The Ultimate List of CSS Code Generators For Web Development
Tags: css, webdev, programming, productivity
Published: 2022-07-25 22:57:00

If you've been using CSS and creating websites for some time, there's a strong probability that you've had the following thought:

- How do I do that again?
- What’s that code snippet?
- There has got to be an easier or faster way to do this…
- I know I wrote that code before…
- Where did I find that CSS tool?

To make it easy to find them, I've gathered all the tools I've bookmarked, organized them by function and use case, and shared them with you here!


## Multi-Tools
- [Web Code Tools](https://webcode.tools/)
Several code generators, including CSS Generator, HTML Generator, Schema Markup Generator and Meta Tags Generator.
![Image description](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/ndasczsn8xuorlh1vkwk.png)
 


- [Html-css-js](https://html-css-js.com/css/generator/)
Several CSS generators, such as Gradient Generator, Box Transform, Text Shadow, 
Table Styler, Column Generator, and more.
![Image description](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/c55634i0gsmhy5hzfrtv.png)
 

- [CSS 3.0 Maker](https://www.toptal.com/developers/css3maker)
This tool generates many CSS effects, including border radius, gradients, text shadow, box shadow, transforms, transitions, rotations and more. The generator also shows which browsers and mobile devices support the CSS properties.
![Image description](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/ia6n9zjcl9hp3mzgd4pl.png)
 


- [CSS3 Generator](http://css3generator.com/)
CSS3 Generator is a more traditional example of code snippets you might need in everyday situations. The CSS3 Generator web app has over 10 different code generators, in particular CSS columns, box shadows, and even the newer flexbox property.
![Image description](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/ryciflramxvmklja69tx.png)
 

- [CSSmatic](https://www.cssmatic.com/)
CSSmatic is another multi-generator website with four individual sections: box shadows, border radius, noise textures and CSS gradients.
![Image description](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/25r8my2q4s20brbvwiv0.png)
 


- [Enjoy CSS](https://enjoycss.com/)
Users can generate buttons, shadows, transitions, and much more. Its best feature is the gallery with predefined templates and free code snippets for inputs, buttons, etc. Users can test the different effects to see how they will look in the browser.
![Image description](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/yraihzvewsclqz777p3y.png)
 

- [CSS Studio](http://css3studio.com/page-css3/css-box-shadow.php)
Use this tool to generate box shadows, text shadows, gradients, box radius, opacity and the transform property (set the 2d style, rotate, skew, and translate for the elements).
![Image description](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/tc2313aes0smzi18amzc.png)
 

- [LayerStyles](http://layerstyles.org/)
LayerStyles is a CSS generator that applies CSS3 effects using a layer style dialog box. It controls effects such as: box-shadow, inner shadow, border radius, background effects, border effects, and more.
![Image description](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/dmj2kfzi6jloxfeqv2l7.png)
 


## Animations
- [Keyframes](https://keyframes.app/)
Keyframes create animations, shadows, and colors and provide a timeline editor that allows users to adjust animations.
![Image description](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/ky7ginhzfzh24qdtawxn.png)
 

- [Wait! Animate](https://waitanimate.wstone.uk/)
It has never been easy to create custom repeating pauses between CSS animations. With WAIT! Animate you can generate the right code to get this little hack to function properly. 
![Image description](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/q4lltnqcbreb4as245ef.png)
 

- [Animista](https://animista.net/)
Animista is an animation CSS tool that provides a collection of pre-built, code-based animations to edit for your project and generates the CSS for you.
![Image description](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/l7t16ibzq2lsafbui1ye.png)
 

- [Animxyz](https://animxyz.com/)
A tool that helps you create, customize, and compose animations powered by CSS variables without custom keyframes.
![Image description](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/ubrlrx06809h6m9tp213.png)
 

- [Transitions.css](https://www.transition.style/)
Drop-in CSS library with 40+ pre-built CSS transitions based on circles, squares, polygons, and wipes you can test.
![Image description](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/gqr600oe0nl6i2xxozak.png)
 


