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Design language comparison

Cursor vs Plain

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

Palette & spacing overlap

Palette

Shared (2)

#000000#ffffff

Cursor only

#666666

Plain only

#0a2414#17b267#0000ee#f3fbe9#1f1f28#f9f6f1#9797a9#ffbac3#6e6e7a#e23c3c#e3e3eb#e3e3e3#fffffe#5059c9#f7faf9#7b83eb#141414#360003

Spacing scale (px)

Shared (1)

12px

Cursor only

3px19px64px96px

Plain only

4px8px10px16px20px24px30px33px40px60px62px

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

Plain

Display
ABC Favorit Regular
Body
sans-serif
Mono
Geist Mono

Weight ladder

400

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

Plain

Base unit
4 px
Container
1200 px
4px
8px
10px
12px
16px
20px
24px
30px

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

Plain

Level
subtle
Libraries
Framer Motion

Durations

0.4s

Easings

cubic-bezier(0.44, 0, 0.5...