@semanticus/semanticus-css 1.2.0 → 2.1.0

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  **Semanticus** is a lightweight CSS framework that prioritizes semantic HTML and ARIA-focused accessibility, with a small set of atomic utilities.
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- > [!CAUTION]
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- > Semanticus CSS hasn't been seriously battle tested in production yet.
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- > [!IMPORTANT]
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- > CALL TO ARMS: Even with the advent of AI, building an open source project requires a lot of work, if you are interested to help out, check out the [roadmap](https://semanticus.design/about/roadmap), the [contributing guide](https://semanticus.design/about/contributing) and join us in this journey!
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  ## Vision
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  Contribute to a more accessible friendly world wide web.
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  ### Option 1: CDN (quick start)
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  ```html
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- <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/@semanticus/semanticus-css@1.2.0/dist/semanticus.css">
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+ <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/@semanticus/semanticus-css@2.1.0/dist/semanticus.css">
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  <!-- costumize it with a palette or size variation if needed -->
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- <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/@semanticus/semanticus-css@1.2.0/dist/semanticus.palette.blue.css">
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- <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/@semanticus/semanticus-css@1.2.0/dist/semanticus.size.pico.css">
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+ <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/@semanticus/semanticus-css@2.1.0/dist/semanticus.palette.blue.css">
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+ <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/@semanticus/semanticus-css@2.1.0/dist/semanticus.size.pico.css">
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  ```
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  ### Option 2: Install manually
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- Download the [distribution files](https://registry.npmjs.org/@semanticus%2Fsemanticus-css/-/semanticus-css-1.2.0.tgz), move the ones you need to your **stylesheets** folder and include them in your HTML `<head>`:
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+ Download the [distribution files](https://registry.npmjs.org/@semanticus%2Fsemanticus-css/-/semanticus-css-2.1.0.tgz), move the ones you need to your **stylesheets** folder and include them in your HTML `<head>`:
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  ```html
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  <link rel="stylesheet" href="/css/semanticus.css">
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  <meta charset="UTF-8">
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  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
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  <meta name="color-scheme" content="light dark">
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- <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/@semanticus/semanticus-css@1.2.0/dist/semanticus.css">
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+ <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/@semanticus/semanticus-css@2.1.0/dist/semanticus.css">
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  </head>
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- <body class="vstack">
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- <header class="container">
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+ <body class="content-grid">
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+ <header>
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  <nav>
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  <h3><a href="#">Acme Corp</a></h3>
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  <ul>
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  <li><a href="#">About</a></li>
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- <li><a href="#" role="button">Log In</a></li>
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+ <li><a href="#" role="button" class="secondary">Log In</a></li>
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  </ul>
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  </nav>
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  </header>
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- <main class="container py-d flex-grow-1">
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+ <main class="py-d mb-3">
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  <h1>Welcome to Semanticus CSS</h1>
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  <p>A lightweight CSS framework for modern web development.</p>
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  </main>
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- <p>Acme Corp &copy; 2026. All rights reserved.</p>
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+ <footer class="full-width text-bg-secondary-subtle">
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+ <p>Acme Corp &copy; 2026</p>
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+ <a href="#">Contact Us</a>
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  </footer>
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  </body>
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  </html>
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  - Firefox ESR
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- ## Limitations
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+ ## Development
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+ Check out this [How to setup the project](docs/about/contributing.md#how-to-setup-the-project) inside the contributing guide.
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- Semanticus CSS is inspired by the semantic and accessible foundations of Pico CSS and the flexibility of utility-first composition patterns popularized by Bootstrap.
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- It is not a full UI component framework. Semanticus CSS intentionally avoids shipping exhaustive pre-built components or JavaScript-driven interactions, favoring semantic HTML, composable styling utilities, and framework-agnostic integration instead.
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+ **Semanticus CSS** is inspired by the semantic and accessible foundations of **Pico CSS** and the flexibility of utility composition patterns popularized by **Bootstrap**.
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- It does however provide documentation and examples on how to implement common UI patterns using semantic HTML and ARIA attributes, along with a small set of utility classes for visual variation and layout.
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+ It aims to address the friction that often appears shortly after installing **Pico CSS**, when you want to customize `spacing`, `layout`, `colors`, and other CSS properties. It does so by combining **Bootstrap**-style utilities adapted to the same **CSS variable system**.
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+ ### Why not just use Bootstrap or Pico CSS?
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- Check out this [How to setup the project](docs/about/contributing.md#how-to-setup-the-project) inside the contributing guide.
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+ **Semanticus CSS** is not appealing solely because of its small footprint. Its real value lies in its **semantic-first** and **accessibility-focused** styling approach, helping developers build beautiful interfaces while gradually guiding them toward accessibility best practices without overwhelming them with the complexities of **ARIA** patterns and implementation details.
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- ## Size comparison
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  | Bundle | Gzip |
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  | Pico (semantics only) | 10.2 KB |
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  | Semanticus (semantics only) | 11.4 KB |
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  | Pico (semantics + classes) | 11.5 KB |
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- | Semanticus (semantics + components + variants) | 13.6 KB |
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+ | Semanticus (semantics + components + variants) | 14.3 KB |
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  | Bootstrap (utilities + grid) | 16.3 KB |
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  | Semanticus (utilities + grid) | 10.5 KB |
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  | Bootstrap (full bundle) | 53.8 KB |
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- | Semanticus (full bundle) | 23.7 KB |
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+ | Semanticus (full bundle) | 24.4 KB |
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  ## License
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