How do I make this style an external CSS/SCSS file? - html

Question

I have a peculiar code here for a Javascript dropdown menu, but I think it uses some kind of dynamic CSS.
After much tinkering I got the darn thing working. The thing is, I need the CSS to be a seperate file to import into the HTML document. This is where things get tricky. I have no idea what kind of code this is as I've never worked with it before. Does anyone have any idea how I can link this CSS to my HTML document externally?
<style class="cp-pen-styles">#import url("http://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Lato:300,400,700,900");
#import url(http://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Pacifico);
body {
font-family: "Lato", Helvetica, Arial;
font-size: 16px;
}
.text-center {
text-align: center;
}
*, *:before, *:after {
-webkit-border-sizing: border-box;
-moz-border-sizing: border-box;
border-sizing: border-box;
}
.container {
width: 350px;
margin: 50px auto;
}
.container > ul {
list-style: none;
padding: 0;
margin: 0 0 20px 0;
}
.title {
font-family: 'Pacifico';
font-weight: norma;
font-size: 40px;
text-align: center;
line-height: 1.4;
color: #2980B9;
}
.dropdown a {
text-decoration: none;
}
.dropdown [data-toggle="dropdown"] {
position: relative;
display: block;
color: black;
background: #E6E6E6;
-moz-box-shadow: 0 1px 0 #EDEDED inset, 0 -1px 0 #C0C0C0 inset;
-webkit-box-shadow: 0 1px 0 #EDEDED inset, 0 -1px 0 #C0C0C0 inset;
box-shadow: 0 1px 0 #EDEDED inset, 0 -1px 0 #C0C0C0 inset;
text-shadow: 0 -1px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);
padding: 10px;
}
.dropdown [data-toggle="dropdown"]:hover {
background: #C0C0C0;
}
.dropdown .icon-arrow {
position: absolute;
display: block;
font-size: 0.7em;
color: #fff;
top: 14px;
right: 10px;
}
.dropdown .icon-arrow.open {
-moz-transform: rotate(-180deg);
-ms-transform: rotate(-180deg);
-webkit-transform: rotate(-180deg);
transform: rotate(-180deg);
-moz-transition: -moz-transform 0.6s;
-o-transition: -o-transform 0.6s;
-webkit-transition: -webkit-transform 0.6s;
transition: transform 0.6s;
}
.dropdown .icon-arrow.close {
-moz-transform: rotate(0deg);
-ms-transform: rotate(0deg);
-webkit-transform: rotate(0deg);
transform: rotate(0deg);
-moz-transition: -moz-transform 0.6s;
-o-transition: -o-transform 0.6s;
-webkit-transition: -webkit-transform 0.6s;
transition: transform 0.6s;
}
.dropdown .icon-arrow:before {
content: '\25BC';
}
.dropdown .dropdown-menu {
max-height: 0;
overflow: hidden;
list-style: none;
padding: 0;
margin: 0;
}
.dropdown .dropdown-menu li {
padding: 0;
}
.dropdown .dropdown-menu li a {
display: block;
color: #6e6e6e;
background: #EEE;
-moz-box-shadow: 0 1px 0 white inset, 0 -1px 0 #d4d4d4 inset;
-webkit-box-shadow: 0 1px 0 white inset, 0 -1px 0 #d4d4d4 inset;
box-shadow: 0 1px 0 white inset, 0 -1px 0 #d4d4d4 inset;
text-shadow: 0 -1px 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.3);
padding: 10px 10px;
}
.dropdown .dropdown-menu li a:hover {
background: #f6f6f6;
}
.dropdown .dropdown-menu li ul li a {
display: block;
color: #6e6e6e;
background: #EEE;
