Telerik and Kendo UI Meridian Theme Variables

Variables

All Telerik and Kendo UI themes rely on Sass variables to store styling information. For more detailed information about Sass variables, take a look at the official Sass docs.

The Telerik and Kendo UI Meridian theme employs multiple variables that you can use to customize the theme.

For consistency, the name of each variable follows a pattern. All variables in the Telerik and Kendo UI themes begin with the kendo- prefix. Depending on its purpose, the variable name ends with the following keywords: colors, spacing, bg, font-size, hover, focus, selected, disabled, and so on.

Variables by Scope

When it comes to the effect that a specific change in a variable's value causes, variables are not equal. Changing some values will have a much wider impact on the theme than changing others.

Depending on the extent of the styles that each variable controls, the variables fall into three main groups:

Global variables. They control globally used theme colors and metrics like $kendo-colors, $kendo-spacing, $kendo-border-radii, $kendo-elevation.
Variables affecting individual UI components. For example, $kendo-grid-bg, $kendo-tabstrip-font-size.

Most component-level variables link to generic variables that are higher in the hierarchy. For instance, you can customize the background of the Grid component both through the $kendo-colors map and the $kendo-grid-bg variables. In this case, consider that the $kendo-grid-bg variable references a value from the $kendo-colors map.

List of Variables

The following tables represent the variables in the Telerik and Kendo UI Meridian theme by the type of styles that they control.

Color Variables

The following table represents the $kendo-colors Sass map of the Telerik and Kendo UI Meridian theme:

Key	Value
Variable: kendo-colors
`app-surface`
`on-app-surface`
`subtle`
`surface`
`surface-alt`
`border`
`border-alt`
`base-subtle`
`base-subtle-hover`
`base-subtle-active`
`base`
`base-hover`
`base-active`
`base-emphasis`
`base-on-subtle`
`on-base`
`base-on-surface`
`primary-subtle`
`primary-subtle-hover`
`primary-subtle-active`
`primary`
`primary-hover`
`primary-active`
`primary-emphasis`
`primary-on-subtle`
`on-primary`
`primary-on-surface`
`secondary-subtle`
`secondary-subtle-hover`
`secondary-subtle-active`
`secondary`
`secondary-hover`
`secondary-active`
`secondary-emphasis`
`secondary-on-subtle`
`on-secondary`
`secondary-on-surface`
`tertiary-subtle`
`tertiary-subtle-hover`
`tertiary-subtle-active`
`tertiary`
`tertiary-hover`
`tertiary-active`
`tertiary-emphasis`
`tertiary-on-subtle`
`on-tertiary`
`tertiary-on-surface`
`info-subtle`
`info-subtle-hover`
`info-subtle-active`
`info`
`info-hover`
`info-active`
`info-emphasis`
`info-on-subtle`
`on-info`
`info-on-surface`
`success-subtle`
`success-subtle-hover`
`success-subtle-active`
`success`
`success-hover`
`success-active`
`success-emphasis`
`success-on-subtle`
`on-success`
`success-on-surface`
`warning-subtle`
`warning-subtle-hover`
`warning-subtle-active`
`warning`
`warning-hover`
`warning-active`
`warning-emphasis`
`warning-on-subtle`
`on-warning`
`warning-on-surface`
`error-subtle`
`error-subtle-hover`
`error-subtle-active`
`error`
`error-hover`
`error-active`
`error-emphasis`
`error-on-subtle`
`on-error`
`error-on-surface`
`inverse-subtle`
`inverse-subtle-hover`
`inverse-subtle-active`
`inverse`
`inverse-hover`
`inverse-active`
`inverse-emphasis`
`inverse-on-subtle`
`on-inverse`
`inverse-on-surface`
`series`
`series-a`
`series-a-bold`
`series-a-bolder`
`series-a-subtle`
`series-a-subtler`
`series-b`
`series-b-bold`
`series-b-bolder`
`series-b-subtle`
`series-b-subtler`
`series-c`
`series-c-bold`
`series-c-bolder`
`series-c-subtle`
`series-c-subtler`
`series-d`
`series-d-bold`
`series-d-bolder`
`series-d-subtle`
`series-d-subtler`
`series-e`
`series-e-bold`
`series-e-bolder`
`series-e-subtle`
`series-e-subtler`
`series-f`
`series-f-bold`
`series-f-bolder`
`series-f-subtle`
`series-f-subtler`
Description: The global default Colors map.

