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# Style Loader

# style-loader

Inject CSS into the DOM.

## Getting Started

To begin, you'll need to install `style-loader`:

npm install --save-dev style-loader

It's recommended to combine `style-loader` with the `css-loader`

Then add the loader to your `webpack` config. For example:

style.css

body {
background: green;
}

component.js

import './style.css';

webpack.config.js

module.exports = {
module: {
rules: [
{
test: /\.css$/i,
use: ['style-loader', 'css-loader'],
},
],
},
};

## Options

Name | Type | Default | Description
--- | --- | --- | ---
**`injectType`** | `{String}` | `styleTag` | Allows to setup how styles will be injected into the DOM
**`attributes`** | `{Object}` | `{}` | Adds custom attributes to tag
**`insert`** | `{String\|Function}` | `head` | Inserts tag at the given position into the DOM
**`base`** | `{Number}` | `true` | Sets module ID base (DLLPlugin)
**`esModule`** | `{Boolean}` | `false` | Use ES modules syntax

### <tt>injectType</tt>

Type: `String` Default: `styleTag`

Allows to setup how styles will be injected into the DOM.

Possible values:

- `styleTag`
- `singletonStyleTag`
- `lazyStyleTag`
- `lazySingletonStyleTag`
- `linkTag`

#### <tt>styleTag</tt>

Automatically injects styles into the DOM using multiple `<style></style>`. It is default behaviour.

component.js

import './styles.css';

Example with Locals (CSS Modules):

component-with-css-modules.js

import styles from './styles.css';
const divElement = document.createElement('div');
divElement.className = styles['my-class'];

All locals (class names) stored in imported object.

webpack.config.js

module.exports = {
module: {
rules: [
{
test: /\.css$/i,
use: [
// The `injectType` option can be avoided because it is default behaviour
{ loader: 'style-loader', options: { injectType: 'styleTag' } },
'css-loader',
],
},
],
},
};

The loader inject styles like:

<style>
.foo {
color: red;
}
</style>
<style>
.bar {
color: blue;
}
</style>

#### <tt>singletonStyleTag</tt>

Automatically injects styles into the DOM using one `<style></style>`.

> ⚠ Source maps do not work.

component.js

import './styles.css';

component-with-css-modules.js

import styles from './styles.css';
const divElement = document.createElement('div');
divElement.className = styles['my-class'];

All locals (class names) stored in imported object.

webpack.config.js

module.exports = {
module: {
rules: [
{
test: /\.css$/i,
use: [
{
loader: 'style-loader',
options: { injectType: 'singletonStyleTag' },
},
'css-loader',
],
},
],
},
};

The loader inject styles like:

<style>
.foo {
color: red;
}
.bar {
color: blue;
}
</style>

#### <tt>lazyStyleTag</tt>

Injects styles into the DOM using multiple `<style></style>` on demand. We recommend following `.lazy.css` naming convention for lazy styles and the `.css` for basic `style-loader` usage (similar to other file types, i.e. `.lazy.less` and `.less`). When you `lazyStyleTag` value the `style-loader` injects the styles lazily making them useable on-demand via `style.use()` / `style.unuse()`.

> ⚠️ Behavior is undefined when `unuse` is called more often than `use`. Don't do that.

component.js

import styles from './styles.lazy.css';
styles.use();
// For removing styles you can use
// styles.unuse();

component-with-css-modules.js

import styles from './styles.lazy.css';
styles.use();
const divElement = document.createElement('div');
divElement.className = styles.locals['my-class'];

All locals (class names) stored in `locals` property of imported object.

webpack.config.js

module.exports = {
module: {
rules: [
{
test: /\.css$/i,
exclude: /\.lazy\.css$/i,
use: ['style-loader', 'css-loader'],
},
{
test: /\.lazy\.css$/i,
use: [
{ loader: 'style-loader', options: { injectType: 'lazyStyleTag' } },
'css-loader',
],
},
],
},
};

The loader inject styles like:

<style>
.foo {
color: red;
}
</style>
<style>
.bar {
color: blue;
}
</style>

#### <tt>lazySingletonStyleTag</tt>

Injects styles into the DOM using one `<style></style>` on demand. We recommend following `.lazy.css` naming convention for lazy styles and the `.css` for basic `style-loader` usage (similar to other file types, i.e. `.lazy.less` and `.less`). When you `lazySingletonStyleTag` value the `style-loader` injects the styles lazily making them useable on-demand via `style.use()` / `style.unuse()`.

