csswriteless
Use csswriteless to write minimal shorthand that expands into full CSS
csswriteless. Stop bloating your code. Use csswriteless to write minimal shorthand that expands into full CSS. Enjoy clean, readable styles while writing way less code.
Note: Visit my GitHub page for more information.
https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/5580a545-2586-41fc-851d-55941b3b57af
input.css
.example_1 {
tp: 10px;
bttm: 20px;
}
output.css
.example_1 {
top: 10px;
bottom: 20px;
}
Note: Visit my GitHub page for more information.
## Features ✨
- **Conversion:**
Converts `wd` ➜ `width`, `ht` ➜ `height`, etc. 🚀
- **Auto-Fix:**
Corrects typos like `border-righeight` ➜ `border-right-width`. 👍
- **Validation:**
Checks for balanced braces and flags unknown properties. ✅
- **Formatting:**
Minifies or prettifies your CSS output. 🔧
- **Watch Mode:**
Reprocesses files on change. 👀
Experimental Features
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- **Batch Processing ⚠️**
- Works on individual files or whole directories. 📁**
- **Git Hook:**
- Sets up a sample pre-commit hook. 🔨
Install globally using npm:
npm install -g csswriteless
🚀 Boost Productivity
⏳ Save Time
🖥️ Effortless Coding
⚡ Write Less, Focus More
"Just imagine writing more than 10,000 CSS codes and spending countless hours.
Using my npm package, you can reduce your workload and save valuable time."
## 🛠️ Usage
### Basic Command
```bash
csswriteless -i input.css -o output.css --fix
| Option | Alias | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
--input <inputFile> |
-i |
Path to the input CSS file | |
--directory <directoryPath> |
-d |
Process a directory of CSS/HTML/JSX/Vue files for batch conversion | |
--output <outputFile> |
-o |
Output file path (if omitted, prints to stdout) | |
--watch |
-w |
Watch file or directory changes and auto-convert | |
--config <configFile> |
-c |
Custom configuration file path | config.json |
--verbose |
-v |
Enable verbose logging | |
--minify |
Minify the output CSS | ||
--pretty |
Prettify (beautify) the output CSS | ||
--format <format> |
Output format: css, json, scss, or less
|
css |
|
--fix |
Auto-fix common CSS mistakes (linting and corrections) | ||
--git-hook |
Set up a sample Git pre-commit hook for CSS conversion automation |
Note: Visit my GitHub page for more information.
CSS Shorthand Quick Learn Sheets / for more info - see my github repo
| CSS Property | Abbreviation |
|----------------------------------|--------------------|
| align-content | aln-ctnt |
| align-items | aln-itms |
| align-self | aln-slf |
| animation | anim |
| animation-delay | anim-dly |
| animation-direction | anim-dir |
| animation-duration | anim-dur |
| animation-fill-mode | anim-flm |
| animation-iteration-count | anim-icnt |
| animation-name | anim-nm |
| animation-play-state | anim-ps |
| animation-timing-function | anim-tmf |
| backface-visibility | bckf-vis |
| background | bg |
| background-attachment | bg-atch |
| background-blend-mode | bg-blend |
| background-clip | bg-clip |
| background-color | bg-clr |
| background-image | bg-img |
| background-origin | bg-org |
| background-position | bg-pos |
| background-repeat | bg-rpt |
| background-size | bg-sz |
| border | brd |
| border-bottom | brd-btm |
| border-bottom-color | brd-btm-clr |
| border-bottom-left-radius | brd-btm-lft-rds |
| border-bottom-right-radius | brd-btm-rgt-rds |
| border-bottom-style | brd-btm-sty |
| border-bottom-width | brd-btm-wd |
| border-collapse | brd-clps |
| border-color | brd-clr |
| border-image | brd-img |
| border-image-outset | brd-img-outst |
| border-image-repeat | brd-img-rpt |
| border-image-slice | brd-img-slc |
| border-image-source | brd-img-src |
| border-image-width | brd-img-wd |
| border-left | brd-lft |
| border-left-color | brd-lft-clr |
| border-left-style | brd-lft-sty |
| border-left-width | brd-lft-wd |
| border-radius | brd-rds |
| border-right | brd-rgt |
| border-right-color | brd-rgt-clr |