Spacing Variables

The following table represents the $kendo-spacing Sass map of the Telerik and Kendo UI Meridian theme:

Step	CSS Variable	Value
0	`--kendo-spacing-0`	0px
1px	`--kendo-spacing-1px`	1px
0.5	`--kendo-spacing-0.5`	calc(0.5 * var(--kendo-spacing-base))
1	`--kendo-spacing-1`	calc(1 * var(--kendo-spacing-base))
1.5	`--kendo-spacing-1.5`	calc(1.5 * var(--kendo-spacing-base))
2	`--kendo-spacing-2`	calc(2 * var(--kendo-spacing-base))
2.5	`--kendo-spacing-2.5`	calc(2.5 * var(--kendo-spacing-base))
3	`--kendo-spacing-3`	calc(3 * var(--kendo-spacing-base))
3.5	`--kendo-spacing-3.5`	calc(3.5 * var(--kendo-spacing-base))
4	`--kendo-spacing-4`	calc(4 * var(--kendo-spacing-base))
4.5	`--kendo-spacing-4.5`	calc(4.5 * var(--kendo-spacing-base))
5	`--kendo-spacing-5`	calc(5 * var(--kendo-spacing-base))
5.5	`--kendo-spacing-5.5`	calc(5.5 * var(--kendo-spacing-base))
6	`--kendo-spacing-6`	calc(6 * var(--kendo-spacing-base))
6.5	`--kendo-spacing-6.5`	calc(6.5 * var(--kendo-spacing-base))
7	`--kendo-spacing-7`	calc(7 * var(--kendo-spacing-base))
7.5	`--kendo-spacing-7.5`	calc(7.5 * var(--kendo-spacing-base))
8	`--kendo-spacing-8`	calc(8 * var(--kendo-spacing-base))
9	`--kendo-spacing-9`	calc(9 * var(--kendo-spacing-base))
10	`--kendo-spacing-10`	calc(10 * var(--kendo-spacing-base))
11	`--kendo-spacing-11`	calc(11 * var(--kendo-spacing-base))
12	`--kendo-spacing-12`	calc(12 * var(--kendo-spacing-base))
13	`--kendo-spacing-13`	calc(13 * var(--kendo-spacing-base))
14	`--kendo-spacing-14`	calc(14 * var(--kendo-spacing-base))
15	`--kendo-spacing-15`	calc(15 * var(--kendo-spacing-base))
16	`--kendo-spacing-16`	calc(16 * var(--kendo-spacing-base))
17	`--kendo-spacing-17`	calc(17 * var(--kendo-spacing-base))
18	`--kendo-spacing-18`	calc(18 * var(--kendo-spacing-base))
19	`--kendo-spacing-19`	calc(19 * var(--kendo-spacing-base))
20	`--kendo-spacing-20`	calc(20 * var(--kendo-spacing-base))
21	`--kendo-spacing-21`	calc(21 * var(--kendo-spacing-base))
22	`--kendo-spacing-22`	calc(22 * var(--kendo-spacing-base))
23	`--kendo-spacing-23`	calc(23 * var(--kendo-spacing-base))
24	`--kendo-spacing-24`	calc(24 * var(--kendo-spacing-base))

Typography Variables

The following table represents the typography Sass variables of the Telerik and Kendo UI Meridian theme:

