CSS Beautify: Make Minified CSS Readable
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Minified CSS has comments and whitespace removed so the file is small and fast to load. For editing and debugging, that makes it hard to read. A CSS beautifier adds indentation and line breaks so you can see selectors and rules clearly. This guide explains when to beautify and how to do it in your browser.
What Beautifying Does
The tool reformats CSS: it adds consistent indentation, typically puts each rule or property on its own line, and may normalise spacing. The behaviour of the CSS does not change; only the layout and readability do. You can then edit or debug and, if needed, minify again for production.
When to Beautify
- Editing minified CSS: You received or downloaded minified styles and need to change them.
- Debugging: Find and fix rules more easily when the structure is visible.
- Learning: Study how a stylesheet is organised when it is not a single long line.
Use Our Tool
Our CSS Beautify reformats CSS with indentation and line breaks. Paste your CSS and copy the result. Runs in your browser. Makes CSS easier to work with.