Blankslate

Description

Use Blankslate when there is a lack of content within a page or section. Use as placeholder to tell users why something isn't there.

Arguments

Name	Default	Description
narrow	false	Boolean Adds a maximum width of 485px to the Blankslate.
spacious	false	Boolean Increases the padding from 32px to 80px 40px.
border	false	Boolean Adds a border around the Blankslate.
system_arguments	N/A	Hash System arguments

Examples

Slots

visual

Optional visual.

Use:

• visual_icon for an Octicon.
• visual_image for an Image.
• visual_spinner for a Spinner.

Name	Default	Description
system_arguments	N/A	Hash System arguments

heading

Required heading.

Name	Default	Description
tag	N/A	String One of :h1, :h2, :h3, :h4, :h5, or :h6.
system_arguments	N/A	Hash System arguments

description

Optional description.

• The description should always be informative and actionable.
• Don't use phrases like "You can".

Name	Default	Description
system_arguments	N/A	Hash System arguments

primary_action

Optional primary action

The primary_action slot renders an anchor link which is visually styled as a button to provide more emphasis to the Blankslate's primary action.

Name	Default	Description
href	N/A	String URL to be used for the primary action.
system_arguments	N/A	Hash System arguments

secondary_action

Optional secondary action

The secondary_action slot renders a normal anchor link, which can be used to redirect the user to additional information (e.g. Help documentation).

Name	Default	Description
href	N/A	String URL to be used for the secondary action.
system_arguments	N/A	Hash System arguments