Variable Default Value Computed Value Value

kendo-font-size 1rem 1rem Default: 1remComputed: 1rem

Description: The base font size across all components.

kendo-font-size-xxs 0.5rem 0.5rem Default: 0.5remComputed: 0.5rem

Description: The extra extra small font size across all components.

kendo-font-size-xs 0.75rem 0.625rem Default: 0.75remComputed: 0.625rem

Description: The extra small font size across all components.

kendo-font-size-sm 0.875rem 0.75rem Default: 0.875remComputed: 0.75rem

Description: The small font size across all components.

kendo-font-size-md $kendo-font-size 1rem Default: $kendo-font-sizeComputed: 1rem

Description: The medium font size across all components.

kendo-font-size-lg 1.125rem 1rem Default: 1.125remComputed: 1rem

Description: The large font size across all components.

kendo-font-size-xl 1.25rem 1.25rem Default: 1.25remComputed: 1.25rem

Description: The extra large font size across all components.

kendo-line-height 1.5 1.5 Default: 1.5Computed: 1.5

Description: The base line height across all components.

kendo-line-height-xs 1 1 Default: 1Computed: 1

Description: The extra small line height across all components.

kendo-line-height-sm math.div( 20, 14 ) 1.25 Default: math.div( 20, 14 )Computed: 1.25

Description: The small line height across all components.

kendo-line-height-md $kendo-line-height 1.5 Default: $kendo-line-heightComputed: 1.5

Description: The medium line height across all components.

kendo-line-height-lg 1.55 1.5 Default: 1.55Computed: 1.5

Description: The large line height across all components.

kendo-line-height-em calc( #{$kendo-line-height-md} * 1em ) calc(1.5 * 1em) Default: calc( #{$kendo-line-height-md} * 1em )Computed: calc(1.5 * 1em)

Description: The base line height in ems across all components.

kendo-font-weight 400 400 Default: 400Computed: 400

Description: The base font weight across all components.

kendo-font-weight-thin 100 100 Default: 100Computed: 100

Description: The thin font weight across all components.

kendo-font-weight-extra-light 200 200 Default: 200Computed: 200

Description: The extra light font weight across all components.

kendo-font-weight-light 300 300 Default: 300Computed: 300

Description: The light font weight across all components.

kendo-font-weight-normal $kendo-font-weight 400 Default: $kendo-font-weightComputed: 400

Description: The normal font weight across all components.

kendo-font-weight-medium 500 500 Default: 500Computed: 500

Description: The medium font weight across all components.

kendo-font-weight-semibold 600 600 Default: 600Computed: 600

Description: The semibold font weight across all components.

kendo-font-weight-bold 700 700 Default: 700Computed: 700

Description: The bold font weight across all components.

kendo-font-weight-extra-bold 800 800 Default: 800Computed: 800

Description: The extra bold font weight across all components.

kendo-font-weight-black 900 900 Default: 900Computed: 900

Description: The most pronounced font weight across all components.

kendo-letter-spacing null null Default: nullComputed: null

Description: The base letter spacing across all components.

kendo-letter-spacing-tightest -.15px -0.15px Default: -.15pxComputed: -0.15px

Description: The tightest letter spacing across all components.

kendo-letter-spacing-tighter -.10px -0.1px Default: -.10pxComputed: -0.1px

Description: Slightly looser than the tighter letter spacing across all components.

kendo-letter-spacing-tight -.5px -0.5px Default: -.5pxComputed: -0.5px

Description: Moderately tight letter spacing across all components.

kendo-letter-spacing-normal 0px 0px Default: 0pxComputed: 0px

Description: The normal letter spacing across all components.

kendo-letter-spacing-wide .5px 0.5px Default: .5pxComputed: 0.5px

Description: Wide letter spacing across all components.

kendo-letter-spacing-wider .10px 0.1px Default: .10pxComputed: 0.1px

Description: Slightly wider than the wide letter spacing across all components.

