Pico CSS Framework Overview Pico CSS is a minimalist and lightweight CSS framework focused on enhancing semantic HTML. It provides a clean starter kit that styles HTML elements responsively and elegantly by default, promoting simplicity and semantic correctness. Tagline: Write HTML, Add Pico CSS, and Voilà! Official site features easy navigation to Docs and Examples. Key Stats 14.8K GitHub stars — popular and well-regarded. 65.8K monthly NPM downloads. 12.6M monthly jsDelivr requests — widely used via CDN. Features Class-light and Semantic Styles direct HTML tags with fewer than 10 .classes. Offers a class-less version for purists who want no classes at all. Focus on semantic HTML without extra markup clutter. Great Styles with Just CSS No dependencies, package managers, or JavaScript needed. Works solely by adding the CSS to your HTML markup. Responsive Everything Native scaling of font sizes and spacing based on screen width. Ensures consistent and elegant look across devices with no extra configurations or classes. Light or Dark Mode Comes with built-in light and dark color schemes. Automatically respects the user’s prefers-color-scheme setting. No JavaScript required for theme switching. Easy Customization Over 130 CSS variables for customization. Supports SASS for deeper customization. 20+ pre-built color themes. 30+ modular UI components to tailor the look and feel to your brand. Optimized Performance Minimal and lean HTML without excessive CSS specificity. Reduces memory usage and load times compared to bulky frameworks. No heavy dependencies or JavaScript overrides. Comparison: Pico CSS vs Utility CSS Frameworks Pico CSS: Uses semantic HTML elements with minimal/no classes. Utility CSS: Uses numerous utility classes applied directly in markup, resulting in more complicated HTML with many styling classes. Quick Start Highlights Typical clean HTML form example: Pico applies elegant styles automatically without adding classes. Contrasts with utility frameworks that require many classes like container display-flex my-md mx-sm etc. Additional Resources Comprehensive docs, examples, and code sandboxes. Community involvement through GitHub issues, discussions, and help forums. Code licensed under MIT; documentation under CC BY-SA 4.0. Current version: v2.1.1. Creator & Contributions Designed and built by Lucas Larroche with community contributors. --- For more details, starter guides, and examples, visit the official site’s documentation and examples.