Bring the component model to HTML-first applications

Why Ornata exists

Component-driven development has made encapsulated, reusable UI the standard for modern front-end development.

But many HTML-first environments – content management systems (CMSs), server-rendered applications, template-driven platforms, and multi-framework systems – do not always fit neatly into framework-owned component models.

Ornata brings a familiar component model to those environments, helping teams build portable UI libraries that integrate with existing HTML, render their own structure where needed, and scale across applications.

Who is Ornata for?

Ornata is designed for teams building reusable UI libraries in HTML-first environments.

• Design systems that need portable, interactive components across applications
• CMS-driven sites that need to integrate behavior into existing markup
• Server-rendered applications that want reusable interaction patterns without moving to a client-rendered architecture
• Multi-framework platforms that need components to work across different application stacks

See It In Practice

HTML State See how default state, dataset state, and mount-time state work together.

Element Safeguards Explore scoped DOM references, element contracts, and resolution guardrails.

List Rendering Use render callbacks with index-aware updates for repeated DOM structures.

Build a Disclosure Walk through a full progressively enhanced component from HTML to behavior.

How Ornata works

Ornata organizes interactive UI into reusable components through a structured component API.

State, behavior, rendering, lifecycle, DOM references, and events each have a clear place in the component definition. That consistency makes components easier to understand individually and easier to distribute as part of a reusable UI library.

The result is a self-contained component model that can scale across HTML-first environments.

Learn more

Why Ornata Understand the core problems Ornata is trying to solve and where it fits in the frontend ecosystem.

Getting Started Install the package, mount a component, and get a working baseline quickly.

Mental Model Learn the core ideas and guiding principles that shaped Ornata's design and authoring model.

Your First Component See the authoring model in its simplest form with state, elements, and targeted rendering.

Why “Ornata”?

Ornata derives its name from the Latin word meaning equipped, furnished, or enhanced. It reflects the idea that Ornata components build on existing HTML rather than replace it.