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Postel's Law

Be liberal in what you accept, and conservative in what you send.

The design-system take

Where the principle shows up in a token, component or pattern decision.

Forms that tolerate input variations — case, spacing, format — and outputs that are strict and predictable are both applications. Forgiving input, disciplined output.

Adapted from Postel's Law on Laws of UX — Jon Yablonski.