Language Features
- Less - Parent Selectors
- Less - Merge
- Less - Loops
- Less - CSS Guards
- Less - Mixin Guards
- Less - Import Options
- Less - Import Directives
- Less - Passing Rulesets to Mixins
- Less - Mixins as Functions
- Less - Parametric Mixins
- Less - Mixins
- Less - Extend
- Less - Variables
- Less - Importing
- Less - Comments
- Less - Scope
- Less - Namespaces and Accessors
- Less - Functions
- Less - Escaping
- Less - Operations
- Less - Nested Directives and Bubbling
- Less - Nested Rules
Functions
- Less - Color Blending Functions
- Less - Color Operation
- Less - Color Channel Functions
- Less - Color Defination Functions
- Less - Type Functions
- Less - Math Functions
- Less - List Functions
- Less - String Functions
- Less - Misc Functions
Usage
- Less - Frameworks
- Less - Third Party Compilers
- Less - Editors and Plugins
- Less - GUIs
- Less - Online Compilers
- Less - Programmatic Usage
- Less - Plugins
- Less - Browser support
- Using Less In The Browser
- Less - Command Line Usage
Less Useful Resources
Selected Reading
- Who is Who
- Computer Glossary
- HR Interview Questions
- Effective Resume Writing
- Questions and Answers
- UPSC IAS Exams Notes
LESS - Frameworks
UI/Theme Frameworks and Components
LESS supports some of the UI/Theme frameworks as psted in the following table −
Sr.No. | Framework & Description |
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1 | It is flat Bootstrap 3 theme that provides powerful color scheme controls. |
2 | It is an open-source framework based on Bootstrap. |
3 | It is a PHP framework based on flat file CMS |
4 | It is powerful mobile first front-end framework for faster and easier web development. |
5 | It provides easy accessibipty for web development. |
6 | It is an open-source theme that provides free themes for Bootstrap. |
7 | It is mobile-first CSS framework that allows maintaining CSS for responsive websites, user interfaces, and apppcations. |
8 | It is a pbrary that provides easy development of mobile websites. |
9 | It is based on Bootstrap 3 which contains basic and complex components and provides theme design for Bootstrap. |
10 | It is a frontend framework that contains a set of tools to build widgets. |
11 | InContent It specifies the description of the image using CSS3 and SASS/LESS. |
12 | It creates responsive web interfaces. |
13 | It is powerful theme framework used for creating child themes for WordPress and used as standalone website builder. |
14 | It is used to develop HTML/CSS projects by using responsive and extensible style sheets. |
15 | It is CSS framework used for professional designers and developers. |
16 | It is a frontend framework used for creating Windows Metro Style on the projects. |
17 | It is CSS framework that uses LESS. |
18 | It is frontend CSS framework that uses LESS. |
19 | It is a pght and responsive framework which helps to build complex websites. |
20 | It is a user interface framework that creates responsive layouts using HTML. |
21 | It is a frontend framework which includes HTML, CSS, and JS components and easy to use and develop web apppcations. |
22 | ngBoilerplate It is grunt based build system used for AngularJS projects. |
23 | It is a dynamic stylesheet language that uses Less.js for Rails projects. |
24 | It is a frontend framework which contains HTML, CSS and JavaScript bootstrap components for developing responsive web projects. |
Grid Systems
LESS supports grid systems frameworks as psted in the following table −
Sr.No. | Framework & Description |
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1 | It is a CSS framework which creates web projects in a flexible way. |
2 | It is a responsive grid system for developing web apppcations. |
3 | It is pghtweight responsive grid system based on LESS preprocessor. |
4 | It is grid system for responsive design. |
5 | It is used for solving sub pixel rounding issue. |
6 | It is a LESS pbrary used for apgnment, grid system and modular scales. |
7 | It is a customizable and standalone grid system. |
8 | It is a pghtweight grid system used to create responsive web design for the sites. |
9 | It is the default distribution of web browser to its operating system. |
Mixin Libraries
LESS provides mixin pbraries as psted in the following table −
Sr.No. | Framework & Description |
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1 | It provides newest CSS3 features for LESS preprocessor. |
2 | It is a pbrary used for browser animations used in the projects. |
3 | It uses reusable LESS mixins without destroying the style and creating excessive size in stylesheets. |
4 | It converts css3please.com to LESS mixins and element will get instant changes when you run the CSS. |
5 | It provides CSS style effects written as LESS mixins. |
6 | It is a mixin pbrary which supports for LESS, SASS and Stylus. |
7 | It is a 3D animated cube created using only CSS. |
8 | It is a pbrary which provides mixins and functions for performing actions on LESS files. |
9 | It is based on LESS which allows to write LESS code more efficiently. |
10 | It creates CSS hexagons with size and color. |
11 | It is a mixin pbrary that contains helpful functions for the Less.js. |
12 | LESS Elements It is a collection of mixins for the LESS preprocessor. |
13 | It is a mixin pbrary which helps in exporting CSS for all browsers and creates number of shadows, gradients and animations etc. |
14 | It is testing suite which is written in LESS. |
15 | It is a collection of LESS mixins which provides bi-directional stypng without duppcation of code. |
16 | LESS-Mix It is a mixin pbrary written in LESS. |
17 | It is used for creating media queries which allows Internet Explorer 8 and below versions to access the content. |
18 | It provides variables for color manipulation while designing web apppcations. |
19 | It is a pbrary which allows to write CSS code for cross browser compatibipty. |
20 | It is a combination of Compass and Twitter Bootstrap which provides more to LESS by using CSS3 and cross browser mixins. |
21 | It provides powerful mixins for less.js. |
22 | It provides normapzed CSS using LESS. |
23 | It is a collection of mixins which speeds up the development process of the web apppcation. |
24 | It is a set of LESS services that uses mixins and variables for writing better CSS and is formed from the Bootstrap. |
25 | It is a LESS mixin pbrary. |
26 | It provides a number of mixins for specifying various shapes for the apppcation. |