bulma

What is bulma?

Bulma is a modern CSS framework based on Flexbox. It provides a set of responsive, mobile-first components that are easy to use and customize. Bulma is known for its simplicity and ease of use, making it a popular choice for developers looking to quickly build responsive web interfaces.

What are bulma's main functionalities?

Grid System

Bulma's grid system is based on Flexbox, allowing for easy creation of responsive layouts. The 'columns' class creates a flex container, and each 'column' class creates a flex item.

<div class="columns">
  <div class="column">First column</div>
  <div class="column">Second column</div>
  <div class="column">Third column</div>
  <div class="column">Fourth column</div>
</div>

Navigation Bar

Bulma provides a responsive navigation bar component that can be easily customized. The 'navbar' class creates the navigation bar, and 'navbar-item' is used for individual items within the bar.

<nav class="navbar" role="navigation" aria-label="main navigation">
  <div class="navbar-brand">
    <a class="navbar-item" href="/">
      <img src="https://bulma.io/images/bulma-logo.png" width="112" height="28">
    </a>
  </div>
  <div class="navbar-menu">
    <div class="navbar-start">
      <a class="navbar-item" href="/">
        Home
      </a>
      <a class="navbar-item" href="/">
        Documentation
      </a>
    </div>
  </div>
</nav>

Cards

Bulma's card component is a flexible and extensible content container. It includes options for images, media, and various content sections.

<div class="card">
  <div class="card-image">
    <figure class="image is-4by3">
      <img src="https://bulma.io/images/placeholders/1280x960.png" alt="Placeholder image">
    </figure>
  </div>
  <div class="card-content">
    <div class="media">
      <div class="media-left">
        <figure class="image is-48x48">
          <img src="https://bulma.io/images/placeholders/96x96.png" alt="Placeholder image">
        </figure>
      </div>
      <div class="media-content">
        <p class="title is-4">John Smith</p>
        <p class="subtitle is-6">@johnsmith</p>
      </div>
    </div>
    <div class="content">
      Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Phasellus nec iaculis mauris.
      <a>@bulmaio</a>.
      <a href="#">#css</a> <a href="#">#responsive</a>
      <br>
      <time datetime="2016-1-1">11:09 PM - 1 Jan 2016</time>
    </div>
  </div>
</div>

Other packages similar to bulma

bootstrap

Bootstrap is one of the most popular CSS frameworks. It provides a comprehensive set of components and utilities for building responsive, mobile-first websites. Compared to Bulma, Bootstrap has a larger community and more extensive documentation, but Bulma is often praised for its simplicity and ease of use.

foundation-sites

Foundation is a responsive front-end framework similar to Bulma. It offers a range of components and a flexible grid system. Foundation is known for its advanced features and customization options, making it a good choice for complex projects, whereas Bulma is often preferred for its straightforward approach.

tailwindcss

Tailwind CSS is a utility-first CSS framework that allows for rapid UI development. Unlike Bulma, which provides pre-designed components, Tailwind focuses on low-level utility classes that can be composed to build custom designs. This makes Tailwind highly flexible but requires a different approach to styling compared to Bulma.

README

Bulma

Bulma is a modern CSS framework based on Flexbox.

Quick install

Bulma is constantly in development! Try it out now:

NPM

npm install bulma

or

Yarn

yarn add bulma

Bower

bower install bulma

Import

After installation, you can import the CSS file into your project using this snippet:

@import 'bulma/css/bulma.css'

CDN

https://www.jsdelivr.com/package/npm/bulma

Feel free to raise an issue or submit a pull request.

CSS only

Bulma is a CSS framework. As such, the sole output is a single CSS file: bulma.css

You can either use that file, "out of the box", or download the Sass source files to customize the variables.

There is no JavaScript included. People generally want to use their own JS implementation (and usually already have one). Bulma can be considered "environment agnostic": it's just the style layer on top of the logic.

Browser Support

Bulma uses autoprefixer to make (most) Flexbox features compatible with earlier browser versions. According to Can I use, Bulma is compatible with recent versions of:

• Chrome
• Edge
• Firefox
• Opera
• Safari

Internet Explorer (10+) is only partially supported.

Documentation

The documentation resides in the docs directory, and is built with the Ruby-based Jekyll tool.

Browse the online documentation here.

