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title: Alerts
date: 2024-05-07T09:20:00-07:00
author: Zaida Jocson
canonical_url: "https://designsystem.umd.edu/components/alerts"
section: Components
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# Alerts

Alerts are used for high-priority messaging. They can be sitewide or content specific. An example of a sitewide alert is highlighting an important submission deadline that is relevant to most users. An example of a content alert would be specifying that two letters of recommendation are required within a page section about submission requirements.