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Carbon Design System: Contained list

Documents contained lists for compact spaces such as cards, sidebars, and disclosures, including a header, item rows, inline actions, interactive elements, and organization of related content inside smaller UI regions.

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List view Choose list view when each row is a compact object summary and users scan primarily by name, title, snippet, status, or recency. Each row has one primary object identity that remains visible across selection, hover, focus, filtering, and responsive states. Carbon contained list guidance supports compact contained lists with headers, inline actions, interactive rows, and related content in smaller regions.

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