CSS Variables (officially known as custom properties) are user defined values that can be set once and used many times throughout your codebase. They make it easier to manage colors, fonts, size, and animation values, and ensure consistency across web applications. For example, you can set ...
In this article, we’ll explore what makes CSS variables special, why we should use them, some ways they can benefit us, and the best practices we should follow to create better themes. It is worth noting that CSS variables are now supported by 96.19% of all browsers globally. Let’s ...
Before CSS variables, this was the only way to write declarations. If you wanted something resembling variables in CSS, you would need to use a preprocessing language likeSass(which is incorporated into CSS frameworks likeBootstrap). However, CSS variables now provide another way to ...
A Simple Example Using Variables To set a variable in Sass you give the variable a name beginning with a $. [code type=css] $background $primary-type-size $heading_color [/code] All three are examples of variable names. Due to historical considerations and backwards compatibility, dashes an...
You can see this in action in this Codepen. When to use CSS Variables?permalink That’s a good question. I think it’s essential you don’t re-use code; it’s pretty useless to type the same code over and over, so anything that is re-used, you should make a variable for. ...
The var() function in CSS is useful in adding a value to a custom property, also known as a CSS variable. Other than property values, the var() function can not be used for property names, selectors or any other property. Doing so might result in invalid syntax or a value that has ...
0 - This is a modal window. No compatible source was found for this media. /* custom2.css */ :root { --main-bg-color: lightblue; } In the example given below, the variable that was assigned a value at root level in custom2.css file is passed to thebackground-colorproperty in a...
With great power comes great responsibility. You can set the caret to transparent and now it seems like the caret is gone. As to why you will do this, I'm not too sure. When I first saw this, it really confused me. I was wondering the whole time where the caret went lol. I gues...
Is not better to define a base font-size on the body and use relative font-sizing like in the old-days? (https://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Web/CSS/font-size) 👍 8 myrddraall commented Feb 17, 2017 • edited I doesn't have any effect because the variables are not marked...
CSS variables, also known as custom properties, help you to minimize repetition in your style sheets. This, in turn, helps you save time and effort when making changes to your design. You can also rest assured that you won’t miss any values you need to update. Access to the DOM allows...