Minimal CSS Framework for Semantic HTML

Fully compatible and actively maintained successor to Pico CSS.

Introduces float labels, breakout container and other modern, opt-out helpers. Simply switch pico.css to blades.css OR use blades.standalone.css with other frameworks.

Story From Pico to Blades CSS

Jun 5
Flask & Jinja community website switched to Blades
Jun 4
11ty (Build Awesome) micro-starters for Blades released
Sveltia CMS support included
Jun 1
Grav CMS migrated its default theme to Blades
May 11, 2026

Blades CSS v2.2.0 emerged

from original Pico CSS fork ...
Apr 2026
Pico CSS v2.2.0 fork released
 
Mar 2025
Last v2.1.1 update of Pico CSS
 
Dec 2019
Pico CSS v1 released
... and Blades CSS helpers
Apr 2026
Blades CSS v0 released
Dec 2025
Blades CSS helpers consolidation started
Breakout CSS v1 prereleased
 
Mar 2018
Atomic Gallery v0 and Carousel v0 created
Oct 2016
Float Label CSS v1 released

Documentation

If you know Pico — you already know Blades:

Credits