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CSS Formatter & Beautifier
Format and beautify CSS stylesheets. Clean up minified or messy CSS with proper rule formatting, indentation and clear structure.
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Button Styles
Layout CSS
Card Component
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What is a CSS Formatter?
A CSS formatter takes compact, minified or disorganised CSS and re-formats it with one property per line, consistent indentation, and proper rule spacing. Formatted CSS is much easier to read, debug, and maintain.
CSS Formatting Best Practices
- One CSS property per line — easier to read and produces cleaner git diffs
- Put the opening brace { on the same line as the selector
- Add a blank line between rule blocks for visual separation
- Order properties logically: positioning → box model → typography → visual
Frequently Asked Questions
A formatter only changes the whitespace and structure of your CSS — it never alters property values or rules. A linter (like Stylelint) also checks for errors, deprecated properties, specificity issues, and coding conventions. Use both for production CSS.
Yes. CSS custom properties like --primary-color: #0A6CFF; are treated as regular properties and formatted correctly.
Yes, the CSS minifier strips all comments and whitespace. If you want to preserve licence comments (/* ! ... */), use a dedicated minifier like cssnano that supports comment preservation flags.
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