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Carbon UI Shell left panel style
Documents a fixed left panel and side-nav structure, including full-height placement, 256px panel width, link and submenu heights, indentation, selected border, icons, and sentence-case menu labels.
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| Pattern | Supported decision | Required contract | Claim note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Side navigation | Choose side navigation when users need persistent access to related pages in one section or area. | Activating a side-nav item changes the local page and updates current-page semantics. | Carbon documents fixed left-panel side-nav structure, selected indicators, indentation, and full-height placement. |
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- Side navigation vs global navigation vs tabs
Carbon documents fixed left-panel side-nav structure, selected indicators, indentation, and submenu measurements.
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Publisher: IBM Carbon Design System. Last checked: .