kendo-letter-spacing-widest .15px 0.15px Default: .15pxComputed: 0.15px

Description: The widest letter spacing across all components.

kendo-font-family-sans Arial, Verdana, Tahoma, "Trebuchet MS", Helvetica, Impact, Gill Sans (Arial, Verdana, Tahoma, "Trebuchet MS", Helvetica, Impact, Gill Sans) Default: Arial, Verdana, Tahoma, "Trebuchet MS", Helvetica, Impact, Gill SansComputed: (Arial, Verdana, Tahoma, "Trebuchet MS", Helvetica, Impact, Gill Sans)

Description: The sans font family across all components.

kendo-font-family-serif "Times New Roman", Georgia, Garamond, Palatino, Baskerville ("Times New Roman", Georgia, Garamond, Palatino, Baskerville) Default: "Times New Roman", Georgia, Garamond, Palatino, BaskervilleComputed: ("Times New Roman", Georgia, Garamond, Palatino, Baskerville)

Description: The serif font family across all components.

kendo-font-family-sans-serif Inter, system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Noto Sans", "Liberation Sans", Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji" (system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Noto Sans", "Liberation Sans", Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji") Default: Inter, system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Noto Sans", "Liberation Sans", Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"Computed: (system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Noto Sans", "Liberation Sans", Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji")

Description: The sans-serif font family across all components.

kendo-font-family-monospace SFMono-Regular, Menlo, Monaco, Consolas, "Liberation Mono", "Courier New", monospace (SFMono-Regular, Menlo, Monaco, Consolas, "Roboto Mono", "Ubuntu Mono", "Lucida Console", "Courier New", monospace) Default: SFMono-Regular, Menlo, Monaco, Consolas, "Liberation Mono", "Courier New", monospaceComputed: (SFMono-Regular, Menlo, Monaco, Consolas, "Roboto Mono", "Ubuntu Mono", "Lucida Console", "Courier New", monospace)

Description: The monospace font family across all components.

kendo-font-family $kendo-font-family-sans-serif (Inter, system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Noto Sans", "Liberation Sans", Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji") Default: $kendo-font-family-sans-serifComputed: (Inter, system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Noto Sans", "Liberation Sans", Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji")

Description: The base font family across all components.

kendo-font-sizes

xxs:	`0.5rem`
xs:	`0.75rem`
sm:	`0.875rem`
md:	`1rem`
lg:	`1.125rem`
xl:	`1.25rem`

Computed: (xxs: 0.5rem, xs: 0.75rem, sm: 0.875rem, md: 1rem, lg: 1.125rem, xl: 1.25rem)

Description: The font sizes map

kendo-line-heights

xs:	`1`
sm:	`1.4285714285714286`
md:	`1.5`
lg:	`1.55`

Computed: (xs: 1, sm: 1.4285714285714286, md: 1.5, lg: 1.55)

Description: The line heights map

kendo-font-weights

thin:	`100`
extra-light:	`200`
light:	`300`
normal:	`400`
medium:	`500`
semibold:	`600`
bold:	`700`
extra-bold:	`800`
black:	`900`

Computed:

(thin: 100, extra-light: 200, light: 300, normal: 400, medium: 500, semibold: 600, bold: 700, extra-bold: 800, "black": 900)

Description: The font weights map

kendo-letter-spacings

tightest:	`-0.15px`
tighter:	`-0.1px`
tight:	`-0.5px`
normal:	`0px`
wide:	`0.5px`
wider:	`0.1px`
widest:	`0.15px`

Computed: (tightest: -0.15px, tighter: -0.1px, tight: -0.5px, normal: 0px, wide: 0.5px, wider: 0.1px, widest: 0.15px)