-moz-box-shadow: 0 1px 0 white inset, 0 -1px 0 #d4d4d4 inset;
-webkit-box-shadow: 0 1px 0 white inset, 0 -1px 0 #d4d4d4 inset;
box-shadow: 0 1px 0 white inset, 0 -1px 0 #d4d4d4 inset;
text-shadow: 0 -1px 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.3);
padding: 10px 10px;
}
.dropdown .dropdown-menu li ul li a:hover {
background: #f6f6f6;
}
.dropdown .show, .dropdown .hide {
-moz-transform-origin: 50% 0%;
-ms-transform-origin: 50% 0%;
-webkit-transform-origin: 50% 0%;
transform-origin: 50% 0%;
}
.dropdown .show {
display: block;
max-height: 9999px;
-moz-transform: scaleY(1);
-ms-transform: scaleY(1);
-webkit-transform: scaleY(1);
transform: scaleY(1);
animation: showAnimation 0.5s ease-in-out;
-moz-animation: showAnimation 0.5s ease-in-out;
-webkit-animation: showAnimation 0.5s ease-in-out;
-moz-transition: max-height 1s ease-in-out;
-o-transition: max-height 1s ease-in-out;
-webkit-transition: max-height 1s ease-in-out;
transition: max-height 1s ease-in-out;
}
.dropdown .hide {
max-height: 0;
-moz-transform: scaleY(0);
-ms-transform: scaleY(0);
-webkit-transform: scaleY(0);
transform: scaleY(0);
animation: hideAnimation 0.4s ease-out;
-moz-animation: hideAnimation 0.4s ease-out;
-webkit-animation: hideAnimation 0.4s ease-out;
-moz-transition: max-height 0.6s ease-out;
-o-transition: max-height 0.6s ease-out;
-webkit-transition: max-height 0.6s ease-out;
transition: max-height 0.6s ease-out;
}
#keyframes showAnimation {
0% {
-moz-transform: scaleY(0.1);
-ms-transform: scaleY(0.1);
-webkit-transform: scaleY(0.1);
transform: scaleY(0.1);
}
40% {
-moz-transform: scaleY(1.04);
-ms-transform: scaleY(1.04);
-webkit-transform: scaleY(1.04);
transform: scaleY(1.04);
}
60% {
-moz-transform: scaleY(0.98);
-ms-transform: scaleY(0.98);
-webkit-transform: scaleY(0.98);
transform: scaleY(0.98);
}
80% {
-moz-transform: scaleY(1.04);
-ms-transform: scaleY(1.04);
-webkit-transform: scaleY(1.04);
transform: scaleY(1.04);
}
100% {
-moz-transform: scaleY(0.98);
-ms-transform: scaleY(0.98);
-webkit-transform: scaleY(0.98);
transform: scaleY(0.98);
}
80% {
-moz-transform: scaleY(1.02);
-ms-transform: scaleY(1.02);
-webkit-transform: scaleY(1.02);
transform: scaleY(1.02);
}
100% {
-moz-transform: scaleY(1);
-ms-transform: scaleY(1);
-webkit-transform: scaleY(1);
transform: scaleY(1);
}
}
#-moz-keyframes showAnimation {
0% {
-moz-transform: scaleY(0.1);
-ms-transform: scaleY(0.1);
-webkit-transform: scaleY(0.1);
transform: scaleY(0.1);
}
40% {
-moz-transform: scaleY(1.04);
-ms-transform: scaleY(1.04);
-webkit-transform: scaleY(1.04);
transform: scaleY(1.04);
}
60% {
-moz-transform: scaleY(0.98);
-ms-transform: scaleY(0.98);
-webkit-transform: scaleY(0.98);
transform: scaleY(0.98);
}
80% {
-moz-transform: scaleY(1.04);
-ms-transform: scaleY(1.04);
-webkit-transform: scaleY(1.04);
transform: scaleY(1.04);
}
100% {
-moz-transform: scaleY(0.98);
-ms-transform: scaleY(0.98);
-webkit-transform: scaleY(0.98);
transform: scaleY(0.98);
}
80% {
-moz-transform: scaleY(1.02);
-ms-transform: scaleY(1.02);
-webkit-transform: scaleY(1.02);
transform: scaleY(1.02);
}
100% {
