- Foundation Tutorial
- Foundation - Home
- Foundation - Overview
- Foundation - Installation
- Foundation - Starter Projects
- Foundation - Kitchen Sink
- Foundation General
- Foundation - Global Styles
- Foundation - Sass
- Foundation - JavaScript
- Foundation - JavaScript Utilities
- Foundation - Media Queries
- Foundation - The Grid
- Foundation - Flex Grid
- Foundation - Forms
- Foundation - Visibility Classes
- Foundation - Base Typography
- Foundation - Typography Helpers
- Foundation - Basic Controls
- Foundation - Navigation
- Foundation - Containers
- Foundation - Media
- Foundation - Plugins
- Foundation SASS
- Foundation - Sass Functions
- Foundation - Sass Mixins
- Foundation Libraries
- Foundation - Motion UI
- Foundation Useful Resources
- Foundation - Quick Guide
- Foundation - Useful Resources
- Foundation - Discussion
Foundation - Global Styles
In this chapter, we will study about Global Styles. The global CSS of Foundation framework includes useful resets that makes sure styling is consistent across browsers.
Font Sizing
The font size of the browser style sheet is set to 100% by default. The default font size is set to 16 pixels. Depending on font size, grid size is calculated. To have distinct base font size and unaffected grid breakpoints, set $rem-base to $global-font-size value, which must be in pixels.
Colors
Interactive elements like links and buttons use default shade of blue which comes from SASS variable $primary-color. Components can also have colors such as: secondary, alert, success and warning. For more information check here.
SASS Reference
Variables
The following table lists the SASS variables, which are used to customize the default styles of components in your project _settings.scss.
| Sr.No. | Name & Description | Type | Default Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
$global-width It represents the site's global width. Used to determine the grid's row width. |
Number | rem-calc(1200) |
| 2 |
$global-font-size It represents the font size applied to <html> and <body>. It is set 100% by default and the user's browser settings value will be inherited. |
Number | 100% |
| 3 |
$global-lineheight It represents all types of default line height. $global-lineheight is 24px while $global-font-size set to 16px. |
Number | 1.5 |
| 4 |
$primary-color It gives color to the interactive components such as links and buttons. |
Color | #2199e8 |
| 5 |
$secondary-color It is used with components, which support .secondary class. |
Color | #777 |
| 6 |
$success-color It represents the positive status or action when used with .success class. |
Color | #3adb76 |
| 7 |
$warning-color It represents a caution status or action when used with .warning class. |
Color | #ffae00 |
| 8 |
$alert-color It represents a negative status or action when used with .alert class. |
Color | #ec5840 |
| 9 |
$light-gray It is used for light gray UI items. |
Color | #e6e6e6 |
| 10 |
$medium-gray It is used for medium gray UI items. |
Color | #cacaca |
| 11 |
$dark-gray It is used for dark gray UI items. |
Color | #8a8a8a |
| 12 |
$black It is used for black UI items. |
Color | #0a0a0a |
| 13 |
$white It is used for white UI items. |
Color | #fefefe |
| 14 |
$body-background It represents the background color of the body. |
Color | $white |
| 15 |
$body-font-color It represents the text color of the body. |
Color | $black |
| 16 |
$body-font-family It represents the list of fonts of the body. |
List | 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Roboto, Arial, sans-serif |
| 17 |
$body-antialiased Antialiased type is enabled by setting this attribute to true using the CSS properties -webkit-font-smoothing and -moz-osx-font-smoothing. |
Boolean | true |
| 18 |
$global-margin It represents the global margin value on components. |
Number | 1rem |
| 19 |
$global-padding It represents global padding value on components. |
Number | 1rem |
| 20 |
$global-margin It represents global margin value used between components. |
Number | 1rem |
| 21 |
$global-weight-normal It represents global font weight for normal type. |
Keyword or Number | normal |
| 22 |
$global-weight-bold It represents global font weight for bold type. |
Keyword or Number | bold |
| 23 |
$global-radius It represents the global value of all elements which has a border radius. |
Number | 0 |
| 24 |
$global-text-direction It sets the text direction of the CSS to ltr or rtl |
ltr |