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Improve hierarchy in the “Apply text styles” UI to match the Styles panel

  • December 29, 2025
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Sanil297

While working with text styles, I noticed an inconsistency between the Styles view/edit panel and the UI used when applying text styles to text.

The Styles view/edit panel has a strong visual hierarchy:

  • Clear grouping (e.g., body → size → variant)

  • Nested structure that is easy to scan

  • Logical ordering that helps designers understand relationships between styles

However, when applying text styles, this hierarchy is flattened. The lack of grouping makes it harder to:

  • Quickly scan available styles

  • Understand size and variant relationships

  • Confidently choose the correct style, especially in large design systems

Suggestion

Consider using the same hierarchical structure from the Styles view/edit panel in the Apply text style UI.
For example:

  • Preserve parent groups like body / small / medium / large

  • Visually nest variants such as base, prominent, and link

  • Maintain consistent ordering and indentation

Why this helps

  • Faster style selection for designers

  • Reduced cognitive load when working with large typography systems

  • Better alignment between how styles are created and how they are consumed

  • Improved usability for design systems and token-driven workflows

This consistency would make applying typography styles much easier to scan and more intuitive, especially for teams managing complex design systems.