-moz-transform: scaleY(1);
-ms-transform: scaleY(1);
-webkit-transform: scaleY(1);
transform: scaleY(1);
}
}
#-webkit-keyframes showAnimation {
0% {
-moz-transform: scaleY(0.1);
-ms-transform: scaleY(0.1);
-webkit-transform: scaleY(0.1);
transform: scaleY(0.1);
}
40% {
-moz-transform: scaleY(1.04);
-ms-transform: scaleY(1.04);
-webkit-transform: scaleY(1.04);
transform: scaleY(1.04);
}
60% {
-moz-transform: scaleY(0.98);
-ms-transform: scaleY(0.98);
-webkit-transform: scaleY(0.98);
transform: scaleY(0.98);
}
80% {
-moz-transform: scaleY(1.04);
-ms-transform: scaleY(1.04);
-webkit-transform: scaleY(1.04);
transform: scaleY(1.04);
}
100% {
-moz-transform: scaleY(0.98);
-ms-transform: scaleY(0.98);
-webkit-transform: scaleY(0.98);
transform: scaleY(0.98);
}
80% {
-moz-transform: scaleY(1.02);
-ms-transform: scaleY(1.02);
-webkit-transform: scaleY(1.02);
transform: scaleY(1.02);
}
100% {
-moz-transform: scaleY(1);
-ms-transform: scaleY(1);
-webkit-transform: scaleY(1);
transform: scaleY(1);
}
}
#keyframes hideAnimation {
0% {
-moz-transform: scaleY(1);
-ms-transform: scaleY(1);
-webkit-transform: scaleY(1);
transform: scaleY(1);
}
60% {
-moz-transform: scaleY(0.98);
-ms-transform: scaleY(0.98);
-webkit-transform: scaleY(0.98);
transform: scaleY(0.98);
}
80% {
-moz-transform: scaleY(1.02);
-ms-transform: scaleY(1.02);
-webkit-transform: scaleY(1.02);
transform: scaleY(1.02);
}
100% {
-moz-transform: scaleY(0);
-ms-transform: scaleY(0);
-webkit-transform: scaleY(0);
transform: scaleY(0);
}
}
#-moz-keyframes hideAnimation {
0% {
-moz-transform: scaleY(1);
-ms-transform: scaleY(1);
-webkit-transform: scaleY(1);
transform: scaleY(1);
}
60% {
-moz-transform: scaleY(0.98);
-ms-transform: scaleY(0.98);
-webkit-transform: scaleY(0.98);
transform: scaleY(0.98);
}
80% {
-moz-transform: scaleY(1.02);
-ms-transform: scaleY(1.02);
-webkit-transform: scaleY(1.02);
transform: scaleY(1.02);
}
100% {
-moz-transform: scaleY(0);
-ms-transform: scaleY(0);
-webkit-transform: scaleY(0);
transform: scaleY(0);
}
}
#-webkit-keyframes hideAnimation {
0% {
-moz-transform: scaleY(1);
-ms-transform: scaleY(1);
-webkit-transform: scaleY(1);
transform: scaleY(1);
}
60% {
-moz-transform: scaleY(0.98);
-ms-transform: scaleY(0.98);
-webkit-transform: scaleY(0.98);
transform: scaleY(0.98);
}
80% {
-moz-transform: scaleY(1.02);
-ms-transform: scaleY(1.02);
-webkit-transform: scaleY(1.02);
transform: scaleY(1.02);
}
100% {
-moz-transform: scaleY(0);
-ms-transform: scaleY(0);
-webkit-transform: scaleY(0);
transform: scaleY(0);
}
}
</style>
What do I need to keep in the HTML document to link it to the CSS document, and what do I need to save in the CSS document? You can't put the imports in a CSS document.
I already tried to save everything strating from body (..};til </script> and then making the code in the HTML:
<style class="cp-pen-styles" src="dropstyle.">#import url("http://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Lato:300,400,700,900");
#import url(http://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Pacifico);
</style>
But that did not work for me. Any suggestions?

