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Layout structure for web interfaces, from grouping and alignment to reading order, progressive disclosure, and adaptive breakpoints. Use when structuring a page or component, spacing or aligning controls, deciding what collapses at small sizes, handling RTL layout direction, or reviewing frontend code for layout. Triggers on layout, spacing, alignment, grouping, negative space, whitespace, visual hierarchy, reading order, progressive disclosure, breakpoints, responsive layout, container queries, safe area, full-bleed, edge-to-edge, layout margins, RTL layout, logical properties.

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# Layout that communicates structure

Layout communicates before a single word is read: position, spacing, and alignment carry hierarchy on their own, and generous space beats decoration. A good layout also survives stress: resize it, translate it, mirror it for RTL, and it should still hold together. Apply these principles when building or reviewing UI code, and write every fix in the project's own idiom: the styling system already in use, never a second one alongside it.

Hit-area sizes and focus behavior are covered by the `better-accessibility` skill; visual polish (radius, shadows, animation) by the `better-ui` skill; line length and text spacing by the `better-typography` skill.

Treat the numeric values below as starting points for interfaces without an established density or spacing system. Preserve deliberate platform chrome, compact professional tools, and project tokens when they remain usable under hit-area, zoom, localization, and viewport stress tests.

## Quick Reference

| Category | When to Use |
| --- | --- |
| [Grouping & Alignment](grouping-and-alignment.md) | Space vs separators, alignment edges, logical properties, importance ordering |
| [Spacing & Adaptivity](spacing-and-adaptivity.md) | Spacing between targets, layout margins, progressive disclosure, full-bleed content, breakpoints, i18n growth |