{"id":2986183,"date":"2026-10-29T10:30:14","date_gmt":"2026-10-29T17:30:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/?post_type=blog&#038;p=2986183"},"modified":"2026-10-29T10:45:59","modified_gmt":"2026-10-29T17:45:59","slug":"calcite-design-system-whats-new-in-5-2","status":"publish","type":"blog","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/developers\/announcements\/calcite-design-system-whats-new-in-5-2","title":{"rendered":"Calcite Design System: What&#8217;s New in 5.2"},"author":309572,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_searchwp_excluded":""},"categories":[37101,738191],"tags":[759512,781238],"industry":[],"product":[36601],"class_list":["post-2986183","blog","type-blog","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-announcements","category-developers","tag-calcite-design-system","tag-whats-new-november-2026","product-developers"],"acf":{"authors":[{"ID":309572,"user_firstname":"Kitty","user_lastname":"Hurley","nickname":"Kitty Hurley","user_nicename":"khurley","display_name":"Kitty Hurley","user_email":"khurley@esri.com","user_url":"https:\/\/www.github.com\/geospatialem","user_registered":"2022-05-04 21:30:59","user_description":"Kitty is a Principal Product Engineer with Calcite Design System, passionate about expanding access to the web and maps for broader audiences. 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When inline editing the property can also disable its editing controls so edits are saved when the component is blurred.<\/p>\n<p>The newly added support across Input components deprecates the Inline Editable component, which will be removed at a future breaking change release.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/10\/inline-edit.png\" alt=\"Three Panels with each featuring its own map and header using an inlineEdit Input in default, edit, and edit without controls states.\" \/><\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<h2 id=\"sticky-header\">Sticky header for Tables<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/developers.arcgis.com\/calcite-design-system\/components\/table\/\">Table<\/a> now offers a sticky header when specified via a property. When enabled the component always displays its slotted table header contents, which is useful when displaying many <a href=\"https:\/\/developers.arcgis.com\/calcite-design-system\/components\/table-row\/\">Table Rows<\/a> of data.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: 1px solid gray;border-radius: 0.25rem\" src=\"https:\/\/developers.arcgis.com\/calcite-design-system\/daae14ef668e3273e484d244f8d90c73\/table-sticky-header.gif\" alt=\"Table displaying plot data with column headings remaining visible while users scroll through the rows.\" \/><\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<h2 id=\"light-dark\">Modern color scheme support<\/h2>\n<p>Calcite now offers native browser support to its modes using the <a href=\"https:\/\/developer.mozilla.org\/en-US\/docs\/Web\/CSS\/Reference\/Properties\/color-scheme\"><code>color-scheme<\/code> CSS property<\/a>. The modern color scheme support allows for a native and flexible approach to switching themes, user settings detection, and customization. The scheme can be set to light, dark, or both to follow the user&#8217;s system preference. Support reduces code complexity and offers better maintainability in applications.<\/p>\n<p>Explore Calcite&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/developers.arcgis.com\/calcite-design-system\/core-concepts\/#modes\">core concepts on modes<\/a> on how to adopt the modern support into solutions.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" style=\"border: 1px solid gray;border-radius: 0.25rem\" src=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/10\/color-scheme.png\" alt=\"Color scheme displayed in the same app side by side with light and dark where components can also always specify a light or dark color scheme that differs from the root or body, such as the navigation.\" width=\"1201\" height=\"586\" \/><\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<h2 id=\"corner-radius\">Corner radius inheritance<\/h2>\n<p>Calcite has improved the inheritance of corner radius to round the corners of a component&#8217;s outer border edge. The update supports at the application level, using a dedicated corner radius token. The components inherit the semantic token, supporting a consistent approach across an application.<\/p>\n<p>Learn more about <a href=\"https:\/\/developers.arcgis.com\/calcite-design-system\/foundations\/tokens\/reference\/#corner-radius\">Calcite&#8217;s corner radius semantic token<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/developers.arcgis.com\/calcite-design-system\/static\/504c03a1051a23b8b20c1ab7735a924d\/339e3\/inherited-corner-radius.png\" alt=\"Many Calcite components arranged in a grid, all with rounded corners set by the semantic corner radius token.