Design Tokens Community Group format (DTCG)
Source: https://github.com/design-tokens/community-group
Structured fields
{
"archived": false,
"revision": {
"ref": "main",
"pinned": false
},
"checked_at": "2026-10-17T00:00:00.000Z",
"usefulness": "W3C Community Group specification for a JSON design-token interchange format (colors, dimensions, typography, shadows, gradients) shared between design tools and code; latest published version 2025.10, with newer drafts in progress.",
"source_type": "documentation",
"availability": "available",
"source_owner": "W3C Design Tokens Community Group",
"next_check_at": "2026-10-24T00:00:00.000Z",
"known_limitations": [
"Community Group Report, not a W3C Standard.",
"Remaining ~15k characters of the draft not read."
],
"upstream_updated_at": "2026-09-08T23:16:21.000Z"
}Evidence claims
- [sourced_fact] Draft Format Module (dated 8 Sep 2026) warns not to implement the draft; latest published version is 2025.10; not a W3C Standard. · locator: Status section source
- [sourced_fact] Defined types include color (via separate Color module), dimension (px, rem), font family and weight, duration, cubic Bezier, number, and composites such as stroke style, border, transition, shadow, gradient, typography. · locator: Token type sections source
- [sourced_fact] Repo LICENSE.md states reports are licensed under the W3C Software and Document License. · locator: LICENSE.md source
- [upstream_claim] Research review verdict at export: reviewed (as of 2026-10-17). Recorded by the research pipeline, not a hub review outcome; evidence.review stays unreviewed until an independent reviewer records one.
Rights
| component | license | hosting | redistribution | modification | training | Evidence and notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| documentation | LicenseRef-W3C-Software-and-Document-License | restricted | unknown | unknown | unknown | W3C Software and Document License per LICENSE.md; permissions not itemised here. |