> ⚠️ Source maps do not work.

> ⚠️ Behavior is undefined when `unuse` is called more often than `use`. Don't do that.

component.js

import styles from './styles.css';
styles.use();
// For removing styles you can use
// styles.unuse();

component-with-css-modules.js

import styles from './styles.lazy.css';
styles.use();
const divElement = document.createElement('div');
divElement.className = styles.locals['my-class'];

All locals (class names) stored in `locals` property of imported object.

webpack.config.js

module.exports = {
module: {
rules: [
{
test: /\.css$/i,
exclude: /\.lazy\.css$/i,
use: ['style-loader', 'css-loader'],
},
{
test: /\.lazy\.css$/i,
use: [
{
loader: 'style-loader',
options: { injectType: 'lazySingletonStyleTag' },
},
'css-loader',
],
},
],
},
};

The loader generate this:

<style>
.foo {
color: red;
}
.bar {
color: blue;
}
</style>

#### <tt>linkTag</tt>

Injects styles into the DOM using multiple `<link rel="stylesheet" href="path/to/file.css">` .

> ℹ️ The loader will dynamically insert the `<link href="path/to/file.css" rel="stylesheet">` tag at runtime via JavaScript. You should use MiniCssExtractPlugin if you want to include a static `<link href="path/to/file.css" rel="stylesheet">`.

import './styles.css';
import './other-styles.css';

webpack.config.js

module.exports = {
module: {
rules: [
{
test: /\.link\.css$/i,
use: [
{ loader: 'style-loader', options: { injectType: 'linkTag' } },
{ loader: 'file-loader' },
],
},
],
},
};

The loader generate this:

<link rel="stylesheet" href="path/to/style.css" />
<link rel="stylesheet" href="path/to/other-styles.css" />

### <tt>attributes</tt>

Type: `Object` Default: `{}`

If defined, the `style-loader` will attach given attributes with their values on `<style>` / `<link>` element.

component.js

import style from './file.css';

webpack.config.js

module.exports = {
module: {
rules: [
{
test: /\.css$/i,
use: [
{ loader: 'style-loader', options: { attributes: { id: 'id' } } },
{ loader: 'css-loader' },
],
},
],
},
};
<style id="id"></style>

### <tt>insert</tt>

Type: `String|Function` Default: `head`

By default, the `style-loader` appends `<style>`/`<link>` elements to the end of the style target, which is the `<head>` tag of the page unless specified by `insert`. This will cause CSS created by the loader to take priority over CSS already present in the target. You can use other values if the standard behavior is not suitable for you, but we do not recommend doing this. If you target an iframe make sure you have sufficient access rights, the styles will be injected into the content document head.

#### <tt>String</tt>

Allows to setup custom query selector where styles inject into the DOM.

webpack.config.js

module.exports = {
module: {
rules: [
{
test: /\.css$/i,
use: [
{
loader: 'style-loader',
options: {
insert: 'body',
},
},
'css-loader',
],
},
],
},
};

A new `<style>`/`<link>` elements will be inserted into at bottom of `body` tag.

#### <tt>Function</tt>

Allows to override default behavior and insert styles at any position.

> ⚠ Do not forget that this code will be used in the browser and not all browsers support latest ECMA features like `let`, `const`, `arrow function expression` and etc, we recommend use only ECMA 5 features, but it is depends what browsers you want to support ⚠ Do not forget that some DOM methods may not be available in older browsers, we recommended use only DOM core level 2 properties, but it is depends what browsers you want to support

webpack.config.js

module.exports = {
module: {
rules: [
{
test: /\.css$/i,
use: [
{
loader: 'style-loader',
options: {
insert: function insertAtTop(element) {
var parent = document.querySelector('head');
// eslint-disable-next-line no-underscore-dangle
var lastInsertedElement =
window._lastElementInsertedByStyleLoader;
if (!lastInsertedElement) {
parent.insertBefore(element, parent.firstChild);
} else if (lastInsertedElement.nextSibling) {
parent.insertBefore(element, lastInsertedElement.nextSibling);
} else {
parent.appendChild(element);
}
// eslint-disable-next-line no-underscore-dangle
window._lastElementInsertedByStyleLoader = element;
},
},
},
'css-loader',
],
},
],
},
};

Insert styles at top of `head` tag.