Answer 1

Taking Darren's comment and adding it here, put the link to your style sheet inside the head section like this:
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/path/to/the/file.css"/>
My part: To link your fonts add this to your head section:
<link href='https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Pacifico' rel='stylesheet' type='text/css'>
Just so wee can close this question :)

Answer 2

To link the CSS code you have posted here to a HTML document you need to do a few things.
1: Create a file with the name main.css (make sure you put it inside the same folder as the HTML file you want to link to).
2: Paste the CSS code into the main.css document you have just created
3: Go to the top of the HTML document you wish to link it to and do the following inside the head of the HTML doc.
<link rel="stylesheet" href="main.css">

Answer 3

Actually, your fonts imports can stay in you css file. However, in the CSS file you should NOT have the <style class="cp-pen-styles"> and </style> tags. Put everything in between them in the CSS file and then like the others mentioned, add the line below to the header:
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/path/to/the/file.css"/>
So your CSS file will look like this:
#import url("http://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Lato:300,400,700,900");
#import url(http://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Pacifico);
body {
font-family: "Lato", Helvetica, Arial;
font-size: 16px;
}
.text-center {
text-align: center;
}
*, *:before, *:after {
-webkit-border-sizing: border-box;
-moz-border-sizing: border-box;
border-sizing: border-box;
}
.container {
width: 350px;
margin: 50px auto;
}
.container > ul {
list-style: none;
padding: 0;
margin: 0 0 20px 0;
}
.title {
font-family: 'Pacifico';
font-weight: norma;
font-size: 40px;
text-align: center;
line-height: 1.4;
color: #2980B9;
}
.dropdown a {
text-decoration: none;
}
.dropdown [data-toggle="dropdown"] {
position: relative;
display: block;
color: black;
background: #E6E6E6;
-moz-box-shadow: 0 1px 0 #EDEDED inset, 0 -1px 0 #C0C0C0 inset;
-webkit-box-shadow: 0 1px 0 #EDEDED inset, 0 -1px 0 #C0C0C0 inset;
box-shadow: 0 1px 0 #EDEDED inset, 0 -1px 0 #C0C0C0 inset;
text-shadow: 0 -1px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);
padding: 10px;
}
.dropdown [data-toggle="dropdown"]:hover {
background: #C0C0C0;
}
.dropdown .icon-arrow {
position: absolute;
display: block;
font-size: 0.7em;
color: #fff;
top: 14px;
right: 10px;
}
.dropdown .icon-arrow.open {
-moz-transform: rotate(-180deg);
-ms-transform: rotate(-180deg);
-webkit-transform: rotate(-180deg);
transform: rotate(-180deg);
-moz-transition: -moz-transform 0.6s;
-o-transition: -o-transform 0.6s;
-webkit-transition: -webkit-transform 0.6s;
transition: transform 0.6s;
}
.dropdown .icon-arrow.close {
-moz-transform: rotate(0deg);
-ms-transform: rotate(0deg);
-webkit-transform: rotate(0deg);
transform: rotate(0deg);
-moz-transition: -moz-transform 0.6s;
-o-transition: -o-transform 0.6s;
-webkit-transition: -webkit-transform 0.6s;
transition: transform 0.6s;
}
.dropdown .icon-arrow:before {
