Style Guide
This is the style guide that I use for testing CSS. It's mostly based off of The Poor Man's Styleguide, but I made some small edits, so that it better fits my use case. Feel free to take inspiration for your own projects, or just look around if you really are that curious to know what every single (styled) element on my site looks like.
Colors
Default Background
Normal Text
Accent Text
Accent
Link
Visited Link
Selected Text
red orange yellow green blue purple
Accent Background
Normal Text
Accent Text
Accent
Link
Visited Link
Selected Text
red orange yellow green blue purple
Callouts
Stop! Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet consectetur, adipisicing elit. Voluptate repellendus est omnis, neque voluptatem suscipit saepe qui earum. Obcaecati soluta ad alias. Ipsum, nostrum inventore iusto impedit alias fuga quisquam! link.
Caution! Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet consectetur, adipisicing elit. Voluptate repellendus est omnis, neque voluptatem suscipit saepe qui earum. Obcaecati soluta ad alias. Ipsum, nostrum inventore iusto impedit alias fuga quisquam! link.
Success! Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet consectetur, adipisicing elit. Voluptate repellendus est omnis, neque voluptatem suscipit saepe qui earum. Obcaecati soluta ad alias. Ipsum, nostrum inventore iusto impedit alias fuga quisquam! link.
Just so you know... Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet consectetur, adipisicing elit. Voluptate repellendus est omnis, neque voluptatem suscipit saepe qui earum. Obcaecati soluta ad alias. Ipsum, nostrum inventore iusto impedit alias fuga quisquam! link.
This is a normal box. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet consectetur, adipisicing elit. Voluptate repellendus est omnis, neque voluptatem suscipit saepe qui earum. Obcaecati soluta ad alias. Ipsum, nostrum inventore iusto impedit alias fuga quisquam! link.
Headings
Heading 1
Heading 2
Heading 3
Heading 4
Heading 5
Heading 6
Headings with Text
Heading 1
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, adipiscing elit. Nullam dignissim convallis est. Quisque aliquam. Donec faucibus. Nunc iaculis suscipit dui. Nam sit amet sem. Aliquam libero nisi, imperdiet at, tincidunt nec, gravida vehicula, nisl.
Heading 2
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, adipiscing elit. Nullam dignissim convallis est. Quisque aliquam. Donec faucibus. Nunc iaculis suscipit dui. Nam sit amet sem. Aliquam libero nisi, imperdiet at, tincidunt nec, gravida vehicula, nisl.
Heading 3
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, adipiscing elit. Nullam dignissim convallis est. Quisque aliquam. Donec faucibus. Nunc iaculis suscipit dui. Nam sit amet sem. Aliquam libero nisi, imperdiet at, tincidunt nec, gravida vehicula, nisl.
Heading 4
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, adipiscing elit. Nullam dignissim convallis est. Quisque aliquam. Donec faucibus. Nunc iaculis suscipit dui. Nam sit amet sem. Aliquam libero nisi, imperdiet at, tincidunt nec, gravida vehicula, nisl.
Heading 5
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, adipiscing elit. Nullam dignissim convallis est. Quisque aliquam. Donec faucibus. Nunc iaculis suscipit dui. Nam sit amet sem. Aliquam libero nisi, imperdiet at, tincidunt nec, gravida vehicula, nisl.
Heading 6
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, adipiscing elit. Nullam dignissim convallis est. Quisque aliquam. Donec faucibus. Nunc iaculis suscipit dui. Nam sit amet sem. Aliquam libero nisi, imperdiet at, tincidunt nec, gravida vehicula, nisl.
Block Elements
Images
Button Wall
Blockquote
This is a standard paragraph. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit.
"Words can be like X-rays, if you use them properly—they'll go through anything. You read and you're pierced."
—Aldous Huxley, Brave New World
This is a standard paragraph. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit.
"Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet consectetur adipisicing elit. Exercitationem dolore libero, non harum praesentium sint consequuntur quidem veritatis obcaecati. Accusantium praesentium libero maxime totam quod, deserunt aut sed placeat illo?
Lorem ipsum dolor, sit amet consectetur adipisicing elit. At debitis, eligendi veritatis molestiae amet nostrum, suscipit cumque, itaque dolore voluptate minima? Soluta ipsum maiores eos ab corporis a ipsa laborum?
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet consectetur adipisicing elit. Blanditiis quasi velit assumenda, delectus dolor eius ducimus reiciendis libero nostrum pariatur. Similique nihil laboriosam labore ad alias soluta dolore autem asperiores."
