CSS Zero

An opinionated CSS starter kit for your application. You can think of it like a “no build” Tailwind CSS.

Installation

bundle add css-zero

This gem requires propshaft as the asset pipeline.

Usage

<h1 class="text-xl font-bold mb-md">
  Write most page content using utility classes. Use what is available or add more when needed.
</h1>

<div class="component">
  Write custom CSS using predefined variables for more complex stuff.
</div>
.component {
  background-color: var(--red-500);
  border-radius: var(--rounded);
  height: var(--size-4);
}

Reference

Customization

:root {
  --color-negative: var(--pink-700);
  --color-postive: var(--lime-700);
  --color-bg: white;
  --color-bg-surface: var(--zinc-100);
  --color-text: var(--zinc-950);
  --color-text-reversed: white;
  --color-text-subtle: var(--zinc-600);
  --color-border: var(--zinc-200);
}
<div class="flex flex-column w-full gap">
  More HTML tags here...
</div>

Development

To release a new version, update the version number in version.rb, and then run bundle exec rake release, which will create a git tag for the version, push git commits and the created tag, and push the .gem file to rubygems.org.

Contributing

Bug reports and pull requests are welcome on GitHub at https://github.com/lazaronixon/css-zero. This project is intended to be a safe, welcoming space for collaboration, and contributors are expected to adhere to the code of conduct.

License

The gem is available as open source under the terms of the MIT License.

Code of Conduct

Everyone interacting in the CSS Zero project’s codebases, issue trackers, chat rooms and mailing lists is expected to follow the code of conduct.