slight.css

slight.css is an incredibly simple CSS stylesheet that adds some slight enhancements on top of the default user agent stylesheet.

it aims to provide a more pleasant reading experience while relying mostly on native browser styles. things such as background and text colors are chosen by the browser.

this can be used as a good baseline for any web project, or as-is for a super barebones website.

the page that you are currently viewing is using slight.css as its stylesheet.

how do i use it?

html import

place this somewhere in your head:

<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/@intergrav/slight.css@1">

css import

place this somewhere in your stylesheet:

@import url(https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/@intergrav/slight.css@1);

npm package

run this in your terminal, replacing with the proper command:

[npm/yarn/pnpm/bun] add @intergrav/slight.css

what exactly does it change?

1. automatically adjusts the color scheme based on system preferences
2. uses the default system sans-serif/monospace fonts
3. sets a maximum width for the body content on widescreen viewports
4. increases line height and changes tab size
5. adds borders and padding to table elements for better spacing and clarity
6. adds a border to inline code and code blocks for better readability
7. makes blockquotes look a bit nicer with a border and padding
8. displays lists in nav horizontally when placed in header

keep in mind that mostly relying on the user agent stylesheet means that things could possibly look different on other browsers. for certain projects, this may matter, and you might want to look into using a CSS reset/normalize stylesheet such as modern-normalize.

demo elements

blockquote

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table

code

this is normal text, while this is inline code marked with code tag.

code block (pre+code)

this is a code block
	this is a line of code, indented with tab
	this is another line of code, indented with tab
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difference between this and dev.css?

i maintain and use both, but this is a much more simple alternative to dev.css that mainly focuses on improving default user agent stylesheets rather than having a full custom set of styles. slight.css is more limited as it has less built-in element styles and doesn't have custom theme support (although you can apply your own stylesheets on top). it may also be less consistent across browsers.