CSS Minifier
The CSS Minifier shrinks stylesheets so they download and parse faster. It strips comments and redundant spaces while keeping the rules intact.
Key Features
- Removes comments and whitespace
- Keeps selectors valid
- Handles media queries
- Large input supported
- Local only
Use Cases
- Shrink a production stylesheet
- Compare before and after size
- Teach build optimization
- Prepare assets for CDN
How to Use
- Paste the CSS
- Minify
- Copy the smaller output
Practical Tips
- Keep the original for edits
- Minify at build time, not by hand
- Verify layout after minifying
FAQ
- Does minifying change behavior?
- Only by removing safe whitespace and comments.
- When to minify?
- As the last step before deploying.