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CSS Validator

Validate CSS syntax instantly in your browser. Get real-time feedback on errors and warnings with exact line and column numbers. Shows rule count, declarations, selectors, at-rules, and comment statistics.

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How to Use CSS Validator

How to Use the CSS Validator:

  1. Paste Your CSS: Type or paste your CSS into the input area. Validation happens in real-time as you type — no button press needed.

  2. Read the Status Banner: A green "Valid CSS" banner means your CSS is syntactically correct. A red "Invalid CSS" banner shows the number of errors found.

  3. Fix Issues: The Issues panel lists every error and warning sorted by line number. Each item shows the line, column, and a description of the problem.

  4. Review Statistics: The Statistics panel shows line count, rule count, declarations, selectors, at-rules, and comment count for your stylesheet.

  5. Use Examples: Click the example buttons (Button styles, Flexbox layout, Variables + @media, Animation, Invalid) to load sample CSS and see how the validator works.

  6. Clear: Click the Clear button to reset the editor and start fresh.

Errors detected:

  • Unclosed comment — a /* comment was opened but never closed with */
  • Missing selector before { — an opening brace appears with no selector before it
  • Unexpected } — a closing brace appears without a matching opening brace
  • Unclosed { — an opening brace was never closed

Warnings detected:

  • Missing colon — a declaration inside a rule block has no colon (e.g. color red instead of color: red)
  • Duplicate property — the same CSS property appears more than once in the same rule block

Common CSS Mistakes:

  • Forgetting to close a rule block with }
  • Writing color red instead of color: red
  • Leaving a /* comment open without closing it
  • Accidentally duplicating a property like margin in the same rule

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