Description: The letter spacings map

kendo-font-families

sans:	`(Arial, Verdana, Tahoma, "Trebuchet MS", Helvetica, Impact, Gill Sans)`
serif:	`("Times New Roman", Georgia, Garamond, Palatino, Baskerville)`
sans-serif:	`(Inter, system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Noto Sans", "Liberation Sans", Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji")`
monospace:	`(SFMono-Regular, Menlo, Monaco, Consolas, "Liberation Mono", "Courier New", monospace)`

Computed:

(sans: (Arial, Verdana, Tahoma, "Trebuchet MS", Helvetica, Impact, Gill Sans), serif: ("Times New Roman", Georgia, Garamond, Palatino, Baskerville), sans-serif: (Inter, system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Noto Sans", "Liberation Sans", Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"), monospace: (SFMono-Regular, Menlo, Monaco, Consolas, "Liberation Mono", "Courier New", monospace))

Description: The font families map

Border Radii Variables

The following table represents the $kendo-border-radii Sass map of the Telerik and Kendo UI Meridian theme:

Step	CSS Variable	Value
none	`--kendo-border-radius-none`	0px
xs	`--kendo-border-radius-xs`	calc(var(--kendo-border-radius-base) / 3)
sm	`--kendo-border-radius-sm`	calc(var(--kendo-border-radius-base) * 2 / 3)
md	`--kendo-border-radius-md`	var(--kendo-border-radius-base)
lg	`--kendo-border-radius-lg`	calc(var(--kendo-border-radius-base) * 4 / 3)
xl	`--kendo-border-radius-xl`	calc(var(--kendo-border-radius-base) * 2)
xxl	`--kendo-border-radius-xxl`	calc(var(--kendo-border-radius-base) * 8 / 3)
xxxl	`--kendo-border-radius-xxxl`	calc(var(--kendo-border-radius-base) * 4)
full	`--kendo-border-radius-full`	calc(var(--kendo-border-radius-base) * 9999)

Elevation Variables

The following table represents the $kendo-elevation Sass map of the Telerik and Kendo UI Meridian theme:

Key	Value
Variable: kendo-elevation
`1`	`(0 0 4px 1px rgba(56, 66, 80, 0.05), 0 4px 6px -2px rgba(56, 66, 80, 0.06))`
`2`	`(0 -1px 2px 0 rgba(56, 66, 80, 0.03), 0 4px 6px -2px rgba(56, 66, 80, 0.02), 0 12px 16px -4px rgba(56, 66, 80, 0.08))`
`3`	`(0 -1px 2px 0 rgba(56, 66, 80, 0.03), 0 8px 10px -4px rgba(56, 66, 80, 0.04), 0 16px 20px -4px rgba(56, 66, 80, 0.08))`
`4`	`(0 -1px 2px 0 rgba(56, 66, 80, 0.03), 0 12px 14px -4px rgba(56, 66, 80, 0.04), 0 18px 24px -5px rgba(56, 66, 80, 0.08))`
`5`	`(0 -1px 2px 0 rgba(56, 66, 80, 0.03), 0 16px 18px -6px rgba(56, 66, 80, 0.06), 0 20px 28px -6px rgba(56, 66, 80, 0.08))`
Description: The global default Elevation map.

Motion Variables

The following table represents the $kendo-durations Sass map of the Telerik and Kendo UI Meridian theme:

Key	Value
Variable: kendo-durations
`instant`	`0ms`
`immediate`	`50ms`
`brief`	`100ms`
`quick`	`150ms`
`rapid`	`200ms`
`swift`	`250ms`
`speedy`	`300ms`
`brisk`	`350ms`
`prompt`	`400ms`
`timely`	`450ms`
`moderate`	`500ms`
`measured`	`550ms`
`steady`	`600ms`
`leisurely`	`700ms`
`slow`	`800ms`
`languid`	`900ms`
`sluggish`	`1000ms`
Description: The global map of motion duration tokens.

