Pico CSS Framework

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  • pico

    Minimal CSS Framework for semantic HTML

  • htmx

    </> htmx - high power tools for HTML

    > I suppose if you're throwing together some hacky admin page that 2 people are going to use in a year

    I have to build a _lot_ of those across all sorts of contracts that I do.

    Libraries like Pico CSS and htmx [0] let me do this incredibly rapidly, with it looking fine and working great, while keeping the maintenance burden low for the future

    [0] https://htmx.org/

  • InfluxDB

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  • sakura

    :cherry_blossom: a minimal css framework/theme.

    I agree. That is why I actually just decided to use different css files for different themes in sakura.css [1] (it comes in at 3.8k / ~1.8k gzipped)

    I also had friends who didn't want to understand CSS, and adding in media queries, variables, and dark mode support would only just confuse them even more.

    [1]: https://github.com/oxalorg/sakura

  • BareCSS

    A classless CSS framework

    Reminds me of a framework I made 6 years ago (http://barecss.com). If this sort of thing comes back into trend I might go back and modernise it (https://github.com/longsien/BareCSS).

  • mu

    The μ css framework — a 1 ko css file. (by BafS)

  • Alpine.js

    A rugged, minimal framework for composing JavaScript behavior in your markup.

    https://htmx.org/

    That does 90% of what I need when sprinkling backend AJAX-y interactivity on a straight HTML page with a backend that sends JSON or HTML back.

    For more jquery-esque fine-grained control:

    https://alpinejs.dev/

    I love both of these libraries.

  • Water.css

    A drop-in collection of CSS styles to make simple websites just a little nicer

    On a similar vein, I'm a fan of water.css for small / quick projects: https://watercss.kognise.dev/

  • WorkOS

    The modern identity platform for B2B SaaS. The APIs are flexible and easy-to-use, supporting authentication, user identity, and complex enterprise features like SSO and SCIM provisioning.

  • dropin-minimal-css

    Drop-in switcher for previewing minimal CSS frameworks

    This is great! I've added it to this big list[0] of classless/minimal CSS frameworks (100+ frameworks) to make it easier to compare to other similar projects.

    For those interested in Pico (which is already on the list), you can preview it on some boilerplate HTML here[1] or use the Javascript bookmarklet[2] to preview how it would look on any arbitrary page, which can be helpful for prototyping a new site.

    [0]: https://github.com/dohliam/dropin-minimal-css

  • govuk-frontend

    GOV.UK Frontend contains the code you need to start building a user interface for government platforms and services.

    For those curious, the UK Gov design system is also a publicly available resource:

    https://design-system.service.gov.uk/

    https://frontend.design-system.service.gov.uk/

  • html5-test-page

    A page filled with common HTML elements to be used for testing purposes. Useful when building CSS systems for projects big and small.

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