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CSS Minifier Online

Fast and free CSS minifier online. Compress your stylesheets to reduce file size and boost page speed instantly.

Input CSS
Paste your raw, uncompressed CSS here
Minified CSS
Optimized production CSS output

Built With Care

“CSS minification removes developer-friendly formatting like whitespace and comments that browsers don't need. This produces smaller files for faster downloads without changing any styling behavior.”

CSS Minifier

Strip comments, collapse whitespace, and drop trailing semicolons from CSS to cut file size. Good for quick pre-deploy checks when your build pipeline isn't set up yet.

No signup neededRuns offlineClient-side processing
How to Use CSS Minifier
  • 1Copy your existing CSS stylesheet content from your project.
  • 2Paste the code into the 'Input CSS' text area above.
  • 3Click the 'Minify CSS' button to trigger the compression algorithm.
  • 4Your optimized, minified CSS will appear in the second panel.
  • 5Copy the result and replace your production CSS files for better performance.
Key Features
  • Whitespace Removal: Strips all unnecessary spaces, tabs, and newlines.
  • Comment Stripping: Cleanly removes block and inline comments to save bytes.
  • Precision Compression: Handles modern CSS3 features, variables, and media queries.
  • Runs in-browser using regex transformations — no server calls needed.
  • Performance Gain: Significantly reduces file size for faster First Contentful Paint.

Real Ways People Use This

Production Deployment

Minify CSS before deploying to production to reduce file sizes and improve First Contentful Paint scores.

Performance Optimization

Shrink stylesheet files to speed up page loading on mobile devices and slow network connections.

Build Pipeline Integration

Use the output as a quick sanity check for what a build tool's CSS minifier should produce.

Important Notes
  • This is a basic minifier that strips comments and whitespace. For advanced optimizations like unused CSS removal or property merging, use a dedicated build tool.
  • Minified CSS is harder to debug. Always keep your unminified source CSS for development.
Quick Checklist
  • 1Compare the minified output length against the input to confirm a meaningful size reduction.
  • 2Test the minified CSS in a browser to verify no visual regressions.

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