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Welcome to the Orbit Cards wiki.

Orbit Cards is a collection of modern Home Assistant dashboard cards with a shared visual style, visual editors, dynamic colours, custom icons, actions, popups, and compact grouped layouts.

Screenshots

Cards

Card	Type	Best for
Area Card	custom:orbit-area-card	Area overview cards with status text, main entity, area navigation, side buttons, curved buttons, and a standalone action button.
Status Card	custom:orbit-status-card	State summary cards, person cards, and compact icon-only status groups.
Action Card	custom:orbit-action-card	Compact scene, script, automation, button, camera, and shortcut controls.

Start Here

• Installation
• Shared Concepts
• Area Card
• Status Card
• Action Card
• Visual Editor
• Examples
• Screenshots
• Migration Guide
• Troubleshooting

Quick Example

type: custom:orbit-area-card
area: living_room
area_name: Living Room
accent_color: blue
main_entity: light.living_room
tap_action:
  action: navigate
  navigation_path: /lovelace/living-room
status1: sensor.living_room_temperature
status2: sensor.living_room_humidity
button1: light.floor_lamp
curve_button1: scene.movie_time

Current Naming

The old Room Card has been renamed to Area Card.

New configs should use:

type: custom:orbit-area-card

Existing configs using custom:orbit-room-card remain supported through a legacy alias and editor migration helpers.