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https://github.com/kripod/css-homogenizer
Base CSS endorsing semantic HTML and design token usage
https://github.com/kripod/css-homogenizer
css css-reset normalize-css
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Base CSS endorsing semantic HTML and design token usage
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/kripod/css-homogenizer
- Owner: kripod
- License: mit
- Created: 2020-08-18T10:25:37.000Z (about 4 years ago)
- Default Branch: main
- Last Pushed: 2024-05-17T21:46:13.000Z (4 months ago)
- Last Synced: 2024-05-21T21:52:57.639Z (4 months ago)
- Topics: css, css-reset, normalize-css
- Language: CSS
- Homepage:
- Size: 185 KB
- Stars: 34
- Watchers: 4
- Forks: 1
- Open Issues: 0
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- Changelog: CHANGELOG.md
- Contributing: CONTRIBUTING.md
- Funding: .github/FUNDING.yml
- License: LICENSE
- Code of conduct: CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md
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README
Base CSS endorsing semantic HTML and design token usage
## Backstory
Browsing through the issues of [CSS Remedy](https://github.com/jensimmons/cssremedy), I came across an important observation by Jen Simmons:
> Why don’t people use `` far more — instead of divs in their forms?
>
> Perhaps it’s because fieldset comes with ugly default styling.
This made me question common [HTML rendering suggestions](https://html.spec.whatwg.org/multipage/rendering.html). Each design is different, so **there isn’t a single set of sensible defaults** for every website.
Style normalization is crucial for a consistent user experience among browsers. With the emergence of various design systems, however, **CSS normalizers and resets should coexist and complement each other.**
Catering to the needs of token-based theming systems, this project was born.
## Usage
1. Install the library and a normalizer with your package manager (or use [a CDN](https://www.jsdelivr.com/package/npm/css-homogenizer)):
```sh
npm install css-homogenizer modern-normalize
```
_Using either [modern-normalize](https://github.com/sindresorhus/modern-normalize) or [@csstools/normalize.css](https://github.com/csstools/normalize.css) is optional but recommended to fix common browser inconsistencies._
2. Include the following styles **in the order below, before any custom CSS:**
```js
import "modern-normalize/modern-normalize.css";
import "css-homogenizer/reset.css"; // or "css-homogenizer/reset-scoped.css"
import "css-homogenizer/base.css";
```
You may adopt each stylesheet one by one.
Please refer to your framework’s guidelines for importing CSS files at the top level. Plain `` tags may also be used, but be aware of the [performance costs](https://csswizardry.com/2018/11/css-and-network-performance/).
## What’s included?
### [`reset.css`](./reset.css)
Nullifies spacings, borders and several typography-related settings.
- Line heights are matched up with font sizes.
- Heading (`h1`–`h6`), `th` and `address` elements inherit their font properties and text alignment from parents.
- List (`ul`, `ol`, `menu`) and `a` elements are unstyled to promote proper HTML semantics over misleading visuals.
- Form controls are unstyled to cater for overrides.
- Placeholders have `opacity: 1` set for consistency between browsers.
Obsolete and deprecated HTML elements are ignored, as their usage is strongly discouraged.
### [`reset-scoped.css`](./reset-scoped.css)
A scoped variant of the reset, targeting classes instead of element types.
- Classes are prefixed by `_` to avoid collisions with other selectors. E.g. `._p` contains declarations applicable to `p` elements.
- Rules for `html` and `body` elements are omitted.
#### Usage with React
When using a compiler like Babel, the [underlying JSX runtime](https://legacy.reactjs.org/blog/2020/09/22/introducing-the-new-jsx-transform.html) may be overridden. This allows for auto-injecting scoped reset classes to plain HTML elements on the fly:
- `
Hi
` → `Hi
`
- `Hi
` → `Hi
`
```jsonc
// babel.config.json
{
"presets": [
[
"@babel/preset-react",
{
"runtime": "automatic",
"importSource": "css-homogenizer/reset-scoped/react",
},
],
],
}
```
#### Usage manually
You may attach a scoped reset class to an element on your own, e.g.:
```html
Hi
```
To see all the classes available, execute the following snippet:
```js
import { getResetClassName, resetElements } from "css-homogenizer/reset-scoped";
console.log(resetElements.map((element) => getResetClassName(element)));
```
Helper methods also come in handy when dealing with third-party libraries, e.g.:
```jsx
import { Listbox } from "@headlessui/react";
import { getResetClassName } from "css-homogenizer/reset-scoped";
function Select(/* … */) {
return (
{/* … */}
{/* … */}
);
}
```
### [`base.css`](./base.css)
Provides a minimalistic set of generally useful rules. Please refer to the file’s inline comments for further details.
## Browser support
- Latest Chrome
- Latest Firefox
- Latest Safari
## Acknowledgments
This project was mainly inspired by [Reset CSS](https://meyerweb.com/eric/tools/css/reset/), [CSS Remedy](https://github.com/jensimmons/cssremedy) and [sanitize.css](https://github.com/csstools/sanitize.css). It wouldn’t have been possible without the long-standing efforts of the authors behind those predecessors.
The logo’s test tube emoji is courtesy of [Twemoji](https://twemoji.twitter.com/) and the font in use is [Lobster](https://fonts.google.com/specimen/Lobster).