{"id":39273,"date":"2017-11-06T18:01:48","date_gmt":"2017-11-06T10:01:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/?p=39273"},"modified":"2022-07-13T19:41:51","modified_gmt":"2022-07-13T11:41:51","slug":"minicss-minimalist-frontend-framework","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/minicss-minimalist-frontend-framework\/","title":{"rendered":"Create Minimalist Responsive Layouts With Mini.css"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A <strong>frontend framework<\/strong> should be <strong>lightweight and easy to use<\/strong>. Bootstrap is the most popular, although it\u2019s also one of the heaviest. And, in a world with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/bootstrap-alternatives\/\">many alternatives<\/a> to Bootstrap, it can be tough finding one you like.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/minicss.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mini.css<\/a><\/strong> is a <strong>newer framework<\/strong> and it really lives up to its name. Currently in version 2.x, this framework aims to be <strong>as small as possible<\/strong>, currently weighing only 7KB when gzipped.<\/p>\n<p>The entire framework is <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/responsive-for-mobile-screens\/\">mobile responsive<\/a><\/strong> and should work for any layout you need. But, the goal is to keep this library slim <strong>offering the bare-bones essentials for your work<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"note\"><strong>Read Also:<\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/minimalist-css-framework-wing\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Wing \u2013 Minimalist CSS Framework Web Designers Want<\/a><\/p>\n<p>You can <strong>install Mini.css with any package management system<\/strong> such as Yarn, npm, or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/bower-package-manager\/\">Bower<\/a>. It can also be <strong>installed directly<\/strong> if you download the files <a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/Chalarangelo\/mini.css\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">from GitHub<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Once it\u2019s added to your web page, you just <strong>mark up the site like normal<\/strong> and you\u2019ll<strong> notice effects immediately<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Type, buttons, links, forms, tables, all of these default elements come with base styles in the Mini.css library. To set up a responsive layout, you\u2019ll <strong>need to use the grid system<\/strong> which isn\u2019t too hard to pick up.<\/p>\n<p>All of the documentation is <strong>written in plain English<\/strong>, so it\u2019s easy to understand. Plus, they <strong>include screencast videos from <a href=\"https:\/\/scrimba.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Scrimba<\/a><\/strong> which makes it easier to follow along with code examples.<\/p>\n<figure><a href=\"http:\/\/minicss.org\/grid#grid-title\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/minicss-minimalist-frontend-framework\/02-minicss-tutorial-guide-page.jpg\" width=\"1000\" height=\"551\" alt=\"Mini.css preview\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>As you get deeper into this library, you can check out <strong>their guidelines for customization<\/strong> if you wanna add features or edit existing ones.<\/p>\n<p>Or, if you want to start a project quickly check out their <strong>default templates<\/strong>, too. These <strong>work on columned layouts<\/strong> and help to organize your site a lot better.<\/p>\n<p>I really like the Mini.css library because it\u2019s working to create a frontend resource that\u2019s <strong>both small and applicable to every project<\/strong>. Definitely worth testing on your next project if you want something lightweight and easy to pick up.<\/p>\n<p class=\"note\"><strong>Read Also:<\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/petal-css\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Petal Is An Organized & Lightweight CSS UI Framework Running on LESS<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A frontend framework should be lightweight and easy to use. Bootstrap is the most popular, although it\u2019s also one of the heaviest. And, in a world with many alternatives to Bootstrap, it can be tough finding one you like. Mini.css is a newer framework and it really lives up to its name. 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