Related projects

Project	Description
Bulma with Attribute Modules	Adds support for attribute-based selectors
Bulma with Rails	Integrates Bulma with the rails asset pipeline
BulmaRazor	A lightweight component library based on Bulma and Blazor.
Vue Admin (dead)	Vue Admin framework powered by Bulma
Bulmaswatch	Free themes for Bulma
Goldfish (read-only)	Vault UI with Bulma, Golang, and Vue Admin
ember-bulma	Ember addon providing a collection of UI components for Bulma
Bloomer	A set of React components for Bulma
React-bulma	React.js components for Bulma
Buefy	Lightweight UI components for Vue.js based on Bulma
vue-bulma-components	Bulma components for Vue.js with straightforward syntax
BulmaJS	Javascript integration for Bulma. Written in ES6 with a data-* API
Bulma-modal-fx	A set of modal window effects with CSS transitions and animations for Bulma
Bulma Stylus	Up-to-date 1:1 translation to Stylus
Bulma.styl (read-only)	1:1 Stylus translation of Bulma 0.6.11
elm-bulma	Bulma + Elm
elm-bulma-classes	Bulma classes prepared for usage with Elm
Bulma Customizer	Bulma Customizer – Create your own bespoke Bulma build
Fulma	Wrapper around Bulma for fable-react
Laravel Enso	SPA Admin Panel built with Bulma, VueJS and Laravel
Django Bulma	Integrates Bulma with Django
Bulma Templates	Free Templates for Bulma
React Bulma Components	Another React wrap on React for Bulma.io
purescript-bulma	PureScript bindings for Bulma
Vue Datatable	Bulma themed datatable based on Vue, Laravel & JSON templates
bulma-fluent	Fluent Design Theme for Bulma inspired by Microsoft’s Fluent Design System
csskrt-csskrt	Automatically add Bulma classes to HTML files
bulma-pagination-react	Bulma pagination as a react component
bulma-helpers	Functional / Atomic CSS classes for Bulma
bulma-swatch-hook	Bulma swatches as a react hook and a component
BulmaWP (read-only)	Starter WordPress theme for Bulma
Ralma	Stateless Ractive.js Components for Bulma
Django Simple Bulma	Lightweight integration of Bulma and Bulma-Extensions for your Django app
rbx	Comprehensive React UI Framework written in TypeScript
Awesome Bulma Templates	Free real-world Templates built with Bulma
Trunx	Super Saiyan React components, son of awesome Bulma
@aybolit/bulma	Web Components library inspired by Bulma and Bulma-extensions
Drulma	Drupal theme for Bulma.
Bulrush	A Bulma-based Python Pelican blog theme
Bulma Variable Export	Access Bulma Variables in Javascript/Typescript in project using Webpack
Bulmil	An agnostic UI components library based on Web Components, made with Bulma & Stencil.
Svelte Bulma Components	Library of UI components to be used in Svelte.js or standalone.
Bulma Nunjucks Starterkit	Starterkit for Nunjucks with Bulma.
Bulma-Social	Social Buttons and Colors for Bulma
Divjoy	React codebase generator with Bulma templates
Blazorise	Blazor component library with the support for Bulma CSS framework
Oruga-Bulma	Bulma theme for Oruga UI
@bulvar/bulma	Bulma with CSS Variables support
@angular-bulma	Angular directives and components to use in your Bulma projects
Bulma CSS Class Completion	CSS class name completion for the HTML class attribute based on Bulma CSS classes.
Crispy-Bulma	Bulma template pack for django-crispy-forms
CASE	CASE is Lightweight Backend-as-a-Service with essential features: DB, Admin panel, API, JS SDK
Reactive Bulma	A component library based on React, Bulma, Typescript and Rollup

Browser testing via

Copyright and license

Code copyright 2023 Jeremy Thomas. Code released under the MIT license.

Changelog

1.0.2

Improvements

• Smart Grid is-col-min now goes up to 32 (Fixes #3829)
• Remove need for is-variable modifier for Column gaps
• You can have a list of radio buttons or checkboxes with the radios and checkboxes classes respectively
• Add is-max-tablet modifier to the Container element
• Add currentColor and inherit as possible values for the color and background helpers
• The Section can now have a minimum height of 100vh with the is-fullheight modifier
• Add more SCSS variables:
  • $input-border-style
  • $input-border-width
  • $label-spacing
  • $field-block-spacing
• Add more CSS variables:
  • --bulma-input-border-style
  • --bulma-input-border-width
  • --bulma-label-color
  • --bulma-label-spacing
  • --bulma-label-weight
  • --bulma-help-size
  • --bulma-field-block-spacing

Bug fixes

• Fix #3824: ability to override $scheme-h, $scheme-s, $dark-l and $light-l Sass variables
• Fix #3830: add remaining logical properties
• Fix #3743: make sure 12 columns system take up whole width
• Fix #3799: restore variable columns
• Fix #3846: restore --bulma-column-gap CSS variable
• Fix #3775: has-background helpers should only affect element it's applied to
• Fix #3856: Sass nested rule deprecation warning
• Fix #3757: restore use of $navbar-burger-color