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# Feel

> Two dials that change how everything spaces, paces, and reacts: density and motion.

Feel controls the pacing of your app — how tightly elements are packed together, and how much they move when the user interacts with them. Both are set independently and apply across every generated screen.

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/archie-e998dbf6/uKV7VZ3hAIAhG9GA/features/design/feel-panel.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=uKV7VZ3hAIAhG9GA&q=85&s=081297a82f7673e2eea2453af1fbf286" alt="Feel panel showing Density and Motion controls, each with three presets" width="1700" height="1000" data-path="features/design/feel-panel.png" />

## Density

How tightly things are packed.

* **Compact** — the most information per screen, minimal padding. Good for dashboards and data-heavy admin tools.
* **Comfortable** — a middle ground between information density and breathing room.
* **Spacious** — generous padding, fewer elements per screen. Good for marketing pages and consumer-facing apps where the reader's attention matters more than density.

## Motion

How elements move and respond.

* **Still** — minimal to no animation. Changes appear instantly.
* **Subtle** — light transitions on interaction (hover, open, close) without calling attention to themselves.
* **Lively** — more pronounced motion, used to make an app feel energetic and responsive.

## Advanced editing

Click **Edit spacing scale directly** to open the underlying spacing values instead of using the Density preset. Use this when you need a specific value the presets do not cover.

## FAQ

<AccordionGroup>
  <Accordion title="Does density affect font size too?">
    Density primarily affects spacing and padding. For type scale, see [Read](/docs/features/design/read).
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Which density should I pick for an internal tool?">
    Compact or comfortable — internal and admin tools are usually read by people who use them daily and value information density over visual breathing room.
  </Accordion>
</AccordionGroup>
