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Pass Unit

What It Does

The Pass unit node adds a unit to a value if it doesn't already have one. It ensures that string values representing measurements have the appropriate unit suffix.

Inputs

Name	Description	Type	Required
Value	The value to which a unit should be added	String	Yes
Fallback	The unit to add if no unit is present (defaults to "px")	String	No

Outputs

Name	Description	Type
Value	The value with unit attached	String

How to Use It

1. Drag the Pass unit node into your graph.
2. Connect a string value to the "Value" input.
3. Optionally, specify a fallback unit (defaults to "px").
4. The node checks if the value already has a unit.
5. If it does, the value is passed through unchanged.
6. If it doesn't, the fallback unit is appended to the value.

Tips

• This node ensures consistent unit formatting in design tokens and CSS values.
• Useful for handling raw number inputs that should have specific units.
• The node won't add a unit to values that already contain one.

See Also

• Parse unit: For extracting the number and unit from a value.
• Parse Number: For converting strings to numbers.
• Stringify: For converting any value to a string.

Use Cases

• Design Token Standardization: Ensure all size values have appropriate units.
• CSS Value Generation: Add units to numeric values for CSS properties.
• Unit Normalization: Standardize values by ensuring they all have units.
• Design System Implementation: Enforce consistent unit usage across token values.