Web Brutalism
Expose document structure and browser defaults; anti-polish on purpose.
What it feels like
Like the browser just opened and CSS never loaded — blue links, default gray buttons, honest to a fault.
Why it works
Anti-polish lets structure carry the page; great for experiments and brands that refuse polish-as-identity.
How to tell AI
Web brutalism: system fonts and default controls, blue underlined links, document layout, almost no custom chrome; do not polish with a design system.
Signals
- · Near-system default controls
- · Blue underlined links, default gray UI
- · Layout reads like a document, not a brand site
- · Almost zero decorative styling
Don't confuse with
Neobrutalism is carefully designed rough; minimal is refined restraint; web brutalism feels like unstyled HTML.
Style brief
Paste into your coding agent
Visual style: Web Brutalism. Expose document structure and browser defaults; anti-polish on purpose. Defining signals: - Near-system default controls - Blue underlined links, default gray UI - Layout reads like a document, not a brand site - Almost zero decorative styling Do not confuse with: neobrutalism, minimalism. Neobrutalism is carefully designed rough; minimal is refined restraint; web brutalism feels like unstyled HTML. Implementation brief: Use web brutalism: browser-default aesthetics, system fonts, blue underlined links, default form controls, document-like layout, minimal custom styling. Do not polish with design system components. Keep scope to visual language and components styling; do not redesign product information architecture unless asked.