sgds-getting-started
Getting Started with SGDS
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When building any application with the SGDS web component library, complete these four steps in order before writing any component or page code.
Step 1 — Set the Font
SGDS foundation styles use the Inter typeface by default. Add the Google Fonts import to the <head> of your HTML document before any SGDS CSS. The URL below loads only the four weights defined by the SGDS design tokens (300, 400, 600, 700) in both normal and italic styles.
<head>
<link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.googleapis.com" />
<link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.gstatic.com" crossorigin />
<link
href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Inter:ital,opsz,wght@0,14..32,300;0,14..32,400;0,14..32,600;0,14..32,700;1,14..32,300;1,14..32,400;1,14..32,600;1,14..32,700&display=swap"
rel="stylesheet"
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