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Life & fun · June 20, 2023

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Lissom.CSS - A classless, minimalist, and themeable CSS library

This is a personal take on making a classless semantic CSS library.

Lissom.CSS - A classless, minimalist, and themeable CSS library launched on June 20, 2023 with 55 votes, #1,464 of 4,655 launches that month and more than 90% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 3 years on.

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In plain words

Lissom.CSS is a classless, minimalist CSS library that styles semantic HTML elements without requiring custom classes. Designed for developers who prefer a straightforward approach to styling, it offers theming capabilities and works as a personal interpretation of semantic CSS principles. The library provides a lightweight alternative to traditional CSS frameworks, making it suitable for simple projects and those prioritizing clean, semantic markup.

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From the sources

The web is bloated. Trackers, advertisements, third-party JavaScript, custom fonts, unoptimized images, and useless CSS are prevalent on too many websites, all detrimental to user experience. Lissom.CSS is a classless, minimalist, accessible, and themeable CSS framework that aims to address the issue of styling web pages. If you want to go a step further, ditch whatever bloated web framework you are using and switch to Astro , Svelte , SvelteKit , or a static site generator. Optimize your images and use a modern image format, such as WebP . Finally, cut down on third-party JS files and ask yourself whether each and every one of them are truly necessary. Raw source (10.5 KB) • Minified (7.2…from lissomware.github.io

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