Pure CSS
Pure CSS is a lightweight, responsive CSS framework developed by Yahoo for building fast and minimal web interfaces.
It provides a responsive grid system and basic styles for forms, buttons, tables, and menus. It is modular, with the entire set of modules under 4 KB when minified and gzipped.
According to our data, Pure CSS ranks 16th among the user interface frameworks we track.
It has 0.2% of the UI framework market share and is detected on 0.07% of all websites.
- 🏠 Website
- </> Source code
💸 Pricing
Pure CSS is available for free.
📊 Rankings and Market Share
- UI Frameworks
- Rank: 16
- Market share: 0.2%
🏆 Pure CSS Awards
- ⭐ 5th most popular in Lithuania in the UI Frameworks category.
- ⭐ 8th most popular in Japan in the UI Frameworks category.
- ⭐ 10th most popular in Sweden in the UI Frameworks category.
- ⭐ 10th most popular in Finland in the UI Frameworks category.
- ⭐ 10th most popular in Taiwan in the UI Frameworks category.
- 🔥 11st most popular in the United Kingdom in the UI Frameworks category.
- 🔥 11st most popular in the Czech Republic in the UI Frameworks category.
- 🔥 12nd most popular in the Netherlands in the UI Frameworks category.
- 🔥 14th most popular in Austria in the UI Frameworks category.
- 🔥 14th most popular in Ukraine in the UI Frameworks category.
⚡ Sites Built With Pure CSS
We have data on 2,393 websites that use the Pure CSS UI framework. Here is a list of some of the top ranked ones.
The highest rated site using Pure CSS is speedtest.net.
| # | Website | Rank | Country | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #348 | English | ||
| 2 | #715 | English | ||
| 3 | #2,914 | Brazil | Brazilian Portuguese | |
| 4 | #2,990 | American English | ||
| 5 | #6,105 | India | American English | |
| 6 | United States | English | ||
| 7 | #8,667 | English | ||
| 8 | #8,762 | Uzbekistan | Russian | |
| 9 | #8,894 | Bulgaria | English | |
| 10 | #9,009 | United States | American English | |
| 11 | #10,575 | Taiwan | Chinese | |
| 12 | #10,856 | Lithuania | Croatian | |
| 13 | #11,665 | United States | English | |
| 14 | #12,960 | Ireland | English | |
| 15 | #14,915 | Spain | Galician | |
| 16 | #18,844 | Turkey | Turkish | |
| 17 | #19,958 | English | ||
| 18 | #20,326 | Japan | Japanese | |
| 19 | #21,542 | Mexico | Spanish | |
| 20 | #21,555 | United States | English |
📈 Usage Statistics
Most of the sites that use Pure CSS:
- are located in the United States
- have content in English
- use the .com domain extension
- fall into the Business category.
Most of the sites using Pure CSS are from the United States, the United Kingdom, and Japan.
- United States 17.5%
- United Kingdom 8.1%
- Japan 7%
- Lithuania 6.5%
- Germany 6.5%
- Netherlands 4.8%
- France 4.7%
- Canada 3%
- Sweden 3%
- Other 38.9%
Most Pure CSS users speak English, Japanese, or German.
- English 56.4%
- Japanese 5.3%
- German 4.8%
- Lithuanian 4.7%
- Chinese 3.7%
- French 3.3%
- Dutch 2.8%
- Russian 2.8%
- Spanish 2.8%
- Other 13.4%
The Pure CSS UI framework is especially popular on .com and .org top-level domains.
- .com 40.5%
- .org 7.7%
- .lt 4.6%
- .net 3.6%
- .de 3.5%
- .nl 2.3%
- .co.uk 2.2%
- .jp 1.7%
- .co.jp 1.5%
- Other 32.4%
The primary market segments for websites utilizing Pure CSS include business, marketing and merchandising, and online shopping.
- Business 18.8%
- Marketing/Merchandising 11.7%
- Online Shopping 8.1%
- Education/Reference 7.1%
- Internet Services 5.5%
- Entertainment 5.1%
- Blogs/Wiki 4.7%
- Software/Hardware 3.8%
- Health 2.5%
- Other 32.7%
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What is the company behind Pure CSS?
Pure CSS is owned by Yahoo! Inc., headquartered in New York, United States.
Can I use Pure CSS for free?
Yes, it is a free user interface framework.
It is also an open source solution and its code can be found on 
GitHub.
Which country uses Pure CSS the most?
The majority of Pure CSS users are from the United States.
Who uses Pure CSS?
According to our data, Pure CSS is used on thousands of sites, including such established ones as speedtest.net,
ssstik.io, and
ibge.gov.br.
Is Pure CSS used on government websites?
Yes, for example, it is used by ibge.gov.br.
Do academic institutions use Pure CSS?
Yes. Overall, we know of 5 academic websites in the United States that use Pure CSS.
How does Pure CSS stack up against the competition?
Pure CSS is a moderately popular user interface framework, ranking ahead of 47 other user interface frameworks we track.
What are the alternatives to Pure CSS?
Alternatives and possible competitors to Pure CSS may include Bootstrap, 
Tailwind CSS, and Foundation.