Carbon Design System is a
free and open-source design system and library created by
IBM, which implements the IBM Design Language, and licensed under
Apache License 2.0.[9][10] Its public development initially started on June 10, 2015.[11] Their components have multiple implementations, which includes a
vanilla JS and CSS implementation and
React (maintained by the Carbon Core team[12]), while the community maintains the frameworks developed in
Svelte,
Vue.js, and
Web Components.[12] The official typeface to be used according to the guidelines is the
IBM Plex typeface,[13] with alternative typefaces for
CJK scripts are
Noto Sans CJK SC, Noto Sans CJK TC, and Noto Sans JP.[14]