Format Anatomy Tabs

Everything we publish

Four formats, and how each one is made

Pick a format to see what it commits us to. The rules hold whether anyone is reading that week or not.

One argument, written until it holds. Published when it is ready rather than on a day of the week.

Length
1,500 to 3,000 words
Cadence
When it is finished
Written by
Whoever did the work
Ships with
A revision entry for every later edit
About this block

Format Anatomy TabsPRO

A tabbed breakdown of what each publishing format commits to, pairing a stated position with a specification list on one side and a real example card on the other.

Feature271: Format Anatomy Tabs

A tabbed breakdown of what each publishing format commits to, pairing a stated position with a specification list on one side and a real example card on the other.

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Installation

Swap YOUR_EMAIL and YOUR_KEY for the email and license key on your account. Find your license key on your account page.

Radix flavor

bash
npx shadcn add "https://ui.beste.co/r/feature271?email=YOUR_EMAIL&license_key=YOUR_KEY"

Base UI flavor

bash
npx shadcn add "https://ui.beste.co/r-base/feature271?email=YOUR_EMAIL&license_key=YOUR_KEY"

This installs the block to components/beste/block/feature271.tsx, the badge6 component used for the eyebrow, and the shadcn/ui tabs primitive that drives the switcher.

Quick start

The installed file exports feature271Demo alongside the block: the exact props behind the preview above. Spread it to get a working section in one line.

tsx
import { Feature271, feature271Demo } from "@/components/beste/block/feature271";

export default function AboutPage() {
  return <Feature271 {...feature271Demo} />;
}

Then replace the demo with your own props. Written out with two formats, it looks like this:

tsx
import { Feature271 } from "@/components/beste/block/feature271";

export default function AboutPage() {
  return (
    <Feature271
      eyebrow="Everything we publish"
      heading="Four formats, and how each one is made"
      description="Pick a format to see what it commits us to."
      exampleLabel="A recent one"
      formats={[
        {
          name: "Essays",
          summary: "One argument, written until it holds.",
          specs: [
            { label: "Length", value: "1,500 to 3,000 words" },
            { label: "Cadence", value: "When it is finished" },
          ],
          example: {
            image: { src: "/covers/042.jpg", alt: "A printed estimate" },
            meta: "Essay · 18 March",
            title: "The quote we lost on purpose",
            href: "/letters/042",
          },
        },
        {
          name: "Talks",
          summary: "Recorded sessions in one take, published the same week.",
          specs: [{ label: "Edited", value: "Not at all" }],
          example: {
            image: { src: "/covers/talk.jpg", alt: "A team at a whiteboard" },
            meta: "Talk · 26 March",
            title: "Reading a brief out loud",
            href: "/talks/briefs",
          },
        },
      ]}
    />
  );
}

Props

PropTypeDefaultDescription
eyebrowstringBadge6 label above the hairline rule
headingstringSection heading under the rule
descriptionstringSupporting paragraph, capped at max-w-3xl
exampleLabelstringSmall label over the example card in every panel
formatsFormat[][]One tab and one panel per entry
classNamestringExtra classes for the outer section
ts
type Format = {
  name: string;
  summary: string;
  specs: SpecRow[];
  example: Example;
};

type SpecRow = {
  label: string;
  value: string;
};

type Example = {
  image: { src: string; alt: string };
  meta: string;
  title: string;
  href: string;
};

Behavior notes

  • The switcher is the shadcn/ui Tabs primitive rather than local state, so keyboard support comes with it: arrow keys move between formats and only the active panel is exposed to assistive technology.
  • defaultValue is formats[0]?.name, so the first entry is open on load. Tab values are the format names themselves, which means two formats must not share a name.
  • The triggers wrap. On a narrow screen they flow onto a second line instead of scrolling or shrinking, and the active one is filled bg-foreground text-background.
  • Panels are a two column grid from lg up, the position and specification list on the left and the example on the right. Below that they stack in the same order.
  • The specification list is a real dl, one hairline row per entry, with the label column fixed at 10rem from sm up so values line up down the panel.
  • The example card links out on its own. Hovering it moves the title to the accent colour and eases the image up in scale, and the image holds still for anyone who asked for reduced motion.

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