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Sass Functions Cheat Sheet

Sass Functions Cheat Sheet

  1. RGB functions
  2. HSL functions
  3. Opacity functions
  4. Other color functions
  5. List functions
  6. Map functions
  7. Selector functions
  8. String functions
  9. Number functions
  10. Introspection functions
  11. Miscellaneous functions

RGB Functions

rgb($red, $green, $blue) Creates a color from red, green, and blue values.

rgba($red, $green, $blue, $alpha) Creates a color from red, green, blue, and alpha values.

red($color) Gets the red component of a color.

green($color) Gets the green component of a color.

blue($color) Gets the blue component of a color.

mix($color1, $color2, [$weight]) Mixes two colors together.


HSL Functions

hsl($hue, $saturation, $lightness) Creates a color from hue, saturation, and lightness values.

hsla($hue, $saturation, $lightness, $alpha) Creates a color from hue, saturation, lightness, and alpha values.

hue($color) Gets the hue component of a color.

saturation($color) Gets the saturation component of a color.

lightness($color) Gets the lightness component of a color.

adjust-hue($color, $degrees) Changes the hue of a color.

lighten($color, $amount) Makes a color lighter.

darken($color, $amount) Makes a color darker.

saturate($color, $amount) Makes a color more saturated.

desaturate($color, $amount) Makes a color less saturated.

grayscale($color) Converts a color to grayscale.

complement($color) Returns the complement of a color.

invert($color) Returns the inverse of a color.


Opacity functions

alpha($color) / opacity($color) Gets the alpha component (opacity) of a color.

rgba($color, $alpha) Changes the alpha component for a color.

opacify($color, $amount) / fade-in($color, $amount) Makes a color more opaque.

transparentize($color, $amount) / fade-out($color, $amount) Makes a color more transparent.


Other color functions

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List functions

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Map functions

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Selector functions

selector-nest($selectors...) Nests selector beneath one another like they would be nested in the stylesheet.

selector-replace($selector, $original, $replacement) Replaces $original with $replacement within $selector.

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String functions

unquote($string) Removes quotes from a string.

quote($string) Adds quotes to a string.

str-length($string) Returns the number of characters in a string.

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Number functions

percentage($number) Converts a unitless number to a percentage.

round($number) Rounds a number to the nearest whole number.

ceil($number) Rounds a number up to the next whole number.

floor($number) Rounds a number down to the previous whole number.

abs($number) Returns the absolute value of a number.

min($numbers...) Finds the minimum of several numbers.

max($numbers...) Finds the maximum of several numbers.

random([$limit]) Returns a random number.


Introspection functions

feature-exists($feature) Returns whether a feature exists in the current Sass runtime.

variable-exists($name) Returns whether a variable with the given name exists in the current scope.

global-variable-exists($name) Returns whether a variable with the given name exists in the global scope.

function-exists($name) Returns whether a function with the given name exists.

mixin-exists($name) Returns whether a mixin with the given name exists.

inspect($value) Returns the string representation of a value as it would be represented in Sass.

type-of($value) Returns the type of a value.

unit($number) Returns the unit(s) associated with a number.

unitless($number) Returns whether a number has units.

comparable($number1, $number2) Returns whether two numbers can be added, subtracted, or compared.

call($name, $args…) Dynamically calls a Sass function.


Miscellaneous functions

if($condition, $if-true, $if-false) Returns one of two values, depending on whether or not $condition is true.

unique-id() Returns a unique CSS identifier.

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