Blueprint CAD Drawing
YOUTUBE UI LAYOUT
PROJECT:YT-UI-2026 REVISION:R4.2 SCALE:1:1 VIEWPORT DRAWN BY:FRIS. DATE:2026-02-11 SHEET:1 OF 1
Legend
Component Edge
Layout Guide
Annotation Point
Dimension
Active Region
— Full Page Layout Specification —

YOUTUBE.COM — HOME VIEW

VIEWPORT: 1440 × 900px | BREAKPOINT: XL DESKTOP
A Section A — Top Navigation Bar h: 56px | position: fixed
| W: 100vw (1440px) |
H:56px
MENU_BTN
YouTube
LOGO_MARK [SVG] 120×28
Search... INPUT[type="search"] — flex:1, max-w:640px border-radius: 20px 0 0 20px
max-w: 640px
CREATE
NOTIFY
U AVATAR:32px
gap:12px
↓ margin-top: 56px (clears fixed nav) ↓
B Section B — Category Filter Chips h: 56px | overflow-x: scroll | sticky
All
Music
Gaming
Live
News
Podcasts
Mixes
Lo-fi
Cooking
React
AI
Sports
chips: border-radius:8px | padding:6px 12px | font:14px | active_state:bg-white/text-black
C Section C — Main Layout (Sidebar + Content Grid) display: flex | h: calc(100vh - 112px)
| W:240px |
Sidebar Nav (collapsible)
Home ● ACTIVE
Shorts
Subscriptions
YOU ▸
Your Channel
History
Playlists
Watch Later
Liked Videos
SUBSCRIPTIONS
M
MKBHD
V
Veritasium
F
Fireship
T
Theo
+5
Show more
About Press Copyright
Contact us Creators
Advertise Developers
Terms Privacy Policy & Safety
© 2026 Google LLC
| W: calc(100% - 240px) — FLUID |
D Video Grid — CSS Grid: repeat(auto-fill, minmax(310px, 1fr))
1
12:34
THUMBNAIL
16:9
aspect-ratio: 16/9
CH 36px
8:21
● LIVE
24:07
5:43
progress_bar: 66% watched
S
SHORTS SHELF
(horizontal scroll row)
aspect-ratio: 9/16 per item | scroll-snap-type: x mandatory
31:15
grid-gap: 16px padding: 16px 24px overflow-y: auto scroll-behavior: smooth
DETAIL: VIDEO CARD COMPONENT SPEC
thumbnailaspect-ratio: 16/9, border-radius: 12px
titlefont: 14px/20px Roboto, -webkit-line-clamp: 2
channel_namefont: 12px, color: #aaa, margin-top: 4px
meta_textfont: 12px, "123K views • 2 days ago"
avatarwidth: 36px, border-radius: 50%
duration_badgebg: rgba(0,0,0,0.8), bottom-right
hover_statethumbnail preview (animated), scale(1.0)
progress_barh:3px, bg: #f00, bottom:0, if watched
E Section E — Responsive Breakpoint Map
1 col
sidebar: hidden
MOBILE
<640px
2 col
sidebar: mini (72px)
TABLET
640–1024px
3 col
sidebar: expanded (240px)
DESKTOP ●
1024–1440px
4–5 col
sidebar: expanded + extra
ULTRAWIDE
>1440px
F Section F — Design Tokens (Dark Theme)
Color Palette
#0F0F0F
bg-primary
#212121
bg-secondary
#FFFFFF
text-primary
#AAAAAA
text-secondary
#FF0000
yt-red / brand
#3EA6FF
link / accent
#272727
chip-default
#3F3F3F
hover-state
Typography Scale
Video TitleRoboto 14px/20px — weight:500 — clamp:2
Channel NameRoboto 12px/18px — weight:400 — color:#aaa
Meta / ViewsRoboto 12px/18px — weight:400 — color:#aaa
Chip LabelRoboto 14px/20px — weight:500
Sidebar NavRoboto 14px/20px — weight:400
Duration BadgeRoboto 12px — weight:500 — bg:rgba(0,0,0,.8)
Sidebar FooterRoboto 11px — weight:400 — color:#717171
G Section G — Z-Index Layer Stack
z:2200z:2100z:2000z:100z:10z:1z:0
MODAL / DIALOG OVERLAY z-index: 2200 | position: fixed
TOOLTIPS / POPOVERS z-index: 2100 | position: absolute
TOP NAVIGATION BAR [Section A] z-index: 2000 | position: fixed | top:0
SIDEBAR / GUIDE PANEL [Section C-left] z-index: 100 | position: fixed (mobile) / static (desktop)
CATEGORY CHIPS BAR [Section B] z-index: 10 | position: sticky | top: 56px
VIDEO GRID CONTENT [Section D] z-index: 1 | position: relative
PAGE BACKGROUND z-index: 0 | #0F0F0F
NOTE: Sidebar transitions from fixed overlay (mobile) → mini rail 72px (tablet) → expanded 240px static (desktop) | Top nav uses backdrop-filter: blur(8px) on scroll
H Section H — Interaction State Matrix
ELEMENT DEFAULT HOVER ACTIVE FOCUS
Video Card static thumbnail: preview anim, title: underline navigate → /watch?v= outline: 2px #3EA6FF
Category Chip bg:#272727 bg:#3f3f3f bg:#fff color:#0f0f0f ring: 1px #fff
Sidebar Item transparent bg:#272727 rounded bg:#3f3f3f, weight:500 outline ring
Icon Button opacity:0.9 bg:rgba(255,255,255,0.1) rounded-full bg:rgba(255,255,255,0.2) ring: 2px #3EA6FF
Search Input border:#303030 border:#303030 border:#1c62b9, inset shadow
I Section I — Spacing & Grid System
BASE UNIT: 4px
4px xs — icon internal padding
8px sm — chip gap, inline spacing
12px md — card content padding
16px lg — grid gap, section padding
24px xl — content margin, nav padding
32px 2xl — section separation
GRID COLUMN BREAKPOINTS
1
<640px
1
2
640–1024px
1
2
3
1024–1440 ●
1
2
3
4
1440–1920px
1
2
3
4
5
>1920px
REVISION NOTES
R4.22026-02-11Added z-index layer stack, interaction state matrix, spacing system
R4.12026-02-10Added responsive breakpoint map, color tokens, typography scale
R4.02026-02-09Complete layout: nav, sidebar, chips, video grid, shorts shelf
R3.02026-02-05Initial wireframe — desktop only
CONFIDENTIAL — FOR INTERNAL DESIGN REVIEW ONLY DRAWING ID: YT-BP-2026-0211-001 APPROVED ✓