diff --git a/src/theme/DocCard/index.tsx b/src/theme/DocCard/index.tsx
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+import Link from "@docusaurus/Link";
+import {
+  findFirstSidebarItemLink,
+  useDocById,
+} from "@docusaurus/plugin-content-docs/client";
+import { usePluralForm } from "@docusaurus/theme-common";
+import { translate } from "@docusaurus/Translate";
+import clsx from "clsx";
+import { type ReactNode } from "react";
+
+import type {
+  PropSidebarItemCategory,
+  PropSidebarItemLink,
+} from "@docusaurus/plugin-content-docs";
+import type { Props } from "@theme/DocCard";
+import Heading from "@theme/Heading";
+
+import styles from "./styles.module.css";
+
+function useCategoryItemsPlural() {
+  const { selectMessage } = usePluralForm();
+  return (count: number) =>
+    selectMessage(
+      count,
+      translate(
+        {
+          message: "1 item|{count} items",
+          id: "theme.docs.DocCard.categoryDescription.plurals",
+          description:
+            "The default description for a category card in the generated index about how many items this category includes",
+        },
+        { count }
+      )
+    );
+}
+
+function CardContainer({
+  href,
+  children,
+}: {
+  href: string;
+  children: ReactNode;
+}): JSX.Element {
+  return (
+    <Link
+      href={href}
+      className={clsx("card padding--lg", styles.cardContainer)}
+    >
+      {children}
+    </Link>
+  );
+}
+
+function CardLayout({
+  href,
+  title,
+  description,
+}: {
+  href: string;
+  title: string;
+  description?: string;
+}): JSX.Element {
+  return (
+    <CardContainer href={href}>
+      <Heading
+        as="h2"
+        className={clsx("text--truncate", styles.cardTitle)}
+        title={title}
+      >
+        {title}
+      </Heading>
+      {description && (
+        <p
+          className={clsx("text--truncate", styles.cardDescription)}
+          title={description}
+        >
+          {description}
+        </p>
+      )}
+    </CardContainer>
+  );
+}
+
+function CardCategory({
+  item,
+}: {
+  item: PropSidebarItemCategory;
+}): JSX.Element | null {
+  const href = findFirstSidebarItemLink(item);
+  const categoryItemsPlural = useCategoryItemsPlural();
+
+  // Unexpected: categories that don't have a link have been filtered upfront
+  if (!href) {
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <CardLayout
+      href={href}
+      title={item.label}
+      description={item.description ?? categoryItemsPlural(item.items.length)}
+    />
+  );
+}
+
+function CardLink({ item }: { item: PropSidebarItemLink }): JSX.Element {
+  const doc = useDocById(item.docId ?? undefined);
+  return (
+    <CardLayout
+      href={item.href}
+      title={item.label}
+      description={item.description ?? doc?.description}
+    />
+  );
+}
+
+export default function DocCard({ item }: Props): JSX.Element {
+  switch (item.type) {
+    case "link":
+      return <CardLink item={item} />;
+    case "category":
+      return <CardCategory item={item} />;
+    default:
+      throw new Error(`unknown item type ${JSON.stringify(item)}`);
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/theme/DocCard/styles.module.css b/src/theme/DocCard/styles.module.css
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+.cardContainer {
+  --ifm-link-color: var(--ifm-color-emphasis-800);
+  --ifm-link-hover-color: var(--ifm-color-emphasis-700);
+  --ifm-link-hover-decoration: none;
+
+  box-shadow: 0 1.5px 3px 0 rgb(0 0 0 / 15%);
+  border: 1px solid var(--ifm-color-emphasis-200);
+  transition: all var(--ifm-transition-fast) ease;
+  transition-property: border, box-shadow;
+}
+
+.cardContainer:hover {
+  border-color: var(--ifm-color-primary);
+  box-shadow: 0 3px 6px 0 rgb(0 0 0 / 20%);
+}
+
+.cardContainer *:last-child {
+  margin-bottom: 0;
+}
+
+.cardTitle {
+  font-size: 1.2rem;
+}
+
+.cardDescription {
+  font-size: 0.8rem;
+}