\" \/><\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<h2 id=\"placeholder\">Custom placeholder for Input Pickers<\/h2>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/developers.arcgis.com\/calcite-design-system\/components\/input-date-picker\/\">Input Date Picker<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/developers.arcgis.com\/calcite-design-system\/components\/input-time-picker\/\">Input Time Picker<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/developers.arcgis.com\/calcite-design-system\/components\/input-time-zone\/\">Input Time Zone<\/a> components now offer a custom placeholder, where a short hint is added to describe the expected value on the component. The hint can be useful to provide formatting context and disappears when a user starts typing a value into the component. To ensure context is provided to all audiences it is recommended to not use a placeholder as a replacement for the component&#8217;s label, which provides critical information and instructions to more individuals.<\/p>\n<p>Learn more about <a href=\"https:\/\/developers.arcgis.com\/calcite-design-system\/foundations\/accessibility\/#forms-and-labels\">accessibility with forms and labels<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" style=\"border: 1px solid gray;border-radius: 0.25rem\" src=\"https:\/\/developers.arcgis.com\/calcite-design-system\/static\/8986fbfb9d256a070ff45ce07cb69bd2\/0a867\/picker-placeholders.png\" alt=\"Input Date Picker, Input Time Picker, and Input Time Zone displaying custom placeholders.\" \/><\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<h2 id=\"overflow-mode\">Overflow mode for Action Bar<\/h2>\n<p>When horizontal space is limited the <a href=\"https:\/\/developers.arcgis.com\/calcite-design-system\/components\/action-bar\/\">Action Bar<\/a> component&#8217;s new overflow mode supports different configurations, including the ability to collapse or wrap child <a href=\"https:\/\/developers.arcgis.com\/calcite-design-system\/components\/action\/\">Actions<\/a>. The new overflow mode allows for more configurations for more compact scenarios, such as mobile screens, while also adapting to larger devices and resolutions.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" style=\"border: 1px solid gray;border-radius: 0.25rem\" src=\"https:\/\/developers.arcgis.com\/calcite-design-system\/c84990c5de694b9f30ee2eb4bd1a88e1\/action-overflow-mode.gif\" alt=\"Action Bars comparing collapse, wrap, and none overflow-mode as the available width changes.\" \/><\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<h2 id=\"expansion-mode\">Block Group expansion mode<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/developers.arcgis.com\/calcite-design-system\/components\/block-group\">Block Group<\/a> now offers an expansion mode for its child <a href=\"https:\/\/developers.arcgis.com\/calcite-design-system\/components\/block\">Blocks<\/a>. When enabled, the child Blocks can specify the expansion of one or multiple Blocks to fit use cases. For example, when the Block Group&#8217;s expansion mode is set as single, it only allows one Block to be expanded.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" style=\"border: 1px solid gray;border-radius: 0.25rem\" src=\"https:\/\/developers.arcgis.com\/calcite-design-system\/762d6bb8dd39a330c6f8f63b4c1187a6\/block-group-expand-mode-single.gif\" alt=\"Breakfast, lunch, and dinner Blocks open one at a time.\" \/><\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<h2 id=\"a11y-i18n\">Accessibility and internationalization enhancements<\/h2>\n<p>Calcite continues to improve support for more individuals through accessibility and internationalization improvements. Explore some of the latest changes improving access to more audiences.<\/p>\n<h3>Label property for Slider<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/developers.arcgis.com\/calcite-design-system\/components\/slider\/\">Slider<\/a> now offers a label property to communicate additional context to assistive technologies. Learn more about <a href=\"https:\/\/developers.arcgis.com\/calcite-design-system\/foundations\/accessibility\/#forms-and-labels\">accessibility with forms and labels<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>High contrast improvements to Switch<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/developers.arcgis.com\/calcite-design-system\/components\/switch\/\">Switch&#8217;s<\/a> high contrast has been improved when the component is checked and in focus. High contrast is displayed when a user has forced colors enabled either through their browser or operating system.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/developers.arcgis.com\/calcite-design-system\/static\/aed144c74aeba7378f18c1fb7ba04d9f\/de766\/a11y-switch-forced-colors.png\" alt=\"Switch displays sufficient contrast when forced colors is active, inactive, and when toggling its checked state.\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Date Picker support with NVDA<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/developers.arcgis.com\/calcite-design-system\/components\/date-picker\/\">Date Picker<\/a> has improved support for the NVDA screen reader, ensuring individual days within the calendar are keyboard navigable and communicated to assistive technologies, offering the same experience previously offered with JAWS and VoiceOver.<\/p>\n<h3>RTL language alignment for Input Time Picker<\/h3>\n<p><a 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