## Background
- [Patternify](http://www.patternify.com/)
It lets you create background patterns for free
![Image description](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/kbkwvilzliboxzju66fu.png)



- [Water Pipe Background Generator](http://dragdropsite.github.io/waterpipe.js/)
Smoky background generator.
![Image description](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/ar6jvf14apkz9m4k7xoy.png)



- [BGJar](https://bgjar.com/)
Tool to generate free SVG backgrounds in different styles from circles, snow, and contour lines to circuit boards, sound waves, and even virus germs.
![Image description](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/fy0op93qhk0m8ljh3uby.png)



- [CSS Stripes Generator](https://stripesgenerator.com/)
Pure CSS Stripes Generator that you can use for backgrounds.
![Image description](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/yj3u5ebaqo3vm85ldq57.png)



## Border
- [Fancy Border Radius](https://9elements.github.io/fancy-border-radius/)
When people think about border-radius, they usually think about straightforward values. However, a border-radius can be any number of values, and instead of being a plain round shape can be a unique one. Developers who want to create a shape with a unique border-radius should use this CSS generator tool.
![Image description](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/gkef1zslcphssex5s9df.png)
 

- [MDB Fancy Border Radius Generator](https://mdbootstrap.com/docs/standard/tools/design/fancy-border-radius/)
Generate unusual shapes with this tool and grab the CSS code.
![Image description](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/k6uv11kwfme04hwgef4t.png)
 

- [Dashed Border Generator](https://codepen.io/amit_sheen/pen/xxZeyjO)
This tool creates dashed borders using the background-image property. Set border width, color, dash length, spacing, slanting angle, fade, and animation, and get the HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
![Image description](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/ly9fvanxhh0xc000ms99.png)
 


## Box Shadow
- [SmoothShadow](https://shadows.brumm.af/)
A smooth shadow is a fantastic tool for quickly and easily implementing CSS-based shadows. You only have to specify a few shadow settings, and the code is on its way.
![Image description](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/uqe4v75r83k3pyk362pd.png)
 

- [Multiple Box Shadow Generator](https://htmlcssfreebies.com/box-shadow-generator-multiple/)
The box-shadow CSS property adds a shadow to the components it affects. This attribute helps to apply multiple shadows to an element using this attribute. Multiple shades applied to a single object may provide stunning results. You can create single shadows with this excellent box-shadow generator.
![Image description](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/y8zlswq6ub06nkef4mvl.png)
 

- [CSS Bud](https://cssbud.com/css-generator/css-box-shadow-generator/)
![Image description](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/6xhzombc5olp70y4jflt.png)



- [CSS Scan](https://getcssscan.com/css-box-shadow-examples)
![Image description](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/4t1a8y58qfensr6v01gq.png)



- [Glow Generator](https://cssbud.com/css-generator/css-glow-generator/)
Technically, there is no dedicated CSS property for glows. The box-shadow property, however, can be reappropriated to create hot glows for any HTML element.
![Image description](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/wsji6swfff0sn611o01p.png) 
 

## Buttons
- [CSS Button Creator](https://cssbuttoncreator.com/)
This generator helps create attractive buttons. It allows users to adjust the following:
font, padding, border-radius, background-color gradient, inner shadow, drop shadow, and
text shadow.
![Image description](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/ubtjv1i0xna383aype86.png)
 


- [CSS Button Generator](https://www.bestcssbuttongenerator.com/)
It is a library of custom buttons and the CSS code used to build them. You can either copy preexisting buttons, modify them as a template, or even create your buttons from scratch. The visual editor is superb, with many custom CSS properties.
![Image description](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/mjcyuedfmakacvrc6ck5.png)
 

