JSON

Short for JavaScript Object Notation, a way of structuring data commonly used to manage design tokens. The DTCG uses this notation to define tokens within its current specification.

JSON is helpful as many systems have some method of parsing this structure to use the data within its specific ecosystem.

Example

{
    "color.red.500": {
        "$type": "color",
        "$value": "#F44336"
    }
}

JSON is identifiable by its nested use of {} characters and requiring the " character to define keys within the structure.