Pandoc stylesheet for Kindle-compatible HTML articles

kindle-styles.css

/* Minimal CSS stylesheet for Pandoc HTML output optimized for Kindle */

/* Reset and base styles */
* {
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  box-sizing: border-box;
}

body {
  font-family: serif;
  line-height: 1.6;
  color: #000;
  background: #fff;
  max-width: 100%;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 1em;
}

/* Headings */
h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6 {
  font-weight: bold;
  margin-top: 1.5em;
  margin-bottom: 0.5em;
  page-break-after: avoid;
}

h1 { font-size: 1.5em; }
h2 { font-size: 1.3em; }
h3 { font-size: 1.1em; }
h4, h5, h6 { font-size: 1em; }

/* Paragraphs */
p {
  margin-bottom: 1em;
  text-align: justify;
  orphans: 2;
  widows: 2;
}

/* Links - simple underline for e-ink */
a {
  color: #000;
  text-decoration: underline;
}

/* Emphasis */
em, i {
  font-style: italic;
}

strong, b {
  font-weight: bold;
}

/* Code */
code {
  font-family: monospace;
  background: none;
  border: none;
  padding: 0;
  font-size: 0.9em;
}

pre {
  font-family: monospace;
  background: none;
  border: none;
  padding: 1em 0;
  margin: 1em 0;
  white-space: pre-wrap;
  word-wrap: break-word;
  page-break-inside: avoid;
}

pre code {
  background: none;
  border: none;
  padding: 0;
}

/* Lists - keep default styling as requested */
ul, ol {
  margin: 1em 0;
  padding-left: 2em;
}

li {
  margin-bottom: 0.5em;
}

/* Blockquotes - alternative styling for Kindle */
blockquote {
  margin: 1.5em 0;
  padding: 0.5em 1em;
  font-style: italic;
  background: #f5f5f5;
  border: none;
  border-left: none;
  page-break-inside: avoid;
}

blockquote p {
  margin-bottom: 0.5em;
}

blockquote p:last-child {
  margin-bottom: 0;
}

/* Alternative blockquote styling - uncomment if background doesn't work well */
/*
blockquote {
  margin: 1.5em 0;
  padding: 0;
  font-style: italic;
  text-indent: 1em;
  border: none;
  background: none;
}

blockquote:before {
  content: """;
  font-size: 1.2em;
  font-weight: bold;
}

blockquote:after {
  content: """;
  font-size: 1.2em;
  font-weight: bold;
}
*/

/* Tables */
table {
  border-collapse: collapse;
  margin: 1em 0;
  width: 100%;
  page-break-inside: avoid;
}

th, td {
  border: 1px solid #000;
  padding: 0.5em;
  text-align: left;
}

th {
  font-weight: bold;
  background: #f0f0f0;
}

/* Images */
img {
  max-width: 100%;
  height: auto;
  display: block;
  margin: 1em auto;
  page-break-inside: avoid;
}

/* Horizontal rules */
hr {
  border: none;
  border-top: 1px solid #000;
  margin: 2em 0;
  page-break-after: avoid;
}

/* Remove default margins from first and last elements */
*:first-child {
  margin-top: 0;
}

*:last-child {
  margin-bottom: 0;
}

/* Page break helpers */
.page-break {
  page-break-before: always;
}

/* Kindle-specific optimizations */
@media screen and (max-device-width: 758px) {
  body {
    padding: 0.5em;
  }
  
  h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6 {
    margin-top: 1em;
  }
}