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Leaner CSS

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What is less?

The 'less' npm package is a pre-processor for CSS, which extends the capabilities of CSS with dynamic behavior such as variables, mixins, operations, and functions. It allows developers to write CSS in a more maintainable and extendable way.

What are less's main functionalities?

Variables

Variables allow you to specify widely used values in a single place, and then reuse them throughout the stylesheet, making your CSS more maintainable.

@primary-color: #4D9FEC;

a {
  color: @primary-color;
}

Mixins

Mixins allow you to embed all the properties of a class into another class by simply including the class name as one of its properties. It's like variables, but for whole classes.

.bordered {
  border-top: dotted 1px black;
  border-bottom: solid 2px black;
}

#menu a {
  .bordered;
}

Nested Rules

Nested rules make it possible to nest selectors inside other selectors. This makes the structure of your CSS mirror the structure of your HTML.

#header {
  color: black;
  .navigation {
    font-size: 12px;
  }
  .logo {
    width: 300px;
  }
}

Functions & Operations

Functions and operations let you manipulate numbers and colors, doing math with them and applying functions to achieve dynamic results.

@base: 5%;

.padding {
  padding: @base * 2;
}

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Package last updated on 17 Nov 2013

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