Answers to the questions most often asked by the teams that build sites of the Network. The answers reflect the system as of 6 September 2026 and are revised with each release.
May a site change the appearance of a component? May a site add its own typeface? Which colours may a site override? Where do I find the size of a title or the width of the prose column? Which components go on which kind of page? May a site use icons or badges? May a page carry a telephone number or a street address? May a site link to a website outside the Network? Do forms on Network sites send anything? What must a site do before it is published? How does a site take a new release of the system? How is a change to the system proposed? A question not answered here may be sent to contact@design.gov.vin . See also Adopting the System and Page Patterns .