postcss-normalize-charset

What is postcss-normalize-charset?

The postcss-normalize-charset npm package is a PostCSS plugin that ensures that a single @charset rule is present at the top of your CSS files. It can remove unnecessary @charset rules and can add one if not present when a non-ASCII character is found in the file. This helps in maintaining the proper character encoding in your CSS, which is important for the correct rendering of text in web pages.

What are postcss-normalize-charset's main functionalities?

Adding @charset rule

This feature automatically adds an @charset rule to the CSS if the file contains non-ASCII characters and no @charset rule is present.

const postcss = require('postcss');
const normalizeCharset = require('postcss-normalize-charset');

postcss([normalizeCharset()])
  .process('a { content: "\2014" }', { from: undefined })
  .then(result => {
    console.log(result.css);
    // Output: '@charset "utf-8";\na { content: "\2014" }'
  });

Removing unnecessary @charset rules

This feature removes duplicate or unnecessary @charset rules, ensuring that only one is present at the top of the CSS file.

const postcss = require('postcss');
const normalizeCharset = require('postcss-normalize-charset');

postcss([normalizeCharset()])
  .process('@charset "utf-8";\n@charset "utf-8";\na { color: black; }', { from: undefined })
  .then(result => {
    console.log(result.css);
    // Output: '@charset "utf-8";\na { color: black; }'
  });

Other packages similar to postcss-normalize-charset

postcss-minify-font-values

This package is similar in that it is also a PostCSS plugin aimed at CSS optimization. It minifies font declarations by removing duplicates and optimizing font-family names, but it does not handle charset normalization.

cssnano

cssnano is a modular CSS minifier that includes various PostCSS plugins, including one for charset normalization. It provides a broader range of optimizations compared to postcss-normalize-charset, which focuses solely on charset normalization.

postcss-discard-comments

This PostCSS plugin removes comments from your CSS files. While it does not directly relate to charset normalization, it is another tool in the realm of CSS optimization that can be used alongside postcss-normalize-charset to reduce file size and improve loading times.

README

postcss-normalize-charset

Add necessary or remove extra charset with PostCSS

a{
  content: "©";
}

@charset "utf-8";
a{
  content: "©";
}

Usage

postcss([ require('postcss-normalize-charset') ])

See PostCSS docs for examples for your environment.

MIT © Bogdan Chadkin