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Design language comparison

Cursor vs Linear

Two references, one frame. Palette, typography and the curator verdict for Cursor and Linear, read side by side.

Palette & spacing overlap

Palette

Shared (1)

#000000

Cursor only

#666666#ffffff

Linear only

#f7f8f8#62666d#d0d6e0#8a8f98#f79ce0#55cdff#ffc47c#00ff05#8fa4ff#89d196#0f1011#23252a#ff0000#6366f1#02b8cc#5e6ad2#383b3f#eb5757#8b5cf6

Spacing scale (px)

Shared (2)

12px19px

Cursor only

3px64px96px

Linear only

2px4px6px8px10px14px16px22px24px26px

Typography

Display / body / mono + weight ladder

Side A · Dark

Cursor

Display
ui-monospace
Body
-apple-system
Mono
ui-monospace

Weight ladder

200

Side B · Dark

Linear

Display
Inter Variable
Body
Berkeley Mono
Mono
Berkeley Mono

Weight ladder

400510590

Spacing scale

Base unit + container + first 8 steps

Side A · Dark

Cursor

Base unit
4 px
Container
1536 px
3px
12px
19px
64px
96px

Side B · Dark

Linear

Base unit
4 px
Container
1436 px
2px
4px
6px
8px
10px
12px
14px
16px

Motion vocabulary

Level + libraries + durations + easings

Side A · Dark

Cursor

Level
subtle
Libraries
-

Durations

150ms300ms600ms

Easings

cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.2, 1)cubic-bezier(0.16, 1, 0.3...

Side B · Dark

Linear

Level
expressive
Libraries
-

Durations

0.16s0.4s1.6s2.8s3.2s

Easings

cubic-bezier(0.25, 0.46, ...cubic-bezier(0.66, 0, 0, 1)ease-outease