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2025-12-03 03:15:10

In the last ~6 months someone linked to their blog about using JS-free custom elements for page structure and style in place of a methodology like BEM, e.g. using `<my-element>`/`my-element {}` instead of `<div class="my-element">`/`.my-element {}`. Might have referenced [HUG CSS](

HUG CSS, how I approach CSS architecture
Yesterday, I wrote about classless vs. class-based CSS design systems. In the article, I noted… There’s a middle ground between classless and class-based design systems. My favorite CSS boilerplates/frameworks/whatever include base styles for various HTML elements, some component styles for commonly used components (like nav menus and things), and some utility classes for nudging and tweaking the UI. I don’t know if you’d call them classless+ or Class-based-lite or what, but they sit s…