Geometric Shapes Extended

• Establish a consistent naming scheme for extended shapes and their variants.
• Prefer scalable, vector-based shapes and include accessible titles for screen readers.
• Provide graceful fallbacks for environments that don’t support extended shapes.
• Specify interaction states (hover, focus, active) and color contrast for each shape.
• Document how this block relates to other blocks and link to them when relevant, e.g. Geometric Shapes Block or Box Drawing Block.

Geometric Shapes Extended builds on a core set of shapes by adding nuanced variants and modifiers. It is commonly used for decorative icons, diagrammatic markers, and UI cues that require precise geometric forms. Designers should pair extended shapes with a consistent visual system to maintain harmony with the rest of the interface.

Typical usage includes icons in toolbars, data visualizations, and inline illustrations. Pitfalls include overloading UI with too many variants, inconsistent stroke weights, and poor accessibility labeling. Historically, shape blocks evolved from simple glyph grids to richer, composable symbols in design systems, expanding the vocabulary available to UI authors and developers. For reference, see related blocks such as Geometric Shapes Block and Box Drawing Block.