# css frameworks
CSS frameworks are a…
## complex frameworks
these are the bigger, complex frameworks that…
- [bootstrap](https://getbootstrap.com/) historically popular so it has had time to mature into a solid system. tends to feel heavy, slow, and bloated.
- [foundation](https://get.foundation/)
- [tailwind](https://tailwindcss.com/) - quite popular these days. can feel complex.
- [bulma](https://bulma.io/)
- [astro](https://astro.build)
## minimal frameworks
simpler and easier to use. tend to feel quicker.
- [milligram](https://milligram.io)
- [pure](https://purecss.io)
- [chota](https://jenil.github.io/chota/)
- [matcha](https://matcha.mizu.sh)
## classless semantic frameworks
even simpler. stuff about not using classes.
- [sakura](https://oxal.org/projects/sakura/demo/)
- [pico css](https://picocss.com)
- [water](https://watercss.kognise.dev)
- [mvp](https://andybrewer.github.io/mvp/)
- [new css](https://newcss.net)
- [semantic css](https://chad-bennett.github.io/semantic-css/) - i made this one!