The CSS Overview Tool is used to get a basic summary of all the CSS code used in a webpage. It provides a thorough analysis of several elements, including fonts, colors, media queries, and unnecessary CSS declarations. The information can be used to improve the looks and loading time of the webpage. You also get the list of elements using a particular property by clicking the property listed.
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Benefits of CSS Overview Tool
The benefits of the tool are:
- Maintain your CSS code: You can create more efficient and maintainable stylesheets by viewing the webpage CSS code analyzing the overall styles used and spotting any possible problems.
- Improve webpage accessibility: By ensuring proper color combinations on a webpage you can improve accessibility guidelines. You can make the information simpler to read for those with visual impairments using the color contrast information.
- Improved webpage performance and loading: Unused CSS declarations can cause the CSS code to grow larger and cause a delay in the loading of pages. You get a section where all the unused declarations are listed and you can click them to check the elements using these declarations.
How to open the CSS Overview Tool in Edge
The tool can be opened by following the below steps:
Step 1: In the webpage right-click and then select inspect which will open the Developer tools.
Step 2: In the Developers tools, press the add button (+) and then select CSS Overview.
Opening the Tool
About CSS Overview Tool
You get various panes related to the page’s CSS code which are Overview summary, Colors, Font info, Unused declarations, Media queries, and Non-simple selectors. On the top-right corner, you get a clear button to clear all information displayed to be captured again.
- Overview summary: Here you get the count of elements, external stylesheets, inline style elements, style rules, media queries, etc.
- Colors: You get a list of colors in hexacode for background color, text color, fill color, etc. If you click any color you get the list of all the elements using the color.
- Font info: You get a list of various font information such as font family, weight, size, etc. You can also see the number of occurrences that can be clicked to view all elements using the font.
- Unused declarations: Some CSS declarations that are useless and can be removed are displayed here. You also get the number of occurrences of the declarations which when clicked will open a pane displaying various elements using that declaration.
- Media queries: All the media queries of the webpage are displayed in the section. You also get the number of occurrences of the media queries which when clicked will open a pane displaying various elements using that media query.
- Non-simple selectors: In the CSS code of the webpage all those selectors that are using pseudo-class and pseudo-elements and other not simple selectors are listed in this section.
CSS Overview Tool
Showing Usages of CSS Overview Tool
The CSS Overview tool can be used on the GFG site to get the summary of the CSS used in the site.
Step 1: Visit the GFG site using Edge and then open the tool in the Developer Tools window.
Step 2: Press the capture button and view various CSS properties summary provided by the tool.
Showing usage of the tool in Edge
To get the overview of the CSS code of the site the CSS Overview tool can be used as it is an effective tool that web developers can use to enhance the functionality, quality, and accessibility of their websites.