design system looks when implemented, see the bundled HTML previews:

• Light theme: preview.html
• Dark theme: preview-dark.html

Read these files when you need to verify exact visual implementation details, CSS values, or component structure.

1. Visual Theme & Atmosphere

Spotify's web interface is a dark, immersive music player that wraps listeners in a near-black cocoon (#121212, #181818, #1f1f1f) where album art and content become the primary source of color. The design philosophy is "content-first darkness" — the UI recedes into shadow so that music, podcasts, and playlists can glow. Every surface is a shade of charcoal, creating a theater-like environment where the only true color comes from the iconic Spotify Green (#1ed760) and the album artwork itself.

The typography uses SpotifyMixUI and SpotifyMixUITitle — proprietary fonts from the CircularSp family (Circular by Lineto, customized for Spotify) with an extensive fallback stack that includes Arabic, Hebrew, Cyrillic, Greek, Devanagari, and CJK fonts, reflecting Spotify's global reach. The type system is compact and functional: 700 (bold) for emphasis and navigation, 600 (semibold) for secondary emphasis, and 400 (regular) for body. Buttons use uppercase with positive letter-spacing (1.4px–2px) for a systematic, label-like quality.