YAML – modular CSS framework for truly flexible, accessible and responsive websites

Last Updated on July 13, 2021

YAML (Yet Another Multicolumn Layout) is a modular open source CSS framework for truly flexible, accessible and responsive websites. YAML is focused on device independent screen design and provides bullet-proof modules for flexible layouts.

YAML provides a complete set of matched building blocks to create complex websites. Grids, navigation, forms, typography module and all provided add-ons work seamlessly together.

YAML is mature software having been in development since 2005.

Features include:

• Bulletproof flexible and responsive grid system.
• Fixed grid layout, based on 960 Grid System.
• Provides layout bullet-proof modules for flexible layouts.
• Flexible forms toolkit with theme-support.
• Focussed on web standards & accessibility.
• Optimized typography for all standard elements.
• Matched building blocks for rapid prototyping.
• Namespacing avoids conflicts with third-party CSS.
• Form-Module provides a full set of standard form elements, based on best practices for accessible forms, and supports theming.
• Provides several different standard methods for clearing and containing float objects.
• Well prepared for HTML5 and CSS3.
• Very slim framework core (5.9 kB).
• Completely developed using Sass and provides a static CSS version of the framework as well as a highly customizeable Sass port.
• YAML-based templates have been prepared for many CMS.
• Complete multilingual documentation.

Website: www.yaml.de
Support: GitHub
Developer: Dirk Jesse
License: Creative Commons License CC-BY 2.0

YAML is written in CSS and JavaScript. Learn JavaScript with our recommended free books and free tutorials.

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