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UI kit

Meaning in UX/UI design, with examples

nounCommon term

In UX/UI design, UI kit means: A ready-made collection of interface elements, such as buttons, forms, icons and navigation bars, that designers drag into their files to build screens quickly.

In Turkish: UI kit, arayüz kiti

How it is used

Some UI kits are free or paid community files; others are a company's own kit built from its design system. Apple and Google publish official UI kits for iOS and Android so designers can match native components.

Example sentences

  1. I used the iOS UI kit so the settings screen feels native.

  2. Our UI kit is out of date; half the buttons don't match the code.

Common collocations

  • free UI kit
  • iOS UI kit
  • update the UI kit
  • UI kit components
  • design systemA shared collection of reusable components, design rules, tokens and documentation that keeps a company's products consistent and helps teams build faster.
  • componentA reusable building block of an interface, such as a button, card or input field, designed once and used in many places with the same look and behaviour.
  • style guideA document that sets the visual and writing rules for a brand or product, such as colours, typography, logo use, icon style and tone of voice.
  • design patternA proven, reusable solution to a common interface problem, such as a search bar with suggestions, infinite scroll or a multi-step checkout.

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