slight enhancements for the user agent stylesheet
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11 <h1>slight.css</h1>
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26 <p>
27 <strong>slight.css</strong> is an incredibly simple CSS stylesheet that
28 adds some <em>slight</em> enhancements on top of the default user agent
29 stylesheet.
30 </p>
31 <p>
32 it aims to provide a more pleasant reading experience while relying mostly
33 on native browser styles. things such as background and text colors are
34 chosen by the browser.
35 </p>
36 <p>
37 this can be used as a good baseline for any web project, or as-is for a
38 super barebones website.
39 </p>
40 <p>
41 the page that you are currently viewing is using slight.css as its
42 stylesheet.
43 </p>
44 <h2>how do i use it?</h2>
45 <h3>html import</h3>
46 <p>place this somewhere in your <code>head</code>:</p>
47 <pre><code><link rel="stylesheet" href="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/@intergrav/slight.css@1"></code></pre>
48 <h3>css import</h3>
49 <p>place this somewhere in your stylesheet:</p>
50 <pre><code>@import url(https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/@intergrav/slight.css@1);</code></pre>
51 <h3>npm package</h3>
52 <p>
53 run this in your terminal,
54 <strong>replacing with the proper command</strong>:
55 </p>
56 <pre><code>[npm/yarn/pnpm/bun] add @intergrav/slight.css</code></pre>
57 <h2>what exactly does it change?</h2>
58 <ol>
59 <li>
60 automatically adjusts the color scheme based on system preferences
61 </li>
62 <li>uses the default system sans-serif/monospace fonts</li>
63 <li>sets a maximum width for the body content on widescreen viewports</li>
64 <li>increases line height and changes tab size</li>
65 <li>
66 adds borders and padding to table elements for better spacing and
67 clarity
68 </li>
69 <li>
70 adds a border to inline code and code blocks for better readability
71 </li>
72 <li>makes blockquotes look a bit nicer with a border and padding</li>
73 <li>displays lists in nav horizontally when placed in header</li>
74 </ol>
75 <p>
76 keep in mind that mostly relying on the user agent stylesheet means that
77 things could possibly look different on other browsers. for certain
78 projects, this may matter, and you might want to look into using a CSS
79 reset/normalize stylesheet such as
80 <a href="https://github.com/sindresorhus/modern-normalize"
81 >modern-normalize</a
82 >.
83 </p>
84 <h2>demo elements</h2>
85 <h3>blockquote</h3>
86 <blockquote cite="https://example.com">
87 <p>
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89 porta metus mus nisl ad ante eros inceptos. iaculis convallis gravida
90 odio venenatis ut velit. fames non nunc sollicitudin dictumst litora
91 natoque consectetur erat. fermentum mattis arcu quam sociosqu libero
92 tincidunt pellentesque rutrum. pulvinar per habitasse fusce nec bibendum
93 tempor natoque efficitur si.
94 </p>
95 <footer>— <cite>a really cool person</cite></footer>
96 </blockquote>
97 <blockquote>
98 <p>this is a blockquote without a citation.</p>
99 <blockquote>
100 <p>this is a nested blockquote.</p>
101 </blockquote>
102 </blockquote>
103 <h3>table</h3>
104 <table>
105 <caption>
106 table caption
107 </caption>
108 <thead>
109 <tr>
110 <th>header 1</th>
111 <th>header 2</th>
112 <th>header 3</th>
113 </tr>
114 </thead>
115 <tbody>
116 <tr>
117 <td>row 1</td>
118 <td>row 1</td>
119 <td>row 1</td>
120 </tr>
121 <tr>
122 <td>row 2</td>
123 <td>row 2</td>
124 <td>row 2</td>
125 </tr>
126 </tbody>
127 </table>
128 <h3>code</h3>
129 <p>
130 this is normal text, while this is <code>inline code</code> marked with
131 code tag.
132 </p>
133 <h3>code block (pre+code)</h3>
134 <pre><code>this is a code block
135 this is a line of code, indented with tab
136 this is another line of code, indented with tab
137beep boop</code></pre>
138 <h3>forms</h3>
139 <p>this form doesn't actually do anything its just a demo</p>
140 <form>
141 <label for="fname">first name</label><br />
142 <input type="text" id="fname" name="fname" /><br />
143 <label for="lname">last name</label><br />
144 <input type="text" id="lname" name="lname" /><br /><br />
145 <input type="radio" id="one" name="options" value="option 1" />
146 <label for="one">option 1</label><br />
147 <input type="radio" id="two" name="options" value="option 2" />
148 <label for="two">option 2</label><br />
149 <input type="radio" id="three" name="options" value="option 3" />
150 <label for="three">option 3</label><br /><br />
151 <input type="submit" value="submit" />
152 </form>
153 <h2>difference between this and dev.css?</h2>
154 <p>
155 i maintain and use both, but this is a much more simple alternative to
156 <a href="https://devcss.devins.page">dev.css</a> that mainly focuses on
157 improving default user agent stylesheets rather than having a full custom
158 set of styles. slight.css is more limited as it has less built-in element
159 styles and doesn't have custom theme support (although you can apply your
160 own stylesheets on top). it may also be less consistent across browsers.
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162 <a href="https://devins.page"
163 ><img
164 src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/intergrav/branding/refs/heads/main/personal/badge.svg"
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166 <footer>
167 <p>
168 slight.css and this website was written by
169 <a href="https://github.com/intergrav">intergrav</a>
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