content: '\25BC';
}
.dropdown .dropdown-menu {
max-height: 0;
overflow: hidden;
list-style: none;
padding: 0;
margin: 0;
}
.dropdown .dropdown-menu li {
padding: 0;
}
.dropdown .dropdown-menu li a {
display: block;
color: #6e6e6e;
background: #EEE;
-moz-box-shadow: 0 1px 0 white inset, 0 -1px 0 #d4d4d4 inset;
-webkit-box-shadow: 0 1px 0 white inset, 0 -1px 0 #d4d4d4 inset;
box-shadow: 0 1px 0 white inset, 0 -1px 0 #d4d4d4 inset;
text-shadow: 0 -1px 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.3);
padding: 10px 10px;
}
.dropdown .dropdown-menu li a:hover {
background: #f6f6f6;
}
.dropdown .dropdown-menu li ul li a {
display: block;
color: #6e6e6e;
background: #EEE;
-moz-box-shadow: 0 1px 0 white inset, 0 -1px 0 #d4d4d4 inset;
-webkit-box-shadow: 0 1px 0 white inset, 0 -1px 0 #d4d4d4 inset;
box-shadow: 0 1px 0 white inset, 0 -1px 0 #d4d4d4 inset;
text-shadow: 0 -1px 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.3);
padding: 10px 10px;
}
.dropdown .dropdown-menu li ul li a:hover {
background: #f6f6f6;
}
.dropdown .show, .dropdown .hide {
-moz-transform-origin: 50% 0%;
-ms-transform-origin: 50% 0%;
-webkit-transform-origin: 50% 0%;
transform-origin: 50% 0%;
}
.dropdown .show {
display: block;
max-height: 9999px;
-moz-transform: scaleY(1);
-ms-transform: scaleY(1);
-webkit-transform: scaleY(1);
transform: scaleY(1);
animation: showAnimation 0.5s ease-in-out;
-moz-animation: showAnimation 0.5s ease-in-out;
-webkit-animation: showAnimation 0.5s ease-in-out;
-moz-transition: max-height 1s ease-in-out;
-o-transition: max-height 1s ease-in-out;
-webkit-transition: max-height 1s ease-in-out;
transition: max-height 1s ease-in-out;
}
.dropdown .hide {
max-height: 0;
-moz-transform: scaleY(0);
-ms-transform: scaleY(0);
-webkit-transform: scaleY(0);
transform: scaleY(0);
animation: hideAnimation 0.4s ease-out;
-moz-animation: hideAnimation 0.4s ease-out;
-webkit-animation: hideAnimation 0.4s ease-out;
-moz-transition: max-height 0.6s ease-out;
-o-transition: max-height 0.6s ease-out;
-webkit-transition: max-height 0.6s ease-out;
transition: max-height 0.6s ease-out;
}
#keyframes showAnimation {
0% {
-moz-transform: scaleY(0.1);
-ms-transform: scaleY(0.1);
-webkit-transform: scaleY(0.1);
transform: scaleY(0.1);
}
40% {
-moz-transform: scaleY(1.04);
-ms-transform: scaleY(1.04);
-webkit-transform: scaleY(1.04);
transform: scaleY(1.04);
}
60% {
-moz-transform: scaleY(0.98);
-ms-transform: scaleY(0.98);
-webkit-transform: scaleY(0.98);
transform: scaleY(0.98);
}
80% {
-moz-transform: scaleY(1.04);
-ms-transform: scaleY(1.04);
-webkit-transform: scaleY(1.04);
transform: scaleY(1.04);
}
100% {
-moz-transform: scaleY(0.98);
-ms-transform: scaleY(0.98);
-webkit-transform: scaleY(0.98);
transform: scaleY(0.98);
}
80% {
-moz-transform: scaleY(1.02);
-ms-transform: scaleY(1.02);
-webkit-transform: scaleY(1.02);
transform: scaleY(1.02);
}
100% {
-moz-transform: scaleY(1);
-ms-transform: scaleY(1);
-webkit-transform: scaleY(1);
transform: scaleY(1);
}
}
#-moz-keyframes showAnimation {
0% {
-moz-transform: scaleY(0.1);
-ms-transform: scaleY(0.1);
-webkit-transform: scaleY(0.1);
transform: scaleY(0.1);
}
40% {
