ECL v3 - Europa Component Library

The Europa Component Library (ECL) is a library of components applicable to all European Commission and European Union websites. The library contains all available components which you can use to build your website.

All library elements are accompanied with

documentation: what the component is intended for and recommendations regarding its usage
demo: visual representation of the component
code: technologically agnostic HTML/CSS code and twig implementation

Requirements

ECL is using Fermium, node v14 but it keeps compatibility with Erbium, node v12. Please ensure a match before proceeding with the installation of ECL dependencies or ones in ECL Builder.

Documentation

Read the technical documentation on GitHub.

Migrate from v2

Read the technical documentation on GitHub.

Quick start

The ECL is bundled in various presets in order to accomodate the different needs of everyone. Once you know which preset you want to use, you can:

download the latest release of the preset of your choice
install the preset with npm or yarn, e.g. npm install @ecl/preset-ec or yarn add @ecl/preset-ec

use the CDN, https://cdn{1,2,3 or 4}.fpfis.tech.ec.europa.eu/ecl/{tag}/{system}/{path/to/the/asset}. Here's an example:

<link
  rel="stylesheet"
  href="https://cdn1.fpfis.tech.ec.europa.eu/ecl/v3.4.1/ec/styles/optional/ecl-ec-default.css"
  integrity="sha256-WK5hy3Ceb1aNnKy15Bp5KW+CVYBmHb4hmJ1Pdt3TbIM= sha384-iyE8X71QP2Onrns7/f6OaYbZwh9QNaZgsi67Ekxg0ZsrNfsGM6J+BwwzedVsFDCU sha512-yCHEUFMoDLvDD+ApVHf7puJTWoaLj253KyvIkhXq/9W+4nPwAXVYPjNt3e3b0NCTwQpYrnG5pFtiEbHt/gc6qA=="
  crossorigin="anonymous"
  media="screen"
/>

<link
  rel="stylesheet"
  href="https://cdn1.fpfis.tech.ec.europa.eu/ecl/v3.4.1/ec/styles/optional/ecl-reset.css"
  integrity="sha256-UVESELfX0pvRysLCqyLCIEQDAc65AXBPfES9hWP/fgM= sha384-N/3iMSD+OnxEDiOT9DYnD+5MkkgqqmxkA2MEMovZXWLGVZHtohQ6z7aBbRntIA5A
  sha512-b/etPAmM0XEmjQuF/zMEIuwQVaFEYOTM4pl5Y1xJZ6xMde2oxP5tldgQ1/lU3azQNiA/e/JB+X5QAmRbwZEjqw=="
  crossorigin="anonymous"
  media="screen"
/>

<link
  rel="stylesheet"
  href="https://cdn1.fpfis.tech.ec.europa.eu/ecl/v3.4.1/ec/styles/ecl-ec.css"
  integrity="sha256-VLpAKlo85TEtUcWazHxBoDZavge0QuMsrU3jE64Na1k= sha384-UJZUxjw131QsMW2hSpFMD8Apnl9XoP16fIQY17WBfiiEhJJP+l5pDrUCR/M6eC4+
  sha512-9C80DLJPlL6WEUc/qU++B4JBa/OoYf+LKuNm4Q2XTi449d/bcjmNS+Cu5WZP+MvYklAh9STvmP5wih8iCQRRVQ=="
  crossorigin="anonymous"
  media="screen"
/>

<link
  rel="stylesheet"
  href="https://cdn1.fpfis.tech.ec.europa.eu/ecl/v3.4.1/ec/styles/ecl-ec-print.css"
  integrity="sha256-QzATuL8r4ZY0kLFaAkxMmX4VIL2KxvSS0aG74lG5fsQ= sha384-sDtYsEERk55fwaUklj0Z4+Mo6x6vp+cMVCZ+ZI7UOQH/mFE0OWg5HWTU2Ui1lR7g
  sha512-nrIFufAnDOTKV+lVM/bI2XSAPpiY1DZjAYTLoUnGSJTkWy7GYMBYDfJvgXXUSgyG4epSnSNZ3rGHkZF3DbLbvA=="
  crossorigin="anonymous"
  media="print"
/>

<script
  src="https://cdn1.fpfis.tech.ec.europa.eu/ecl/v3.4.1/ec/scripts/ecl-ec.js"
  integrity="sha256-WWTwQseyv8+i6bgq3MPCim/seztSFPBM/CHAlBz4eVk= sha384-5ja61/fSfryv+YG6s2oAW9y4B7Qx1lfrYj9R8F4EKmczrd4g4u9cl/eR7+V2Yz5y
  sha512-rnLRRpkiCNIEBgZmx4PMKy63nrpjiHYM6hSoRAh5xmSv29zLL6BMxUL1+n5+mU4ozV+Uo1VoPBb4jOTUBvcKDw=="
  crossorigin="anonymous"
></script>

⚠️ moment.js

ECL uses Pikaday which requires moment.js and this library is not bundled by ECL. Therefore moment.js needs to be loaded or bundled by the application or website using ECL, depending on the needs.