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The project goals are subject to change, but currently are encompassed by 3 points:
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1. Support the complete and full [W3C Design Tokens CG spec](https://design-tokens.github.io/community-group/format)
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2.Maintain a pluggable interface, where users can write their own plugins or the community can contribute plugins
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3. Make syncing from Figma easy and automatable
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2.Support a pluggable and configurable architecture, enabling users and the community to write their own plugins to generate any format
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3. Make syncing from Figma easy and automatable ([docs](/docs/guides/tokens-studio))
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## Why the name “Cobalt”?
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The name **Cobalt** has three meanings:
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1. Cobalt is an [element on the periodic table](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cobalt) in reference to design tokens being the “atoms” of design systems.
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2. Just as blue pigment (cobalt or ultramarine) was [the last “missing piece“ in paint colors](https://artuk.org/discover/stories/colour-in-art-a-brief-history-of-blue-pigment), having an easy-to-use system to manage design tokens aims to be the “missing piece” to design management.
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3. Blue is also a reference to a [blueprint](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blueprint) that acts as the reference for a design system.
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1. Cobalt [the element](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cobalt) is a nod to design tokens being the “atoms” of your design system<br />
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_Fun fact: the crystalline structure of Cobalt is hexagonal_
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2. Cobalt [the pigment](https://artsartistsartwork.com/history-of-the-colour-blue-in-art/) is a nod to blue being the last missing color in art history, just as design tokens are the last missing piece of design systems<br />
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_Fun fact: Van Gogh once said “Cobalt is a divine colour and there is nothing so beautiful for putting atmosphere around things”_
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3. Cobalt the color is a nod to [blueprints](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blueprint)<br />
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_Fun fact: blueprints originally were colored with Prussian Blue (ferrous ferrocyanide), not Cobalt, for cost reasons_
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<h1>Tokens</h1>
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Tokens are defined via the <ahref="https://design-tokens.github.io/community-group/format/"target="_blank">the W3C Design Tokens format</a> schema (Apr 2023). Cobalt aims to supports 100% of the spec as-outlined, but with the following
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known extensions:
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Tokens are defined via the <ahref="https://design-tokens.github.io/community-group/format/"target="_blank">the W3C Design Tokens format</a> schema (Apr 2023). Cobalt supports 100% of the spec, but with the following changes:
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</p>
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<ul>
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<li>Cobalt supports the <ahref="#link">link</a> type</li>
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<li>Cobalt supports assets via the <ahref="#link">link</a> type</li>
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<li>Cobalt introduces the concept of <ahref="#modes">Modes</a></li>
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<li>While the spec technically prohibits unknown keys or properties; Cobalt ignores them.</li>
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<li>Cobalt ignores unknown properties rather than throwing errors as the spec requires.</li>
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</ul>
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<p>Any other deviations can be treated as unintentional (so please <ahref="https://github.com/drwpow/cobalt-ui/issues">file an issue!</a>).</p>
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<p>Any other deviations can be treated as unintentional (please <ahref="https://github.com/drwpow/cobalt-ui/issues">file an issue!</a>).</p>
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