- [CSS Tricks Button Maker](https://css-tricks.com/examples/ButtonMaker/)
The generator creates a CSS code for button effects. It does not support the most extreme CSS properties, but it is one of the only generators that shows hover effects. Users can change the gradient of the top color, bottom color, border colors, hover colors, and more. 
![Image description](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/tthbhrwarsfgtkorcjj2.png)
 


- [CSS Scan](https://getcssscan.com/css-buttons-examples)
This is a collection of button designs copied from popular websites. Click any button you like to copy its HTML and CSS.
![Image description](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/zvyml6hljztkmn3jyott.png)
 

- [Gradient Buttons](https://gradientbuttons.colorion.co/)
Hundreds of CSS gradients buttons. One-click copy to clipboard.
![Image description](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/ob82ok7tyu9l6h9qtd3d.png)
 

- [Buttons Generator](https://markodenic.com/tools/buttons-generator/)
Buttons Generator isn’t a CSS button generator but actually a collection of pre-built buttons with hover animations and the code to go with them.
![Image description](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/qcwh5fd2ethsvdr0x58t.png)
 


## Dividers
- [Separator Generator](https://wweb.dev/resources/css-separator-generator/)
Bored of separating rows or sections of content with a straight line? Switch it up with the CSS Separator Generator. Pick the style separator you want, adjust the settings, and grab the HTML or CSS.
![Image description](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/oq0uyfqvcn2jceed1r6i.png)
 

- [Custom Shape Dividers](https://www.shapedivider.app/)
The tool helps you customize pre-made SVG shape dividers and export them (and the code) for your design projects.
![Image description](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/zjotq7jxjaszthu6koqo.png)
 


- [Get Waves](https://getwaves.io/)
Get Wave is a fantastic tool for making SVG waves with CSS for your designs. After selecting a few settings, the application creates the correct CSS code for your wave design. If you choose, you may download the SVG Wave you make.
![Image description](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/x05xun1ddnz6vtsxe23l.png)



## Filters
- [CSS Filters](https://www.cssfilters.co/)
React tool that lets you apply Instagram-like filters to photos using CSS. Select an Unsplash image or upload your own, customize a variety of design settings, and get the CSS.
![Image description](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/j17cp5d1i6yj3xo86h3e.png)
 

- [Photo Filters](https://baseline.is/tools/css-photo-filters/)
CSS Photo Filters has 35+ filters and editing tools. Upload your photo, select a filter or modify one, and copy the CSS.
![Image description](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/a97b5sj2s1c8t6h6jbex.png)
 

- [Hero Generator](https://hero-generator.netlify.app/)
Creating the same hero structure repeatedly? Speed it up with this tool. Adjust gradient overlay and color, title spacing, button colors, and more, then get the code.
![Image description](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/utssfkya88jqsg6y16l6.png)
 

## Gradients
- [CSS Gradient](https://cssgradient.io/)
Besides being a CSS gradient generator, the site is also chock-full of colorful content about gradients, from technical articles to real-life gradient examples like Stripe and Instagram.
![Image description](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/d9w3sazoff9sau23dvlu.png)
 

- [ColorZilla Gradients](https://www.colorzilla.com/gradient-editor/)
Create custom gradients and see them applied in real-time. Users can move sliders around to change color positions and generate a CSS code.
![Image description](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/vnr17nr6yw6twyhm8gkg.png)
 
- [Mesh Gradient](https://meshgradient.com/)
Mesh is a simple way to create beautiful, unique gradients using shaders.
![Image description](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/p9mvuoy7nskeproy6006.png)
 
- [Gradientos](https://www.gradientos.app/)
With Gradientos you can quickly test how different gradients would look on some common UI elements.
![Image description](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/ywye7azd5dr80nojvik3.png)
![Image description](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/xfskn5ifkm0d0u8xuz1v.png)
  

##Layout
- [CSS Layout Generator](https://layout.bradwoods.io/)
This tool creates the CSS and HTML for layout components, a category of user interface components used to position child elements.
![Image description](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/3zuu8qm01rasjhsgekay.png)
 


