Design and build accessible digital services for Scotland
The Scottish Government Design System provides static web assets for websites and web applications for the Scottish Government and other Scottish public sector bodies.
The Design System is open source and free to use.
Get startedJoin our next Design System Community event as we explore design tokens
Tuesday 22 September 2026 at 10am
We're looking at how design tokens could support the future development of the Design System and we'd like to share our thinking with the community.
In this session, we'll discuss the new W3C design token standard, why we decided to implement design tokens now, and some of the areas we're exploring as part of our discovery work, including colour systems and token naming structure.
We look forward to seeing you on the call.
Register for our community event on 22 September at 10am.
Latest updates
- New notification message guidance published 11 June 2026
Content standards
Best practice, guidance and tools for the creation of content to support the delivery of user-centred public services.
Content standards on the Scottish Government Service Manual
Digital Scotland Service Standard
The service standard is a set of 14 criteria that all organisations delivering public services should work towards.
Digital Scotland Service Standard on the Scottish Government Service Manual
Github repository
Clone, fork or contribute to the Scottish Government Design System.
Design System repository on github.com
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