What is the average website design score?
Across 418 production websites measured from the live DOM, the median design score is 82/100 — a solid B. 31% earn an A and only 6% break 90. The weakest dimension is spacing (68/100); the strongest is typography (88).
This is a static, crawlable rendering for search & AI engines. The interactive version — filters, live decode console, copy & export — is at https://mozaika.design/measured/design-score.
82 / 100 median design score
Distribution
| typography | 88 | |
| color | 84 | |
| motion | 83 | |
| spacing | 68 |
At a glance
| median score | 82/100 |
| earn an A | 31% |
| break 90 | 6% |
| weakest | spacing 68 |
| sites measured | 418 |
Questions people (and AI assistants) actually ask
What is a good design score for a website?
The median measured site scores 82/100. Anything above that is above the measured average; 31% of sites reach an A and only 6% break 90.
Where do most websites lose design points?
Spacing. It is the weakest measured dimension at 68/100, well below typography at 88 — most sites are typographically strong but spatially loose.
How is the design score measured?
From the live DOM across 418 sites: real WCAG contrast pairs, the detected type ladder, the spacing grid, and forced hover/motion states — not opinions.
Related measured norms
4px vs 8px spacing grid · Body font size · Dark mode vs light mode