- [Flexy Boxes](https://the-echoplex.net/flexyboxes/)
If you’re struggling to understand the basics of flexbox, then you might try using Flexy Boxes. It covers the differences between each version of flexbox and how the rendering engines interpret the syntax.
![Image description](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/1milcvr8tyynqmivn912.png)
 

- [CSS Grid Generator](https://cssgrid-generator.netlify.app/)
It is an excellent tool that produces CSS grid code for you and helps you learn more about CSS grid. The columns, rows, & units will all be produced automatically. The outcome is that the CSS and HTML code is ready to use if necessary.
![Image description](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/wccdu0bqlr9ar3z4d6d3.png)
 

- [Compound Grid Generator](https://codepen.io/michellebarker/full/zYOMYWv)
Enter the grid column numbers into the Compound Grid Generator and they’ll be magically merged into a compound grid. Use the output in your grid-template-columns property when using CSS Grid for layout.
![Image description](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/bscudh3haj3o5u6chc2y.png)

- [Layoutit!](https://grid.layoutit.com/)
Quickly design web layouts, and get HTML and CSS code. Learn CSS Grid visually and build web layouts with our interactive CSS Grid Generator.
![Image description](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/mr2isr2j1rux8wszvbka.png)
 
 

## Palette
- [Coolors](https://coolors.co/)
If users already have a color in mind for their palette, they can select it on the color inspector. Then the generator will generate colors that match that color. Or users can upload an image, and Coolors will extract its color scheme.
More cool features of this generator include its ability to adjust to a person who is color blind. Users can also change any color's hue, saturation, brightness, and temperature. After selecting the color palette they want, users can export it as CSS.
![Image description](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/zd9eiwvay7oqx578ktg6.png)
 


## Triangle Generator
- [CSS Triangle Generator](http://apps.eky.hk/css-triangle-generator/)
![Image description](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/7i57rejzrsugblm4age9.png)
 

- [Omatsuri](https://omatsuri.app/triangle-generator)
![Image description](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/65pfucijnknc17sp723z.png)
 

## Ribbon / Badge Generator
- [Doodle Nerd](https://doodlenerd.com/css-element/ribbon-generator)
Using pure CSS, this tool allows you to generate simple and effective ribbon banners for headings or titles on your webpage. You can preview the ribbon and copy or download the generated CSS code.
![Image description](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/5glcoqarxss8gcgzumgn.png)
 

- [Badge Generator](https://badgen.net/)
![Image description](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/g3svkmzxu8risc4qypa2.png)
 

- [CSS Portal](https://www.cssportal.com/css-ribbon-generator/) and [here](https://www.cssportal.com/css-ribbon-banner-generator/)
These generators will assist you in creating pure CSS ribbons. 
![Image description](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/dmpr24v6ypfiv1cb2pby.png)
 

## Typographic Styles
- [CSS Type Set](http://csstypeset.com/)
This next CSS generator generates typographic styles. Users enter some text, then they can adjust various aspects of the text like font, size, color, letter spacing, word spacing, sentence spacing, format, paragraph position, and more.
![Image description](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/3dn3xlgqlj82oqrazx0m.png)
 

## Underline Generator
- [Underline Generator](https://underline-generator.netlify.app/?ref=undesign)
Generate fancy underlines with hover effects.
![Image description](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/7xxcd8bbqritaltk2dfo.png)
 

- [CSS Bud](https://cssbud.com/css-generator/css-underline-generator/)
Generator for classic underlines that will save you some time when designing a website.
![Image description](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/v5boy1j2vrkwc8tohbcu.png)
 

## Other
- [Glassmorphism](https://ui.glass/generator/)
![Image description](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/usve7xuhwse95b537ssr.png)
 

- [CSS Glass](https://css.glass/)
Another tool to generate glassmorphism.
![Image description](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/eo5cgzrjtownnbrlhc3a.png)
 

- [Neumorphism](https://neumorphism.io/#e0e0e0)
With Neumorphism, you may produce your design’s soft UI CSS code. Making a Neumorphism design is made much easier using this. 
![Image description](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/z8rqafhzoaznaenspfqx.png)
 

- [Neumorphic](https://neumorphic.design/)
Neumorphic shapes look incredible but are difficult to create. This generator makes creating the shapes you’ve envisioned easy and comes with 50+ presets for inspiration.
![Image description](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/l7mfwhocv9i1pksksz9t.png)
 

- [CSS Clip-path Maker](https://bennettfeely.com/clippy/)
Create complex shapes using CSS clip-path property. You may also generate a variety of complicated shapes plus animations and transitions with 2 or more clip-path shapes. 
![Image description](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/ni1eens96n2pvtbz17gq.png)
 

- [More Toggles](https://jnkkkk.github.io/MoreToggles.css/)
CSS library that provides a variety of customizable, ready-made toggles in different design styles and color patterns.
![Image description](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/zd4y7mr355w27wdmqxx4.png)
 

- [3D Book Cover Creator](https://3dbookcovergenerator.netlify.app/)
Generate a 3D book cover animation with pure CSS; the code is customizable.
![Image description](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/wzmun4j80h9kt41f6sp0.png)
 
 

- [Animated Hamburguer Menus](https://jonsuh.com/hamburgers/)
![Image description](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/9vneqidw3zqs3n6029kk.png)
 

- [Table Generator](https://divtable.com/table-styler/)
![Image description](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/zlrw7qb5aburpd4swh92.png)
 

- [Charts](https://chartscss.org/)
Charts.css is a modern CSS framework. It uses CSS utility classes to style HTML elements as charts.
![Image description](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/xfmjqpzbug28gwaavlee.png)


- [CSS Loader Generator](https://10015.io/tools/css-loader-generator)
One of the best CSS loader animation generators with hundreds of loaders and spinners. It also works as a CSS spinner generator and CSS loading animation generator. CSS loaders are used to indicate users that a page, section, or element is not ready yet and there is a process in progress behind like data fetching or any other operation that takes some time. 
![Image description](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/7gxhak8m6koaqsk4d60c.png)
 

- [Whirl](https://whirl.netlify.app/)
Whirl is a tool to snag CSS loading animations for your website and app design projects. Choose from 100+ CSS whirls.
![Image description](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/xxg17gqac2fdojaoatf6.png)
 
 

- [Multi-Colored Text](https://codepen.io/TajShireen/full/YzZmbep)
This is not a tool, but I thought it worth mentioning if you want to replicate the code.
![Image description](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/h0q379pe5h5webg2dx7b.png)
 


- [Accordion Slider Generator](https://accordionslider.com/)
Create fully responsive, CSS-only accordion sliders
![Image description](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/uobaauepo4xuq7f3lgid.png)

-[Navbar Generator](http://www.menucool.com/css-menu#)
You can generate five types of nav bar using a few fully responsive clicks 
![Image description](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/b6yx3qlfhzxjw7spcuuh.png)
 
- [Pixel art](https://www.pixelartcss.com/)
Create CSS pixel art, export the results to CSS and download them.
![Image description](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/ewvsg5m7erwq3wq1tkcx.png)

- [CSS Color Theme Generator](https://theme.numl.design/)
A great tool for CSS dark/light themes. 
![Image description](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/m078oe3u4hb22lndclrp.png)

- [Blob Maker](https://www.blobmaker.app/)
Free generative design tool that helps you quickly create random, unique, and organic-looking SVG shapes.
![Image description](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/0dr6hdp6yytrro2ctwpz.png)

- [CSS Loaders](https://loading.io/)
Library with free CSS loaders for you to pick from. 
![Image description](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/gdkrm8fjnpy4xxxbvz7c.png)
  

## That's It!

When it comes to code generation, these free tools are the absolute best.

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