Extract CSS | Illustrator CC

You can create the design for an HTML page in Illustrator. This serves as a good visual guide for a Web Developer who can then code the layout, styles, and objects into a page in an HTML editor. However, replicating the exact appearance and position of components and objects is a time-consuming and tedious process.

With Illustrator CC, when you create the layout for an HTML page, you can also generate and export the underlying CSS code that determines the appearance of the components and objects on the page. CSS allows you to control the appearance of text and objects (similar to character and graphic styles). You can choose to export the CSS code for individual objects, or for the entire layout designed in Illustrator.

The CSS Properties panel (Window > CSS Properties) let users do following:

View the CSS code for selected objects
Copy the CSS code for selected objects
Export one or more, or all selected Illustrator elements to a CSS file
Export rasterizable images used
Generate browser-specific CSS code

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Note:

To generate CSS code, do one of the following:

Ensure that objects in your Illustrator document are named in the Layer's panel.
Click Window > CSS Properties > flyout menu > Export Options, and select the Generate CSS for Unnamed Objects check box.

Select Window > CSS Properties.

A. Warning, if some styles could not be converted to CSS code B. CSS Export Options dialog box C. Export Selected CSS to file D. Copy Selected Style to the clipboard E. Generate CSS F. Flyout menu G. Styles used in the selected objects H. CSS code

In an open Illustrator document, do one of the following:

Select one object. The CSS code for the object is displayed in the CSS Properties panel.
Hold Shift, select multiple objects, and then click the Generate CSS button in the CSS Properties panel.
Press Ctrl/Cmd + A to select all the objects, and then click the Generate CSS button in the CSS Properties panel.

The generated CSS code is displayed.

To obtain the CSS code that has been generated, do one of the following:

To copy selected code, select specific code, and then:
- To copy to the clipboard, click Copy Selected Style
- To export to a file, click the flyout menu, and then click Export Selected CSS
To copy all the code, make no selection in the CSS code, and then:
- To copy to the clipboard, click Copy Selected Style
- To export to a file, click the flyout menu, and then click Export All

While saving CSS code to a file, choose from the following options:

Note:

To modify the content of the CSS code that is generated, in the CSS Properties panel, click Export Options, and then make the appropriate selections.

.GRADIENT_BOX
{
  background : -moz-linear-gradient(0% 50% 0deg,rgba(255, 242, 0, 1) 0%,rgba(254, 236, 1, 1) 10.31%,rgba(253, 218, 4, 1) 24.34%,rgba(251, 190, 9, 1) 40.51%,rgba(247, 150, 15, 1) 58.28%,rgba(243, 99, 24, 1) 77.37%,rgba(238, 37, 34, 1) 97.27%,rgba(237, 28, 36, 1) 100%);
  background : -webkit-linear-gradient(0deg, rgba(255, 242, 0, 1) 0%, rgba(254, 236, 1, 1) 10.31%, rgba(253, 218, 4, 1) 24.34%, rgba(251, 190, 9, 1) 40.51%, rgba(247, 150, 15, 1) 58.28%, rgba(243, 99, 24, 1) 77.37%, rgba(238, 37, 34, 1) 97.27%, rgba(237, 28, 36, 1) 100%);
  background : -webkit-gradient(linear,0% 50% ,100% 50% ,color-stop(0,rgba(255, 242, 0, 1) ),color-stop(0.1031,rgba(254, 236, 1, 1) ),color-stop(0.2434,rgba(253, 218, 4, 1) ),color-stop(0.4051,rgba(251, 190, 9, 1) ),color-stop(0.5828,rgba(247, 150, 15, 1) ),color-stop(0.7737,rgba(243, 99, 24, 1) ),color-stop(0.9727,rgba(238, 37, 34, 1) ),color-stop(1,rgba(237, 28, 36, 1) ));
  background : -o-linear-gradient(0deg, rgba(255, 242, 0, 1) 0%, rgba(254, 236, 1, 1) 10.31%, rgba(253, 218, 4, 1) 24.34%, rgba(251, 190, 9, 1) 40.51%, rgba(247, 150, 15, 1) 58.28%, rgba(243, 99, 24, 1) 77.37%, rgba(238, 37, 34, 1) 97.27%, rgba(237, 28, 36, 1) 100%);
  background : -ms-linear-gradient(0deg, rgba(255, 242, 0, 1) 0%, rgba(254, 236, 1, 1) 10.31%, rgba(253, 218, 4, 1) 24.34%, rgba(251, 190, 9, 1) 40.51%, rgba(247, 150, 15, 1) 58.28%, rgba(243, 99, 24, 1) 77.37%, rgba(238, 37, 34, 1) 97.27%, rgba(237, 28, 36, 1) 100%);
  -ms-filter: "progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.gradient(startColorstr='#FFF200', endColorstr='#ED1C24' ,GradientType=0)";
  background : linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(255, 242, 0, 1) 0%, rgba(254, 236, 1, 1) 10.31%, rgba(253, 218, 4, 1) 24.34%, rgba(251, 190, 9, 1) 40.51%, rgba(247, 150, 15, 1) 58.28%, rgba(243, 99, 24, 1) 77.37%, rgba(238, 37, 34, 1) 97.27%, rgba(237, 28, 36, 1) 100%);
  border-style : Solid;
  border-color : #231F20;
  border-color : rgba(35, 31, 32, 1);
  border-width : 1px;
  filter: progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.gradient(startColorstr='#FFF200',endColorstr='#ED1C24' , GradientType=1);
}