| border-right-style | brd-rgt-sty |
| border-right-width | brd-rgt-wd |
| border-spacing | brd-spc |
| border-style | brd-sty |
| border-top | brd-top |
| border-top-color | brd-top-clr |
| border-top-left-radius | brd-top-lft-rds |
| border-top-right-radius | brd-top-rgt-rds |
| border-top-style | brd-top-sty |
| border-top-width | brd-top-wd |
| border-width | brd-wd |
| bottom | bttm |
| box-decoration-break | bx-dcr-brk |
| box-shadow | bx-shd |
| box-sizing | bx-sz |
| caption-side | cptn-sd |
| clear | clr |
| clip | clp |
| color | clr |
| column-count | col-cnt |
| column-fill | col-fl |
| column-gap | col-gp |
| column-rule | col-rl |
| column-rule-color | col-rl-clr |
| column-rule-style | col-rl-sty |
| column-rule-width | col-rl-wd |
| column-span | col-spn |
| column-width | col-wd |
| columns | cols |
| content | cntnt |
| counter-increment | ctr-incr |
| counter-reset | ctr-rst |
| cursor | crsr |
| direction | dir |
| display | dsp |
| empty-cells | empty-c |
| filter | fltr |
| flex | flx |
| flex-basis | flx-bs |
| flex-direction | flx-dir |
| flex-flow | flx-flw |
| flex-grow | flx-grw |
| flex-shrink | flx-shrk |
| flex-wrap | flx-wrp |
| float | flt |
| font | fnt |
| font-family | fnt-fmly |
| font-size | fnt-sz |
| font-size-adjust | fnt-sz-adj |
| font-stretch | fnt-strtch |
| font-style | fnt-stl |
| font-variant | fnt-vrnt |
| font-weight | fnt-wgt |
| gap | gp |
| grid | grd |
| grid-area | grd-ara |
| grid-auto-columns | grd-auto-c |
| grid-auto-flow | grd-auto-flw |
| grid-auto-rows | grd-auto-r |
| grid-column | grd-col |
| grid-column-end | grd-col-end |
| grid-column-gap | grd-col-gp |
| grid-column-start | grd-col-st |
| grid-gap | grd-gp |
| grid-row | grd-row |
| grid-row-end | grd-row-end |
| grid-row-gap | grd-row-gp |
| grid-row-start | grd-row-st |
| grid-template | grd-tmplt |
| grid-template-areas | grd-tmplt-aras |
| grid-template-columns | grd-tmplt-cols |
| grid-template-rows | grd-tmplt-rows |
| height | ht |
| hyphens | hypns |
| justify-content | jstf-ctnt |
| left | lft |
| letter-spacing | ltr-spc |
| line-height | ln-ht |
| list-style | lst-stl |
| list-style-image | lst-stl-img |
| list-style-position | lst-stl-ps |
| list-style-type | lst-stl-ty |
| margin | mgn |
| margin-bottom | mgn-btm |
| margin-left | mgn-lft |
| margin-right | mgn-rgt |
| margin-top | mgn-top |
| max-height | max-ht |
| max-width | max-wd |
| min-height | min-ht |
| min-width | min-wd |
| object-fit | obj-ft |
| object-position | obj-ps |
| opacity | opcty |
| order | ordr |
| orphans | orphns |
| outline | otl |
| outline-color | otl-clr |
| outline-offset | otl-offst |
| outline-style | otl-stl |
| outline-width | otl-wd |
| overflow | ovflw |
| overflow-wrap | ovflw-wrp |
| overflow-x | ovflw-x |
| overflow-y | ovflw-y |
| padding | pdng |
| padding-bottom | pdng-btm |
| padding-left | pdng-lft |
| padding-right | pdng-rgt |
| padding-top | pdng-top |
| page-break-after | pg-brk-aftr |
| page-break-before | pg-brk-bfr |
| page-break-inside | pg-brk-insd |
| perspective | prspctv |
| perspective-origin | prspctv-org |
| position | ps |
| quotes | qts |
| resize | rsz |
| right | rght |
| row-gap | row-gp |
| scroll-behavior | scrl-bhv |
| table-layout | tbl-lyot |
| text-align | txt-aln |
| text-align-last | txt-aln-lst |
| text-decoration | txt-dcr |
| text-decoration-color | txt-dcr-clr |
| text-decoration-line | txt-dcr-lne |
| text-decoration-style | txt-dcr-stl |
| text-indent | txt-indnt |
| text-justify | txt-jstfy |
| text-overflow | txt-ovflw |
| text-shadow | txt-shd |
| text-transform | txt-trnsf |
| top | tp |
| transform | trnsfrm |
| transform-origin | trnsfrm-org |
| transform-style | trnsfrm-stl |
| transition | trnstn |
| transition-delay | trnstn-dly |
| transition-duration | trnstn-dur |
| transition-property | trnstn-prpty |
| transition-timing-function | trnstn-tmf |
| unicode-bidi | uncd-bdi |
| user-select | usr-slt |
| vertical-align | vrtl-aln |
| visibility | vsblty |
