Neat – Minimalist CSS Framework

In plain words

Neat is a minimalist CSS framework designed for developers building websites. The creator built it to solve their own needs and has used it as a foundation for multiple projects over several years. It provides a stripped-down starting point for web development, focusing on essential styling without unnecessary complexity. The framework has undergone several iterations with bug fixes and minor improvements since its initial creation.

written from the facts on this page · September 2026

From the sources

Rapidly build efficient sites with Neat , the minimalist css framework. Neat is about 3Kb and that's before it's minified and compressed. It's tiny, opinionated, and made to last. It's created by Joel Dare and heavily inspired by other minimalist sites like Hundred Rabbits and dozens of similar blogs. Then copy neat.html to index.html and make your changes. Use neat.html as a reference. Need a hand? Join the free Five Day Neat Starter email course and build a lean, production-ready page before Friday. It's easy to customize Neat . The best way is to create a new custom.css file and then add the following line to the head of your page. That will give you the option of updating neat.css…from neat.joeldare.com

In the maker’s words, at launch

Today I fixed a couple little bugs and released a new version of my minimalist CSS framework. I built this to scratch my own itch and I've been using it for a few years as the starting point for most of my own websites. I noticed I hadn't shared this with HN for about 18 months (5 or 6 minor version changes) so I…

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