Blankslates are for when there is a lack of content within a page or section. Use them as placeholders to tell users why something isn't there. Be sure to provide an action to add content as well.
Wrap some content in the outer .blankslate wrapper and add the .blankslate-heading class to headings to give it the blankslate appearance.
<div class="blankslate"><h3 class="blankslate-heading">This is a blank slate</h3><p>Use it to provide information when no dynamic content exists.</p></div>
When it helps the message, include (relevant) icons in your blank slate. Add the .blankslate-icon class to give icons the proper styling.
<div class="blankslate"><!-- <%= octicon "octoface", :height = 24, :class => "blankslate-icon" %> --><svg class="octicon octicon-octoface blankslate-icon" aria-hidden="true" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 24 24" width="24" height="24"><path d="M7.75 11c-.69 0-1.25.56-1.25 1.25v1.5a1.25 1.25 0 102.5 0v-1.5C9 11.56 8.44 11 7.75 11zm1.27 4.5a.469.469 0 01.48-.5h5a.47.47 0 01.48.5c-.116 1.316-.759 2.5-2.98 2.5s-2.864-1.184-2.98-2.5zm7.23-4.5c-.69 0-1.25.56-1.25 1.25v1.5a1.25 1.25 0 102.5 0v-1.5c0-.69-.56-1.25-1.25-1.25z"></path><path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M21.255 3.82a1.725 1.725 0 00-2.141-1.195c-.557.16-1.406.44-2.264.866-.78.386-1.647.93-2.293 1.677A18.442 18.442 0 0012 5c-.93 0-1.784.059-2.569.17-.645-.74-1.505-1.28-2.28-1.664a13.876 13.876 0 00-2.265-.866 1.725 1.725 0 00-2.141 1.196 23.645 23.645 0 00-.69 3.292c-.125.97-.191 2.07-.066 3.112C1.254 11.882 1 13.734 1 15.527 1 19.915 3.13 23 12 23c8.87 0 11-3.053 11-7.473 0-1.794-.255-3.647-.99-5.29.127-1.046.06-2.15-.066-3.125a23.652 23.652 0 00-.689-3.292zM20.5 14c.5 3.5-1.5 6.5-8.5 6.5s-9-3-8.5-6.5c.583-4 3-6 8.5-6s7.928 2 8.5 6z"></path></svg><h3 class="blankslate-heading">This is a blank slate</h3><p>Use it to provide information when no dynamic content exists.</p></div>
Add a graphic, button and/or link to add additional information and provide users a way to add content to this page. Add the .blankslate-image class to the image, and the .blankslate-action to any button or link wrappers.
<div class="blankslate"><img src="https://ghicons.github.com/assets/images/blue/png/Pull%20request.png" alt="" class="blankslate-image" /><h3 class="blankslate-heading">You don’t seem to have any pull requests.</h3><p>Pull requests help you discuss potential changes before they are merged into the base branch.</p><div class="blankslate-action"><button class="btn btn-primary" type="button">New pull request</button></div><div class="blankslate-action"><button class="btn-link" type="button">Learn more</button></div></div>
Add an additional optional class to the .blankslate to change its appearance.
.blankslate-narrow narrows the blankslate container to not occupy the entire available width.
<div class="blankslate blankslate-narrow"><img src="https://ghicons.github.com/assets/images/blue/png/Pull%20request.png" alt="" class="blankslate-image" /><h3 class="blankslate-heading">You don’t seem to have any pull requests.</h3><p>Pull requests help you discuss potential changes before they are merged into the base branch.</p><div class="blankslate-action"><button class="btn btn-primary" type="button">New pull request</button></div><div class="blankslate-action"><button class="btn-link" type="button">Learn more</button></div></div>
.blankslate-large increases the size of the text in the blankslate
<div class="blankslate blankslate-large"><img src="https://ghicons.github.com/assets/images/blue/png/Pull%20request.png" alt="" class="blankslate-image" /><h3 class="blankslate-heading">You don’t seem to have any pull requests.</h3><p>Pull requests help you discuss potential changes before they are merged into the base branch.</p><div class="blankslate-action"><button class="btn btn-primary" type="button">New pull request</button></div><div class="blankslate-action"><button class="btn-link" type="button">Learn more</button></div></div>
.blankslate-spacious significantly increases the vertical padding.
<div class="blankslate blankslate-spacious"><img src="https://ghicons.github.com/assets/images/blue/png/Pull%20request.png" alt="" class="blankslate-image" /><h3 class="blankslate-heading">You don’t seem to have any pull requests.</h3><p>Pull requests help you discuss potential changes before they are merged into the base branch.</p><div class="blankslate-action"><button class="btn btn-primary" type="button">New pull request</button></div><div class="blankslate-action"><button class="btn-link" type="button">Learn more</button></div></div>
Note: It's possible to combine variations. Large and spacious (blankslate blankslate-large blankslate-spacious) is often used together.
To add a border, wrap the blankslate component with the Box component.
<div class="Box"><div class="blankslate"><img src="https://ghicons.github.com/assets/images/blue/png/Pull%20request.png" alt="" class="blankslate-image" /><h3 class="blankslate-heading">You don’t seem to have any pull requests.</h3><p>Pull requests help you discuss potential changes before they are merged into the base branch.</p><div class="blankslate-action"><button class="btn btn-primary" type="button">New pull request</button></div><div class="blankslate-action"><button class="btn-link" type="button">Learn more</button></div></div></div>
Removes the border-radius on the top corners.
<div class="Box rounded-top-0"><div class="blankslate"><img src="https://ghicons.github.com/assets/images/blue/png/Pull%20request.png" alt="" class="blankslate-image" /><h3 class="blankslate-heading">You don’t seem to have any pull requests.</h3><p>Pull requests help you discuss potential changes before they are merged into the base branch.</p><div class="blankslate-action"><button class="btn btn-primary" type="button">New pull request</button></div><div class="blankslate-action"><button class="btn-link" type="button">Learn more</button></div></div></div>