.GRADIENT_BOX
{
  background : -webkit-linear-gradient(0deg, rgba(255, 242, 0, 1) 0%, rgba(254, 236, 1, 1) 10.31%, rgba(253, 218, 4, 1) 24.34%, rgba(251, 190, 9, 1) 40.51%, rgba(247, 150, 15, 1) 58.28%, rgba(243, 99, 24, 1) 77.37%, rgba(238, 37, 34, 1) 97.27%, rgba(237, 28, 36, 1) 100%);
  background : -webkit-gradient(linear,0% 50% ,100% 50% ,color-stop(0,rgba(255, 242, 0, 1) ),color-stop(0.1031,rgba(254, 236, 1, 1) ),color-stop(0.2434,rgba(253, 218, 4, 1) ),color-stop(0.4051,rgba(251, 190, 9, 1) ),color-stop(0.5828,rgba(247, 150, 15, 1) ),color-stop(0.7737,rgba(243, 99, 24, 1) ),color-stop(0.9727,rgba(238, 37, 34, 1) ),color-stop(1,rgba(237, 28, 36, 1) ));
  background : linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(255, 242, 0, 1) 0%, rgba(254, 236, 1, 1) 10.31%, rgba(253, 218, 4, 1) 24.34%, rgba(251, 190, 9, 1) 40.51%, rgba(247, 150, 15, 1) 58.28%, rgba(243, 99, 24, 1) 77.37%, rgba(238, 37, 34, 1) 97.27%, rgba(237, 28, 36, 1) 100%);
  border-style : Solid;
  border-color : #231F20;
  border-color : rgba(35, 31, 32, 1);
  border-width : 1px;
}

.NormalCharacterStyle
{
  font-family : Myriad Pro;
  font-size : 12px;
}
.st0
{
  border-style : Solid;
  border-color : #FFFFFF;
  border-color : rgba(255, 255, 255, 1);
  border-width : 0px;
}
.GRADIENT_BOX
{
  background : -webkit-linear-gradient(0deg, rgba(255, 242, 0, 1) 0%, rgba(254, 236, 1, 1) 10.31%, rgba(253, 218, 4, 1) 24.34%, rgba(251, 190, 9, 1) 40.51%, rgba(247, 150, 15, 1) 58.28%, rgba(243, 99, 24, 1) 77.37%, rgba(238, 37, 34, 1) 97.27%, rgba(237, 28, 36, 1) 100%);
  background : -webkit-gradient(linear,0% 50% ,100% 50% ,color-stop(0,rgba(255, 242, 0, 1) ),color-stop(0.1031,rgba(254, 236, 1, 1) ),color-stop(0.2434,rgba(253, 218, 4, 1) ),color-stop(0.4051,rgba(251, 190, 9, 1) ),color-stop(0.5828,rgba(247, 150, 15, 1) ),color-stop(0.7737,rgba(243, 99, 24, 1) ),color-stop(0.9727,rgba(238, 37, 34, 1) ),color-stop(1,rgba(237, 28, 36, 1) ));
  background : linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(255, 242, 0, 1) 0%, rgba(254, 236, 1, 1) 10.31%, rgba(253, 218, 4, 1) 24.34%, rgba(251, 190, 9, 1) 40.51%, rgba(247, 150, 15, 1) 58.28%, rgba(243, 99, 24, 1) 77.37%, rgba(238, 37, 34, 1) 97.27%, rgba(237, 28, 36, 1) 100%);
  border-style : Solid;
  border-color : #231F20;
  border-color : rgba(35, 31, 32, 1);
  border-width : 1px;
}

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