primer / css
Primer is GitHub's design system. This is the CSS implementation
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Repository Summary (README)
PreviewPrimer CSS
The CSS implementation of GitHub's Primer Design System
:warning: This project is in KTLO mode! Use existing utility classes from this project where needed. For more complete patterns that include styling and markup, please use primer/react or, if necessary, primer/view_components.
Documentation
Our documentation site lives at primer.style/css. You'll be able to find detailed documentation on getting started, all of the components, our theme, our principles, and more.
Install
This repository is distributed with npm. After installing npm, you can install @primer/css with this command:
npm install --save @primer/css
Usage
The included source files are written in Sass using SCSS syntax. Once installed, you can add your project's node_modules directory to your Sass include paths (AKA load paths in Ruby), then import it like this:
@import "@primer/css/index.scss";
You can import individual Primer modules directly from the @primer/css package:
@import "@primer/css/core/index.scss";
@import "@primer/css/product/index.scss";
@import "@primer/css/marketing/index.scss";
Development
See DEVELOP.md for development docs.
Releasing (for GitHub staff)
You can find docs about our release process in RELEASING.md.