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Hand-drawn / Sketch

playful Visual style

Hand-drawn details around readable content

Reference year: 2026

Compare this theme

Best for

Education, Portfolio, Brand & events

Less suitable for

  • Dense financial or operational workflows that need precise compact alignment.

Live component preview

Try the sample controls. daisyUI uses compiled library classes; shadcn/ui uses React components from the New York registry. The three example layouts demonstrate styling with the selected tokens. All content is demo data.

Hand-drawn / Sketch preview

Color Palette

Primary #292524
Secondary #60A5FA
Accent #FBBF24
Background #FFFBEB
Text #292524

Typography

Heading: Caveat
Body: DM Sans

Key Characteristics

  • Handwritten display headings with a readable body font
  • Irregular borders and simple line illustrations
  • Warm paper backgrounds with restrained bright accents
  • Small imperfect details around a structured layout

Tags

sketch doodle illustration handmade

Hand-drawn design adds handwritten headings, irregular lines, and small illustrations to a structured page. The uneven details should help distinguish the brand while keeping the reading order and controls clear.

When to Use

This style suits educational pages, creative portfolios, and brand websites. Avoid it for dense financial or operational workflows that need precise compact alignment.

Key Visual Elements

Use sketch details around headings, cards, and dividers. Keep body text in a readable font. Do not rotate forms or move buttons during interaction. Use illustrations with a defined purpose and keep decoration outside important text.

Typography

Caveat works for short display headings. DM Sans keeps descriptions, form labels, and longer content readable. Avoid using handwriting for every paragraph.

Export style

Choose a library mapping or use the CSS variables in your own components. JSON includes the same mapping. Load the listed fonts separately.

:root {
  --tx-surface-bg: #FFFBEB;
  --tx-font-heading: "Caveat", sans-serif;
  --tx-font-body: "DM Sans", sans-serif;
  --tx-surface-bg-image: none;
  --tx-card-bg: #FFFDF5;
  --tx-card-border: #292524;
  --tx-card-border-width: 2px;
  --tx-card-radius: 8px 14px 6px 12px;
  --tx-card-shadow: 3px 3px 0 #FBBF24;
  --tx-card-backdrop-blur: 0px;
  --tx-card-border-hover: #111111;
  --tx-card-shadow-hover: 5px 5px 0 #FBBF24;
  --tx-font-heading-weight: 700;
  --tx-font-body-weight: 400;
  --tx-text-muted: #57534E;
  --tx-text-subtle: #78716C;
  --tx-link-color: #292524;
  --tx-button-radius: 8px 12px 6px 10px;
  --tx-input-bg: #FFFFFF;
  --tx-input-border: #78716C;
  --tx-text: #292524;
  --tx-primary: #292524;
  --tx-secondary: #60A5FA;
  --tx-accent: #FBBF24;
  --tx-media-filter: none;
}

Prompt Builder

Choose your project, UI library, and output. Prompts, documents, and exports use the same resolved theme values.

Example projects:

Use your own components with the exported CSS variables.

Components

Changing the page purpose selects suggested components. You can adjust them below.

Optional design layers

Apply a layout, then a surface effect, then a color mode. Fonts stay with the base theme. The output contains one final token set.

Hand-drawn / Sketch

Live component preview

Try the sample controls. daisyUI uses compiled library classes; shadcn/ui uses React components from the New York registry. The three example layouts demonstrate styling with the selected tokens. All content is demo data.

Optional skills

Include skill references and installation instructions for your coding agent. Selecting a skill here does not install it.

Choose daisyUI or shadcn/ui to include its official skill.

Copy this prompt into your coding assistant. The task mode applies to the UI prompt.

Generated prompt

You are building a web application using Next.js with Tailwind.
Read existing project instructions and reuse installed components where available.

## Project
Project brief: Not specified
Target users: Not specified
Page purpose: Education
Framework: Next.js
CSS approach: Tailwind
UI library: Custom / no library
Tone: Professional

## Visual direction
Base theme: Hand-drawn / Sketch (visual-style)
- Handwritten display headings with a readable body font
- Irregular borders and simple line illustrations
- Warm paper backgrounds with restrained bright accents
- Small imperfect details around a structured layout

## Resolved style
Use this final token set. It already includes the selected layers. These values take precedence over conflicting base characteristics.
Color palette: primary #292524, secondary #60A5FA, accent #FBBF24, background #FFFBEB, text #292524
Typography: Caveat for headings, DM Sans for body text
Load the declared fonts with the required weights. Use system fallbacks when a font is unavailable.
```css
:root {
  --tx-surface-bg: #FFFBEB;
  --tx-font-heading: "Caveat", sans-serif;
  --tx-font-body: "DM Sans", sans-serif;
  --tx-surface-bg-image: none;
  --tx-card-bg: #FFFDF5;
  --tx-card-border: #292524;
  --tx-card-border-width: 2px;
  --tx-card-radius: 8px 14px 6px 12px;
  --tx-card-shadow: 3px 3px 0 #FBBF24;
  --tx-card-backdrop-blur: 0px;
  --tx-card-border-hover: #111111;
  --tx-card-shadow-hover: 5px 5px 0 #FBBF24;
  --tx-font-heading-weight: 700;
  --tx-font-body-weight: 400;
  --tx-text-muted: #57534E;
  --tx-text-subtle: #78716C;
  --tx-link-color: #292524;
  --tx-button-radius: 8px 12px 6px 10px;
  --tx-input-bg: #FFFFFF;
  --tx-input-border: #78716C;
  --tx-text: #292524;
  --tx-primary: #292524;
  --tx-secondary: #60A5FA;
  --tx-accent: #FBBF24;
  --tx-media-filter: none;
}
```
Use the CSS variables in your own components. Apply the heading and body font variables to their respective elements.

## Layout
- Use irregular borders and small illustrations around aligned text and form controls.
- Keep large reading areas straight and maintain a clear single-column mobile layout.

## Interaction
- Use a small rotation or lift on decorative cards. Keep buttons and input targets stationary.

## Suitability notes
Use these limitations to assess the chosen page purpose. Explain any mismatch before applying an unsuitable treatment.
- Hand-drawn / Sketch: Dense financial or operational workflows that need precise compact alignment.

## Components
Generate the following components in this style:
- Navbar
- Footer

## Quality requirements
Choose section order and visual emphasis from the real content and page purpose. Add only sections needed for the task.
Use supplied content. Label sample data. Do not invent testimonials, customer logos, statistics, or compliance claims.
Every interactive control must perform its declared action or be clearly labeled as a demo.
Include loading, empty, error, success, disabled, and focus states where applicable.
Use semantic HTML, visible keyboard focus, readable text contrast, and labeled form fields.
Ensure responsive design (mobile-first). Preserve reading order and avoid horizontal page overflow.
Respect prefers-reduced-motion. Keep essential content visible when animations are disabled.

## Verification
Check representative desktop and mobile widths, keyboard interaction, and relevant component states. Run available project checks and report what was actually verified.
Use Tailwind utility classes with the declared tokens.
Product context is incomplete. Label assumptions and treat the result as a draft until the missing context is supplied.