CSS, Sass and LessVisual Studio Code has built-in support for editing style sheets in CSS Show
IntelliSenseWe have support for selectors, properties and values. Use Emmet snippetsPress
We also support User Defined Snippets. Syntax coloring & Color previewAs you type we provide syntax highlighting as well as in context preview of colors. Syntax Verification & LintingWe support CSS version <= 2.1, Scss version <= 3.2 and Less version <= 1.7. Goto symbol in fileSimply press HoversHovering over a selector or property will provide an HTML snippet that is matched by the CSS rule. Goto Declaration and Find ReferencesThis is supported for keyframes and variables in the same file.
Transpiling Sass and Less into CSSVS Code can integrate with Sass and Less
transpilers through our integrated task runner. We can use this to transpile Step 1: Install a Sass or Less transpilerFor this walkthrough, let's use either the node-sass or less Node.js module.
Step 2: Create a simple Sass or Less fileOpen VS Code on an empty folder and create a
For the Less version of the above file, just change
Step 3: Create tasks.jsonThe next step is to set up the task configuration. To do this open the Command Palette with This will create a sample
The first example shows how to use configure tasks for TypeScript compilation. We will simply modify that configuration for transpiling Less/Sass instead:
Under the covers we interpret Step 4: Run the Build TaskAs this is the only task in the file you can execute it by simply pressing The sample Sass/Less file did not have any compile problems, so by running the task all that happened was a corresponding Automating Sass/Less compilationLet's take things a little further and automate Sass/Less compilation with VS Code. We can do so with the same task runner integration as before, but with a few modifications. Step 1: Install Gulp and some plug-insWe will use Gulp to create a task that will automate Sass/Less compilation. We will also use the gulp-sass plug-in to make things a little easier. The Less plug-in is gulp-less.
Step 2: Create a simple Gulp taskOpen VS Code on the same folder from before (contains
What is happening here? 1. We are watching for changes to any Sass/Less file at the root of our workspace, i.e. the current folder open in VS Code. 2. We take the set of Sass/Less files that have changed, and run
them through our respective compiler, i.e. Step 3: Modify the configuration in tasks.json for watchingTo complete the tasks integration with VS Code, we will need to modify the task configuration from before, to set a watch on the default Gulp task we just created. Your tasks configuration should now look like this:
Step 4: Run the Build TaskAgain, as this is the only task in the file you can execute it by simply pressing At this point, if
you create and/or modify other Less/Sass files, you will see the respective CSS files generated and/or changes reflected on save. You can also enable If you want to stop the watch, you can press Customizing CSS, Sass and Less SettingsYou can configure the following lint warnings as User or Workspace Settings.
To configure an option for CSS, use Set a setting to
Next StepsRead on to find out about:
Common QuestionsQ: Do you provide a color selector? A: No, this is currently not supported. Q: Do you support the indentation based Sass syntax (.sass) ? A: No, this is currently not supported. Why CSS is not working in VS Code?The problem may be that your browser is caching the CSS file. If you're debugging with Edge, you can open the F12 tools and click on the Network tab. At the top, you'll find a button to "always refresh from server." Turn this on, and files won't be cached.
How do I enable VS Code in CSS?Visual Studio Code has built-in support for editing style sheets in CSS . css , SCSS .. Step 1: Install a Sass or Less transpiler# ... . Step 2: Create a simple Sass or Less file# ... . Step 3: Create tasks. ... . Step 4: Run the Build Task#. Why CSS file is not working?Make sure the link tag is at the right place
If you put the <link> tag inside another valid header tag like <title> or <script> tag, then the CSS won't work. The external style CAN be put inside the <body> tag, although it's recommended to put it in the <head> tag to load the style before the page content.
How do I fix CSS not working?In this tutorial, we'll walk through options to troubleshoot why your CSS is not working and offer possible solutions.. Browser Caching. Trying a Different Browser. Asking Your Host if They Have a Cache. Trying a Different Internet Source.. Invalid CSS Format.. CSS Specificity. Using ! important in CSS.. |