Jan 15, 2026
Web Components for design systems: when and why
Framework-agnostic components that survive tech stack changes.
Design Systems * Web Components * Architecture
TL;DR
- Web Components let you ship once and use anywhere.
- They work with React, Vue, Svelte and vanilla JS.
- The trade-off is SSR complexity and ecosystem maturity.
Key claims
Nord Design System uses Web Components and serves multiple product lines with one codebase.
Framework-agnostic components reduce migration cost when stacks change.
Steal this
- Framework decision matrix (React wrapper vs native WC)
- Shadow DOM scoping rules for tokens
- Lit + Storybook starter template
Next step
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