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use indented syntax or regular CSS style with one expressive stylesheet compiler

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Stars
11,333
Primary language
JavaScript
License
MIT
Repository last updated
Apr 24, 2025
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Overview

Stylus is a stylesheet language that supports both indentation-based syntax and regular CSS style. Its Node.js package and stylus CLI compile .styl sources into CSS.

Features and best fit

Based on official documentation; not hands-on tested · Content checked:

Key features

Choose indented syntax or regular CSS style

The README explicitly supports both indented syntax and regular CSS-style input, allowing codebases to choose the level of terseness they prefer.

Sources: [2]

Compile and watch files with the stylus CLI

The CLI compiles .styl files to CSS and can use -w to rebuild output while source files change.

Sources: [2]

Integrate the npm package into Node-based builds

The package exposes a JavaScript API and the stylus binary for use in Node-oriented asset pipelines.

Sources: [3]

Best fit

Fits frontend codebases preserving existing Stylus assets or concise indentation-based styles

It is useful for teams with accumulated .styl files, Stylus-specific mixins, or functions that still need to compile under a Node toolchain.

Sources: [2]

Before adoption

Version 0.64.0 requires Node.js 16 or later

Package metadata declares Node >=16, and the 0.64.0 release notes explicitly say Node 14 support was dropped.

Sources: [3][4]

Test current ecosystem compatibility before new adoption

The latest stable release is 0.64.0 from October 2024. The repository is not archived, but bundler and plugin combinations should be validated in the target environment.

Sources: [4][1]

Official sources

  1. [1]stylus/stylus repository(2026-10-05)
  2. [2]Stylus 0.64.0 README(2026-10-05)
  3. [3]Stylus 0.64.0 package metadata(2026-10-05)
  4. [4]Stylus 0.64.0 release(2026-10-05)
  5. [5]Stylus MIT license(2026-10-05)
Supplemental curator note

Stylus 0.64.0 requires Node.js 16 or later and its release notes explicitly drop Node 14 support. The latest stable release is from October 2024, so new adoption should also test compatibility with the current bundler/plugin stack.

Try it in 3 steps

  1. 1

    Install Stylus 0.64.0 in an isolated project

    Pin the stable release in a temporary project on Node.js 16 or later.

    demo=$(mktemp -d "${TMPDIR:-/tmp}/stylus.XXXXXX") && cd "$demo" && npm init -y >/dev/null && npm install --save-exact --save-dev stylus@0.64.0
  2. 2

    Create a Stylus file using indented syntax

    Create a minimal source using Stylus indentation, a variable, and a nested selector.

    printf "%s\n" 'accent = #663399' '.card' ' color accent' ' &:hover' ' color white' > input.styl
  3. 3

    Compile it to CSS with the stylus CLI

    Generate CSS with version 0.64.0 and confirm the indented nested rule became regular CSS.

    npx stylus input.styl -o output.css && grep -q ".card:hover" output.css
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  • stylus
  • css
  • preprocessor
  • styl
Stars
11,333
Forks
1,137
Watchers
325
Open issues
257
Contributors
181
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Primary language
JavaScript
License
MIT
Repository last updated
Apr 24, 2025
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