| white-space | wht-spc |
| widows | wdws |
| width | wd |
| word-break | wrd-brk |
| word-spacing | wrd-spc |
| word-wrap | wrd-wrp |
| writing-mode | wrt-mode |
| z-index | zind || CSS Property | Abbreviation |
|--------------------------------------|---------------------|
| -webkit-animation | wkt-anim |
| -webkit-animation-delay | wkt-anim-dly |
| -webkit-animation-direction | wkt-anim-dir |
| -webkit-animation-duration | wkt-anim-dur |
| -webkit-animation-fill-mode | wkt-anim-flm |
| -webkit-animation-iteration-count | wkt-anim-icnt |
| -webkit-animation-name | wkt-anim-nm |
| -webkit-animation-play-state | wkt-anim-ps |
| -webkit-animation-timing-function | wkt-anim-tmf |
| -webkit-appearance | wkt-apprnc |
| -webkit-backface-visibility | wkt-bckf-vis |
| -webkit-background-clip | wkt-bg-clip |
| -webkit-background-origin | wkt-bg-org |
| -webkit-background-size | wkt-bg-sz |
| -webkit-border-bottom-left-radius | wkt-brd-btm-lft-rds |
| -webkit-border-bottom-right-radius | wkt-brd-btm-rgt-rds |
| -webkit-border-image | wkt-brd-img |
| -webkit-border-radius | wkt-brd-rds |
| -webkit-border-top-left-radius | wkt-brd-top-lft-rds |
| -webkit-border-top-right-radius | wkt-brd-top-rgt-rds |
| -webkit-box-shadow | wkt-bx-shd |
| -webkit-box-sizing | wkt-bx-sz |
| -webkit-filter | wkt-fltr |
| -webkit-flex | wkt-flx |
| -webkit-flex-basis | wkt-flx-bs |
| -webkit-flex-direction | wkt-flx-dir |
| -webkit-flex-flow | wkt-flx-flw |
| -webkit-flex-grow | wkt-flx-grw |
| -webkit-flex-shrink | wkt-flx-shrk |
| -webkit-flex-wrap | wkt-flx-wrp |
| -webkit-justify-content | wkt-jstf-ctnt |
| -webkit-perspective | wkt-prspctv |
| -webkit-perspective-origin | wkt-prspctv-org |
| -webkit-transform | wkt-trnsfrm |
| -webkit-transform-origin | wkt-trnsfrm-org |
| -webkit-transform-style | wkt-trnsfrm-stl |
| -webkit-transition | wkt-trnstn |
| -webkit-transition-delay | wkt-trnstn-dly |
| -webkit-transition-duration | wkt-trnstn-dur |
| -webkit-transition-property | wkt-trnstn-prpty |
| -webkit-transition-timing-function | wkt-trnstn-tmf |
| CSS Property | Abbreviation |
|-----------------------------------|-------------------|
| accent-color | acnt-clr |
| appearance | apprnc |
| backdrop-filter | bkd-fltr |
| block-size | blk-sz |
| clip-path | clp-ps |
| color-adjust | clr-adj |
| contain | cntn |
| content-visibility | cntnt-vis |
| counter-set | ctr-set |
| inset | ins |
| inset-block | ins-blk |
| inset-inline | ins-inn |
| justify-items | jstf-itms |
| justify-self | jstf-slf |
| mask | msk |
| mask-border | msk-brd |
| mask-border-mode | msk-brd-md |
| mask-border-outset | msk-brd-out |
| mask-border-repeat | msk-brd-rpt |
| mask-border-slice | msk-brd-slc |
| mask-border-source | msk-brd-src |
| mask-border-width | msk-brd-wd |
| mask-clip | msk-clp |
| mask-composite | msk-cmpst |
| mask-image | msk-img |
| mask-mode | msk-md |
| mask-position | msk-ps |
| mask-size | msk-sz |
| max-block-size | max-blk-sz |
| max-inline-size | max-inn-sz |
| min-block-size | min-blk-sz |
| min-inline-size | min-inn-sz |
| overflow-anchor | ovflw-anch |
| overscroll-behavior | ovrlscrl-bhv |
| overscroll-behavior-x | ovrlscrl-x |
| overscroll-behavior-y | ovrlscrl-y |
| scroll-margin | scrl-mgn |
| scroll-margin-block | scrl-mgn-blk |
| scroll-margin-block-end | scrl-mgn-blk-end |
| scroll-margin-block-start | scrl-mgn-blk-st |
| scroll-margin-inline | scrl-mgn-inn |
| scroll-margin-inline-end | scrl-mgn-inn-end |
| scroll-margin-inline-start | scrl-mgn-inn-st |
| scroll-padding | scrl-pdng |
| scroll-padding-block | scrl-pdng-blk |
| scroll-padding-block-end | scrl-pdng-blk-end |
| scroll-padding-block-start | scrl-pdng-blk-st |
| scroll-padding-inline | scrl-pdng-inn |
| scroll-padding-inline-end | scrl-pdng-inn-end |
| scroll-padding-inline-start | scrl-pdng-inn-st |
| scroll-snap-align | scrl-snp-aly |
| scroll-snap-stop | scrl-snp-stp |
| scroll-snap-type | scrl-snp-typ |
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