Patterns from production · Honest numbers

A missing number is not zero

Missing sorts last and wins nothing.

A missing number is not zeroLive demo

Try the controls to see the rule.

The rule

A value nobody reported is left out or said in words. It never sorts, ranks or wins as zero: in code, null must not become 0.

Tokens used

  • color.text.primarytheme.text.primary
  • color.accent.basetheme.accent
  • size.tap44px
  • space.md12px
  • motion.duration.base260ms

Native spec · generated from this pattern and the shared token registry

SwiftUI
struct OvMissingNotZero: View {
    let status: String
    @Environment(\.accessibilityReduceMotion) private var reduceMotion
    var body: some View {
        HStack(spacing: OvScale.spaceMd) {
            Text(status).font(.body)
        }
        .frame(minHeight: OvScale.sizeTap)
        .animation(reduceMotion ? .none : .easeOut(duration: OvScale.motionDurationBase), value: status)
    }
}
// Tokens: color.text.primary=theme.text.primary, color.accent.base=theme.accent, size.tap=44px, space.md=12px, motion.duration.base=260ms
Compose
@Composable
fun OvMissingNotZero(status: String, reduceMotion: Boolean) {
    Row(
        modifier = Modifier.defaultMinSize(minHeight = OvScale.SizeTap),
        horizontalArrangement = Arrangement.spacedBy(OvScale.SpaceMd),
    ) {
        Text(status, style = MaterialTheme.typography.bodyMedium)
    }
    // Apply motion only when !reduceMotion.
}
// Tokens: color.text.primary=theme.text.primary, color.accent.base=theme.accent, size.tap=44px, space.md=12px, motion.duration.base=260ms