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proximity-form-fields

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Use this skill when laying out a form, fixing a confusing form, or building a form layout convention for a design system. Forms are where proximity failures are most visible: ambiguous label-input pairing, sections that bleed into each other, help text that orphans from its field. Trigger when designing sign-up, sign-in, settings, profile, billing, checkout, multi-step, or any structured-input surface. Sub-aspect of `proximity`; read that first if you haven't already.

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# Proximity in form layout

Forms are the canonical proximity case. A form with poor proximity produces ambiguous label-input pairings, orphaned help text, sections that don't read as sections, and a general feeling that the user must "decode" the layout before they can fill it in. A form with good proximity reads as a structured set of pairs and groups; the user fills it in without thought.

## The form proximity ladder

Use four nested levels of spacing — each level visibly tighter than the level above it:

```
Level 1: gap-1   (4px)    inside a label-input pair
Level 2: gap-3   (12px)   between fields in a group
Level 3: gap-6   (24px)   between groups within a section
Level 4: gap-10  (40px)   between sections
```