The following table represents the $kendo-easings Sass map of the Telerik and Kendo UI Meridian theme:

Key	Value
Variable: kendo-easings
`linear`	`cubic-bezier(0, 0, 1, 1)`
`accelerate`	`cubic-bezier(0.42, 0, 1, 1)`
`decelerate`	`cubic-bezier(0, 0, 0.58, 1)`
`standard`	`cubic-bezier(0.42, 0, 0.58, 1)`
`sharp`	`cubic-bezier(0.75, 0, 0.25, 1)`
`bounce`	`cubic-bezier(0.68, -0.55, 0.265, 1.55)`
`elastic`	`cubic-bezier(0.5, -0.5, 0.5, 1.5)`
`stretchy`	`cubic-bezier(0.07, 1.81, 0.3, 0.81)`
Description: The global map of motion easing tokens.

The following table represents the $kendo-transitions Sass map of the Telerik and Kendo UI Meridian theme:

Key Value

Variable: kendo-transitions

instant

duration:	`var(--kendo-duration-instant)`
easing:	`var(--kendo-easing-linear)`

rapid

duration:	`var(--kendo-duration-quick)`
easing:	`var(--kendo-easing-decelerate)`

snappy

duration:	`var(--kendo-duration-swift)`
easing:	`var(--kendo-easing-decelerate)`

energetic

duration:	`var(--kendo-duration-swift)`
easing:	`var(--kendo-easing-elastic)`

bouncy

duration:	`var(--kendo-duration-speedy)`
easing:	`var(--kendo-easing-bounce)`

subtle

duration:	`var(--kendo-duration-brisk)`
easing:	`var(--kendo-easing-standard)`

gentle

duration:	`var(--kendo-duration-prompt)`
easing:	`var(--kendo-easing-accelerate)`

enter

duration:	`var(--kendo-duration-speedy)`
easing:	`var(--kendo-easing-decelerate)`

exit

duration:	`var(--kendo-duration-rapid)`
easing:	`var(--kendo-easing-accelerate)`

settle

duration:	`var(--kendo-duration-brisk)`
easing:	`var(--kendo-easing-decelerate)`

scale-out

duration:	`var(--kendo-duration-quick)`
easing:	`var(--kendo-easing-accelerate)`

scale-in

duration:	`var(--kendo-duration-rapid)`
easing:	`var(--kendo-easing-decelerate)`

fade-out

duration:	`var(--kendo-duration-rapid)`
easing:	`var(--kendo-easing-standard)`

fade-in

duration:	`var(--kendo-duration-swift)`
easing:	`var(--kendo-easing-standard)`

slide-out

duration:	`var(--kendo-duration-swift)`
easing:	`var(--kendo-easing-accelerate)`

slide-in

duration:	`var(--kendo-duration-speedy)`
easing:	`var(--kendo-easing-decelerate)`

emphasis

duration:	`var(--kendo-duration-quick)`
easing:	`var(--kendo-easing-sharp)`

collapse

duration:	`var(--kendo-duration-speedy)`
easing:	`var(--kendo-easing-accelerate)`

expand

duration:	`var(--kendo-duration-prompt)`
easing:	`var(--kendo-easing-standard)`

shrink

duration:	`var(--kendo-duration-brisk)`
easing:	`var(--kendo-easing-accelerate)`

grow

duration:	`var(--kendo-duration-prompt)`
easing:	`var(--kendo-easing-standard)`

pulse

duration:	`var(--kendo-duration-brisk)`
easing:	`var(--kendo-easing-standard)`

smooth

duration:	`var(--kendo-duration-moderate)`
easing:	`var(--kendo-easing-standard)`

flip

duration:	`var(--kendo-duration-measured)`
easing:	`var(--kendo-easing-standard)`

fluid

duration:	`var(--kendo-duration-steady)`
easing:	`var(--kendo-easing-standard)`

deliberate

duration:	`var(--kendo-duration-slow)`
easing:	`var(--kendo-easing-standard)`

Description: The global map of motion transition tokens.

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