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  1. May 4, 2022

    Rivet 2.0.0-beta.4 release

    The fourth Rivet 2 beta release introduces design updates to several components and a new responsive table wrapper element.

  2. March 30, 2022

    Rivet 2.0.0-beta.3 release

    The third Rivet 2 beta release updates accordion, badge, and button styles.

  3. February 9, 2022

    Rivet 2.0.0-beta.2 release

    The latest Rivet 2 beta release introduces the link hub component, adds new utility classes, and refactors component JavaScript.

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Rivet 1 has been retired and will no longer receive updates. The v1 source code has been archived here. Please migrate to Rivet 2 as soon as possible.
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Capitalization

Follow a consistent capitalization scheme.

Creating trustworthy internal and external communications relies, to a large extent, on the content’s consistency. Inconsistent spellings and capitalizations undermine your narrative authority. We follow these capitalization guidelines:

  • Do capitalize proper nouns, including names of individuals, places, and agencies
  • Don’t capitalize agile, unless it is the first word of a sentence
  • Do capitalize the first word of every bullet

Accessibility notes

Using ALL CAPS can cause some screen readers to treat the words as acronyms and say the individual letters. Use other methods, like bold or italic text, to emphasize a point.

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