retroify.js
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Add instant retro 8-bit styling to any website with a single line of JavaScript. Retroify.js transforms your modern web elements into a nostalgic, pixelelated interface inspired by classic video games.
<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/retroify.js/out/retroify.min.js"></script>
npm install retroify.js
<script src="path/to/retroify.js"></script>
retroify.apply();
Or target specific elements:
retroify.apply('#game-container');
retroify.apply([target])Apply retro styling to the page or a specific element.
target (optional): CSS selector or HTMLElement// Apply to entire page
retroify.apply();
// Apply to specific element
retroify.apply('#game-section');
retroify.remove([target])Remove retro styling.
target (optional): CSS selector or HTMLElementretroify.remove();
retroify.toggle()Toggle retro styling and scanlines on/off.
retroify.toggle();
retroify.toggleScanlines([enable])Toggle CRT scanline effect.
enable (optional): Boolean to force state// Toggle scanlines
retroify.toggleScanlines();
// Force enable
retroify.toggleScanlines(true);
retroify.destroy()Clean up and remove all Retroify modifications.
retroify.destroy();
Customize the appearance using CSS variables:
.retroify {
--retroify-shadow-color: 0 0 0; /* RGB values for shadows */
--retroify-shadow-opacity: 0.3; /* Shadow opacity (0-1) */
}
Retroify dispatches custom events:
retroify:applied - Fired when styles are appliedretroify:removed - Fired when styles are removedwindow.addEventListener('retroify:applied', (e) => {
console.log('Retroify applied to:', e.detail.target);
});
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>Retroify Example</title>
<script src="path/to/retroify.js"></script>
</head>
<body>
<div id="game">
<h1>My Retro Game</h1>
<button>Start Game</button>
</div>
<script>
retroify.apply('#game');
</script>
</body>
</html>
const toggleButton = document.querySelector('#retro-toggle');
toggleButton.addEventListener('click', () => {
retroify.toggle();
});
Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.
MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.
FAQs
A library to apply retro 8-bit styling to web pages
We found that retroify.js demonstrated a not healthy version release cadence and project activity because the last version was released a year ago. It has 1 open source maintainer collaborating on the project.
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