### <tt>base</tt>

This setting is primarily used as a workaround for css clashes when using one or more DllPlugin's. `base` allows you to prevent either the app's css (or DllPlugin2's css) from overwriting DllPlugin1's css by specifying a css module id base which is greater than the range used by DllPlugin1 e.g.:

webpack.dll1.config.js

module.exports = {
module: {
rules: [
{
test: /\.css$/i,
use: ['style-loader', 'css-loader'],
},
],
},
};

webpack.dll2.config.js

module.exports = {
module: {
rules: [
{
test: /\.css$/i,
use: [
{ loader: 'style-loader', options: { base: 1000 } },
'css-loader',
],
},
],
},
};

webpack.app.config.js

module.exports = {
module: {
rules: [
{
test: /\.css$/i,
use: [
{ loader: 'style-loader', options: { base: 2000 } },
'css-loader',
],
},
],
},
};

### <tt>esModule</tt>

Type: `Boolean` Default: `false`

By default, `style-loader` generates JS modules that use the CommonJS modules syntax. There are some cases in which using ES modules is beneficial, like in the case of module concatenation and tree shaking.

You can enable a ES module syntax using:

webpack.config.js

module.exports = {
module: {
rules: [
{
test: /\.css$/i,
loader: 'css-loader',
options: {
esModule: true,
},
},
],
},
};

## Examples

### Source maps

The loader automatically inject source maps when previous loader emit them. Therefore, to generate source maps, set the `sourceMap` option to `true` for the previous loader.

webpack.config.js

module.exports = {
module: {
rules: [
{
test: /\.css$/i,
use: [
'style-loader',
{ loader: 'css-loader', options: { sourceMap: true } },
],
},
],
},
};

### Nonce

There are two ways to work with `nonce`:

- using the `attributes` option
- using the `__webpack_nonce__` variable

> ⚠ the `attributes` option takes precedence over the `__webpack_nonce__` variable

#### <tt>attributes</tt>

component.js

import './style.css';

webpack.config.js

module.exports = {
module: {
rules: [
{
test: /\.css$/i,
use: [
{
loader: 'style-loader',
options: {
attributes: {
nonce: '12345678',
},
},
},
'css-loader',
],
},
],
},
};

The loader generate:

<style nonce="12345678">
.foo {
color: red;
}
</style>

#### <tt>__webpack_nonce__</tt>

create-nonce.js

__webpack_nonce__ = '12345678';

component.js

import './create-nonce.js';
import './style.css';

Alternative example for `require`:

component.js

__webpack_nonce__ = '12345678';
require('./style.css');

webpack.config.js

module.exports = {
module: {
rules: [
{
test: /\.css$/i,
use: ['style-loader', 'css-loader'],
},
],
},
};

The loader generate:

<style nonce="12345678">
.foo {
color: red;
}
</style>

#### Insert styles at top

Inserts styles at top of `head` tag.

webpack.config.js

module.exports = {
module: {
rules: [
{
test: /\.css$/i,
use: [
{
loader: 'style-loader',
options: {
insert: function insertAtTop(element) {
var parent = document.querySelector('head');
var lastInsertedElement =
window._lastElementInsertedByStyleLoader;
if (!lastInsertedElement) {
parent.insertBefore(element, parent.firstChild);
} else if (lastInsertedElement.nextSibling) {
parent.insertBefore(element, lastInsertedElement.nextSibling);
} else {
parent.appendChild(element);
}
window._lastElementInsertedByStyleLoader = element;
},
},
},
'css-loader',
],
},
],
},
};

#### Insert styles before target element

Inserts styles before `#id` element.

webpack.config.js

module.exports = {
module: {
rules: [
{
test: /\.css$/i,
use: [
{
loader: 'style-loader',
options: {
insert: function insertBeforeAt(element) {
const parent = document.querySelector('head');
const target = document.querySelector('#id');
const lastInsertedElement =
window._lastElementInsertedByStyleLoader;
if (!lastInsertedElement) {
parent.insertBefore(element, target);
} else if (lastInsertedElement.nextSibling) {
parent.insertBefore(element, lastInsertedElement.nextSibling);
} else {
parent.appendChild(element);
}
window._lastElementInsertedByStyleLoader = element;
},
},
},
'css-loader',
],
},
],
},
};

## Contributing

Please take a moment to read our contributing guidelines if you haven't yet done so.

./.github/CONTRIBUTING.md "CONTRIBUTING"

## License

MIT