hero.broadsheet-banner-headline · Banner headline

A hero pattern from Broadsheet Newspaper, drawn alone below with this design's tokens and sample copy. Not used in this design: shown with its tokens for comparison. Give the section root data-pattern="hero.broadsheet-banner-headline". A guide only: DESIGN.md and tokens.json are the source of truth.

Rule
A kicker in spot colour, then a banner headline in uppercase bold serif across all 12 columns, a 2 px rule, and three columns below: italic deck 1–4, story 5–8 and 9–12 behind vertical rules.
Slots
eyebrow, headline, subhead, statement, body2, cta
Grid areas
kicker full · banner full · deck 1-4 · col1 5-8 · col2 9-12 (12-column grid, 1-based inclusive spans)
Tokens
bg #F4F0E6 · text #1B1A17 · heading #0D0C0A · accent #872824 · accent2 #BE6D65 · UnifrakturMaguntia / Newsreader · radius 0px · space unit 6px (full list in design/tokens.json)
Section
vertical padding step 6

Pattern notes

  • A kicker in the spot colour, small caps, centred. The banner headline in the body serif at step 7, weight 700, uppercase, centred across all 12 columns (max ~22 ch, two lines). A 2 px rule. Three columns below: an italic deck at h3 size on 1–4, the story text on 5–8 and on 9–12 (each behind a vertical rule), the second ending with a "Continued on page 4 →" text link.

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