CSS Formatter

Format CSS stylesheets with proper indentation and spacing.

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About CSS Formatter

                            
CSS (Cascading Style Sheets) is used to style HTML elements. Format your CSS with proper indentation for better organization.

                            
Common Use Cases:

                            
    
                                
                                
  • Formatting minified CSS
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  • Organizing CSS rules
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  • Preparing CSS for production
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  • Improving code readability
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Frequently Asked Questions

                            



                                

                                    

                                    
Always use minified CSS in production. Minified CSS files are typically 20–40% smaller than their formatted equivalents, reducing page load time. Maintain your formatted "source" CSS for development and use a build tool or our minifier to produce the production version. Modern build tools like webpack, Vite, and Parcel handle this automatically.

                                

                                

                                    

                                    
Specificity determines which CSS rule wins when multiple rules target the same element. Inline styles beat ID selectors (#id), which beat class selectors (.class), which beat element selectors (p, div). Understanding specificity helps you debug unexpected styling and write maintainable CSS without resorting to !important overrides.

                                

                                

                                    

                                    
Yes. Paste any minified CSS — from a CDN, a compiled stylesheet, or a bundle — into the input box and click Format CSS. The formatter will re-indent properties, add line breaks between rules, and restore human-readable structure. This is useful for inspecting third-party stylesheets or reviewing what a bundler produced.