This is a standard paragraph. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit.
Figure and Figcaption
Small
Lorem ipsum dolor, sit amet consectetur adipisicing elit. Vel, perspiciatis ducimus.
Lorem ipsum dolor, sit amet consectetur adipisicing elit. Consequuntur ullam quisquam accusamus dolorum perspiciatis sit accusantium, impedit, saepe esse provident quas aspernatur nesciunt blanditiis aperiam laboriosam odit dolores minus temporibus.
Lorem ipsum dolor, sit amet consectetur adipisicing elit. Consequuntur ullam quisquam accusamus dolorum perspiciatis sit accusantium, impedit, saepe esse provident quas aspernatur nesciunt blanditiis aperiam laboriosam odit dolores minus temporibus.
Lorem ipsum dolor, sit amet consectetur adipisicing elit. Vel, perspiciatis ducimus.
Lorem ipsum dolor, sit amet consectetur adipisicing elit. Consequuntur ullam quisquam accusamus dolorum perspiciatis sit accusantium, impedit, saepe esse provident quas aspernatur nesciunt blanditiis aperiam laboriosam odit dolores minus temporibus.
Lorem ipsum dolor, sit amet consectetur adipisicing elit. Consequuntur ullam quisquam accusamus dolorum perspiciatis sit accusantium, impedit, saepe esse provident quas aspernatur nesciunt blanditiis aperiam laboriosam odit dolores minus temporibus.
Full-Size
Lorem ipsum dolor, sit amet consectetur adipisicing elit. Vel, perspiciatis ducimus, libero non autem aliquid inventore deserunt debitis similique unde, quaerat totam quis ipsum necessitatibus nihil corporis beatae deleniti accusamus.
Details-Summary
The summary element example
The details example text. It may be styled differently based on what browser or operating system you are using.
Text Elements
The a element, external a element, and a element with title examples
The abbr element and an abbr element with title examples
The b element example
The cite element example
The code element example
The data element example
The del element example
The dfn element and dfn element with title examples
The em element example
The i element example
The ins element example
The kbd element example
The mark element example
The q element
example
The q element
exampleinside
a q element
The s element example
The samp element example
The small element example
The span element example
The strong element example
The sub element example
The sup element example
The example
The u element example
The var element example
Monospace / Preformatted
Code block wrapped in "pre" and "code" tags
// Loop through Divs using Javascript.
var divs = document.querySelectorAll('div'), i;
for (i = 0; i < divs.length; ++i) {
divs[i].style.color = "green";
}
List Types
Ordered List
- List Item 1
- List Item 2
- List Item 3
- List Item 3.1
- List Item 3.2
- List Item 3.2.1
- List Item 3.2.2
- List Item 3.3
- List Item 4
- List Item 5
Unordered List
- List Item 1
- List Item 2
- List Item 3
- List Item 3.1
- List Item 3.2
- List Item 3.2.1
- List Item 3.2.2
- List Item 3.3
- List Item 4
- List Item 5
Definition List
- Definition Term 1
- Definition Description 1
- Definition Term 2
- Definition Description 2
- Definition Term 3
- Definition Description 3
- Definition Term 4
- Definition Description 4
- Definition Term 5
- Definition Description 5
Fun Bullets
- List Item 1
- List Item 2
- List Item 3
- List Item 3.1
- List Item 3.2
- List Item 3.2.1
- List Item 3.2.2
- List Item 3.3
- List Item 4
- List Item 5
- List Item 1
- List Item 2
- List Item 3
- List Item 3.1
- List Item 3.2
- List Item 3.2.1
- List Item 3.2.2
- List Item 3.3
- List Item 4
- List Item 5
- List Item 1
- List Item 2
- List Item 3
- List Item 3.1
- List Item 3.2
- List Item 3.2.1
- List Item 3.2.2
- List Item 3.3
- List Item 4
- List Item 5
Tables
| Table Header 1 | Table Header 2 | Table Header 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Division 1 | Division 2 | Division 3 |
| Division 1 | Division 2 | Division 3 |
| Division 1 | Division 2 | Division 3 |
| A row with a cell spanning all 3 columns | ||
| Table Footer 1 | Table Footer 2 | Table Footer 3 |
| Heading | Heading | Heading | Heading | Heading | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heading | Data | Data | Data | Data | Data |
| Heading | Data | Data | Data | Data | Data |
| Heading | Data | Data | Data | Data | Data |
| Heading | Data | Data | Data | Data | Data |
Form Elements
The Fieldset:








