Design token
Also called design tokens.
A design tokenToken is a word with three common meanings in this glossary: an AI token, a design token, and an access token. is a named design value, such as a color or a spacing size, stored so the same value can be reused.
Example
A project names its link color once. Buttons and text links use that design tokenToken is a word with three common meanings in this glossary: an AI token, a design token, and an access token., so one change recolors them together.
Why it matters
Code reads the name instead of copying the raw value in every file. Changing the tokenToken is a word with three common meanings in this glossary: an AI token, a design token, and an access token. updates the places that use it. This is the meaning the old Token page used by itself. A design token is not an AI tokenAn AI token is a unit a model uses to process content. For text, a token may be a word, a word fragment, or punctuation. and not an access tokenAn access token is a credential that lets software use protected resources within the permissions it was granted, often for a limited time..
Common confusion
Design tokenToken is a word with three common meanings in this glossary: an AI token, a design token, and an access token. is a design value. It does not authorize an app, and it does not measure model usage.
Sources
Updated September 30, 2026.