# marmelab/universal.css

The only CSS you will ever need

Repository: https://github.com/marmelab/universal.css
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/universalcss
Language: CSS
License: WTFPL
License Family: permissive
Topics: css, framework
Last push: 2017-08-11T12:22:08+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3760, "days_push": 3309, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1258, forks 39 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:09.677291+00:00)

## What it is
A satirical CSS framework that generates class names for every possible CSS rule (e.g. .border-top-style-dotted), marketed as 'the only CSS you will ever need'. It is a joke project by marmelab parodying utility-first CSS frameworks, weighing several megabytes.

## Use cases
- replace all custom css with utility classnames
- avoid writing any css files in a project
- generate class names directly from css rules
- demonstrate the absurdity of utility-first css
- teach css properties through self-documenting class names

## When to choose
- you want a humorous example or teaching aid about css utility frameworks
- you need a gag demo for a talk about css methodology debates

## When to avoid
- any real production website - the file is several megabytes
- you need actual performance-optimized styling
- you want a maintained, supported css framework

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: abandoned
- function: css-framework, ui-components
- domain: web-development, frontend, web-design
- platform: browser, cross-platform
- tags: css, satire, utility-classes, joke-project, no-build-tools, web-server

## Member repositories
- marmelab/universal.css (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:09.677291+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T05:05:35.887809+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/marmelab/universal.css (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:09.677291+00:00, sha 9d20d96058c4)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.