Plate

Typographic heraldry. The suite has no logo, so the mark is engraving: a rectangular double-hairline plate (a saddlery stamp) or a circular roundel seal with an italic monogram. Built entirely from type and rules — never add imagery inside it.

The adopted mark is the inscribed seal (Monogram Directions v2 · direction 2B): the E cipher with · EQVESTRIANISM · inscribed round the crown (classical V for U), FESTINA LENTE round the base, and MMXXVI under the cipher. It is the letterhead / doc-cover / avatar cut. Reduction rules: below 96px drop the inscription (plain seal); below 48px drop the date too — just the E in its double ring. The motto is the house placeholder — apt for the suite's unhurried register, easily swapped via motto.

Use at most once per page — doc covers, footers, section colophons. It loses all authority when repeated.

jsx

<Plate variant="seal" inscribed onDark />            ← the brand mark
<Plate eyebrow="The stable" caption="EST. MMXXV · EN-GB" />
<Plate variant="seal" size="sm" caption="MMXXV" />
<Plate variant="seal" tone="oxblood" eyebrow="Sealed" caption="EN-GB" />
<Plate onDark eyebrow="Colophon" title="Equestrianism" caption="ONE BINARY EACH" />

Props: variant (plate/seal), size (sm/md/lg), tone (brass/oxblood/ink), onDark, eyebrow, title (plate), monogram (seal, default "E"), caption; inscribed seal: inscribed, inscription, motto, date (sizes run 96/150/230).

Preview

Declarations

TypeScript

export interface PlateProps extends React.HTMLAttributes<HTMLDivElement> {
  /** 'plate' — rectangular engraved lockup; 'seal' — circular roundel with an italic monogram. */
  variant?: 'plate' | 'seal';
  size?: 'sm' | 'md' | 'lg';
  /** Frame colour. brass (default), oxblood (the wax seal), ink. */
  tone?: 'brass' | 'oxblood' | 'ink';
  onDark?: boolean;
  /** Engraved label above the title/monogram, e.g. "The stable". */
  eyebrow?: string;
  /** Plate variant only. Defaults to "Equestrianism". */
  title?: string;
  /** Seal variant only — the single italic character. Defaults to "E". */
  monogram?: string;
  /** Seal only — the adopted full-ceremony cut (Monogram v2 · 2B): name inscribed
   * round the crown, motto round the base, year under the cipher. The letterhead /
   * doc-cover mark. Below 96px fall back to the plain seal. */
  inscribed?: boolean;
  /** Inscribed seal — crown text. Classical V for U. Default "· EQVESTRIANISM ·". */
  inscription?: string;
  /** Inscribed seal — base motto. "FESTINA LENTE" is the house motto (a considered
   * placeholder — swap if the team adopts one). */
  motto?: string;
  /** Inscribed seal — roman-numeral year under the cipher. Default "MMXXVI";
   * pass "" to drop it (required below 48px). */
  date?: string;
  /** Small flanked caption below, e.g. "EST. MMXXV · EN-GB". */
  caption?: string;
  className?: string;
}

/**
 * Typographic heraldry — a double-hairline saddlery plate or a circular
 * roundel seal, built purely from type and rules (the suite has no logo).
 * The `inscribed` seal is the adopted brand mark. Use at most once per page:
 * doc covers, footers, colophons.
 */
export function Plate(props: PlateProps): React.JSX.Element;