-moz-transform: scaleY(1.04);
-ms-transform: scaleY(1.04);
-webkit-transform: scaleY(1.04);
transform: scaleY(1.04);
}
60% {
-moz-transform: scaleY(0.98);
-ms-transform: scaleY(0.98);
-webkit-transform: scaleY(0.98);
transform: scaleY(0.98);
}
80% {
-moz-transform: scaleY(1.04);
-ms-transform: scaleY(1.04);
-webkit-transform: scaleY(1.04);
transform: scaleY(1.04);
}
100% {
-moz-transform: scaleY(0.98);
-ms-transform: scaleY(0.98);
-webkit-transform: scaleY(0.98);
transform: scaleY(0.98);
}
80% {
-moz-transform: scaleY(1.02);
-ms-transform: scaleY(1.02);
-webkit-transform: scaleY(1.02);
transform: scaleY(1.02);
}
100% {
-moz-transform: scaleY(1);
-ms-transform: scaleY(1);
-webkit-transform: scaleY(1);
transform: scaleY(1);
}
}
#-webkit-keyframes showAnimation {
0% {
-moz-transform: scaleY(0.1);
-ms-transform: scaleY(0.1);
-webkit-transform: scaleY(0.1);
transform: scaleY(0.1);
}
40% {
-moz-transform: scaleY(1.04);
-ms-transform: scaleY(1.04);
-webkit-transform: scaleY(1.04);
transform: scaleY(1.04);
}
60% {
-moz-transform: scaleY(0.98);
-ms-transform: scaleY(0.98);
-webkit-transform: scaleY(0.98);
transform: scaleY(0.98);
}
80% {
-moz-transform: scaleY(1.04);
-ms-transform: scaleY(1.04);
-webkit-transform: scaleY(1.04);
transform: scaleY(1.04);
}
100% {
-moz-transform: scaleY(0.98);
-ms-transform: scaleY(0.98);
-webkit-transform: scaleY(0.98);
transform: scaleY(0.98);
}
80% {
-moz-transform: scaleY(1.02);
-ms-transform: scaleY(1.02);
-webkit-transform: scaleY(1.02);
transform: scaleY(1.02);
}
100% {
-moz-transform: scaleY(1);
-ms-transform: scaleY(1);
-webkit-transform: scaleY(1);
transform: scaleY(1);
}
}
#keyframes hideAnimation {
0% {
-moz-transform: scaleY(1);
-ms-transform: scaleY(1);
-webkit-transform: scaleY(1);
transform: scaleY(1);
}
60% {
-moz-transform: scaleY(0.98);
-ms-transform: scaleY(0.98);
-webkit-transform: scaleY(0.98);
transform: scaleY(0.98);
}
80% {
-moz-transform: scaleY(1.02);
-ms-transform: scaleY(1.02);
-webkit-transform: scaleY(1.02);
transform: scaleY(1.02);
}
100% {
-moz-transform: scaleY(0);
-ms-transform: scaleY(0);
-webkit-transform: scaleY(0);
transform: scaleY(0);
}
}
#-moz-keyframes hideAnimation {
0% {
-moz-transform: scaleY(1);
-ms-transform: scaleY(1);
-webkit-transform: scaleY(1);
transform: scaleY(1);
}
60% {
-moz-transform: scaleY(0.98);
-ms-transform: scaleY(0.98);
-webkit-transform: scaleY(0.98);
transform: scaleY(0.98);
}
80% {
-moz-transform: scaleY(1.02);
-ms-transform: scaleY(1.02);
-webkit-transform: scaleY(1.02);
transform: scaleY(1.02);
}
100% {
-moz-transform: scaleY(0);
-ms-transform: scaleY(0);
-webkit-transform: scaleY(0);
transform: scaleY(0);
}
}
#-webkit-keyframes hideAnimation {
0% {
-moz-transform: scaleY(1);
-ms-transform: scaleY(1);
-webkit-transform: scaleY(1);
transform: scaleY(1);
}
60% {
-moz-transform: scaleY(0.98);
-ms-transform: scaleY(0.98);
-webkit-transform: scaleY(0.98);
transform: scaleY(0.98);
}
80% {
-moz-transform: scaleY(1.02);
-ms-transform: scaleY(1.02);
-webkit-transform: scaleY(1.02);
transform: scaleY(1.02);
}
100% {
-moz-transform: scaleY(0);
-ms-transform: scaleY(0);
-webkit-transform: scaleY(0);
transform: scaleY(0);
}
}