---
title: With node-sass
layout: documentation
doc-tab: customize
doc-subtab: node-sass
breadcrumb:
- home
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- customize-node-sass
---

{% capture init %}
npm init
{% endcapture %}

{% capture step_1 %}
  <div class="content">
    <p>
      In your terminal, create a new folder called <code>mybulma</code>, navigate to it, then type the following command:
    </p>
  </div>

  {% highlight bash %}{{ init }}{% endhighlight %}

  <div class="content">
    <p>
      This will launch an interactive setup to create <code>package.json</code>. When prompted for an <strong>entry point</strong>, enter <code>sass/mystyles.scss</code>.
    </p>
  </div>
{% endcapture %}

{% capture dependencies %}
npm install node-sass --save-dev
npm install bulma --save-dev
{% endcapture %}

{% capture step_2 %}
  <div class="content">
    <p>
      You only need <strong>2 packages</strong> to customize Bulma: <code>node-sass</code> and <code>bulma</code> itself.
    </p>
  </div>

  {% highlight bash %}{{ dependencies }}{% endhighlight %}
{% endcapture %}

{% capture scss_bulma %}
@charset "utf-8";
@import "../node_modules/bulma/bulma.sass";
{% endcapture %}

{% capture step_3 %}
  <div class="content">
    <p>
      Create a <code>sass</code> folder in which you add a file called <code>mystyles.scss</code>:
    </p>
  </div>

  {% highlight scss %}{{ scss_bulma }}{% endhighlight %}

  <div class="content">
    <p>
      Make sure to write the correct path to the <code>bulma.sass</code> file.
    </p>
  </div>
{% endcapture %}

{% capture step_4 %}
  <div class="content">
    <p>
      Let's create an HTML template which uses several Bulma components.
    </p>
  </div>

  {% highlight html %}{% include snippets/mypage.html %}{% endhighlight %}

  <div class="content">
    <p>
      Notice the <code>css/mystyles.css</code> path for your stylesheet. This will be the location of the CSS file we will generate with Sass.
    </p>
  </div>

  <figure class="bd-figure">
    {%
      include elements/responsive-image-2x.html
      path="customize/custom-bulma-01-unstyled"
      extension="png"
      alt="Bulma unstyled"
      width="600"
      height="300"
    %}
    <figcaption>
      The unstyled page
    </figcaption>
  </figure>
{% endcapture %}

{% capture scripts %}
"scripts": {
  "css-build": "node-sass --omit-source-map-url sass/mystyles.scss css/mystyles.css",
  "css-watch": "npm run css-build -- --watch",
  "start": "npm run css-watch"
}
{% endcapture %}

{% capture npm_build %}
npm run css-build
{% endcapture %}

{% capture npm_build_success %}
Rendering Complete, saving .css file...
Wrote CSS to /path/to/mybulma/css/mystyles.css
{% endcapture %}

{% capture npm_watch %}
npm start
{% endcapture %}

{% capture step_5 %}
  <div class="content">
    <p>
      To build a CSS file from a Sass file, we can use <strong>node scripts</strong>:
    </p>
  </div>

  {% highlight html %}{{ scripts }}{% endhighlight %}

  <div class="content">
    <ul>
      <li>
        <code>css-build</code> takes <code>sass/mystyles.scss</code> as an input, and outputs <code>css/mystyles.css</code>, while omitting the source map
      </li>
      <li>
        <code>css-watch</code> builds the CSS and watches for changes
      </li>
      <li>
        <code>start</code> is simply a shortcut for <code>css-watch</code>
      </li>
    </ul>

    <p>
      To test it out, go in your terminal and run the following command:
    </p>

    {% highlight bash %}{{ npm_build }}{% endhighlight %}
  </div>

  <figure class="bd-figure">
    {%
      include elements/responsive-image-2x.html
      path="customize/custom-bulma-02-default"
      extension="png"
      alt="Bulma default styles"
      width="600"
      height="300"
    %}
    <figcaption>
      Bulma's default styles
    </figcaption>
  </figure>

  <div class="content">
    <p>
      If set up correctly, you will see the following message:
    </p>
  </div>

  {% highlight bash %}{{ npm_build_success }}{% endhighlight %}

  <div class="content">
    <p>
      To watch for changes, just launch the following command:
    </p>
  </div>

  {% highlight bash %}{{ npm_watch }}{% endhighlight %}
{% endcapture %}

{% capture mystyles %}
@charset "utf-8";

// Import a Google Font
@import url('https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Nunito:400,700');

// Set your brand colors
$purple: #8A4D76;
$pink: #FA7C91;
$brown: #757763;
$beige-light: #D0D1CD;
$beige-lighter: #EFF0EB;

// Update Bulma's global variables
$family-sans-serif: "Nunito", sans-serif;
$grey-dark: $brown;
$grey-light: $beige-light;
$primary: $purple;
$link: $pink;
$widescreen-enabled: false;
$fullhd-enabled: false;

// Update some of Bulma's component variables
$body-background-color: $beige-lighter;
$control-border-width: 2px;
$input-border-color: transparent;
$input-shadow: none;

// Import only what you need from Bulma
@import "../node_modules/bulma/sass/utilities/_all.sass";
@import "../node_modules/bulma/sass/base/_all.sass";
@import "../node_modules/bulma/sass/elements/button.sass";
@import "../node_modules/bulma/sass/elements/container.sass";
@import "../node_modules/bulma/sass/elements/form.sass";
@import "../node_modules/bulma/sass/elements/title.sass";
@import "../node_modules/bulma/sass/layout/hero.sass";
@import "../node_modules/bulma/sass/layout/section.sass";
{% endcapture %}

{% capture step_6 %}
  <div class="content">
    <p>
      Replace the content of the <code>mystyles.scss</code> file with the following:
    </p>
  </div>

  <div class="highlight-full">
    {% highlight scss %}{{ mystyles }}{% endhighlight %}
  </div>

  <div class="content">
    <p>
      Since you are watching for changes, simply <strong>save the file</strong> to see the result:
    </p>
  </div>

  <figure class="bd-figure">
    {%
      include elements/responsive-image-2x.html
      path="customize/custom-bulma-03-styled"
      extension="png"
      alt="Bulma customized"
      width="600"
      height="300"
    %}
    <figcaption>
      Bulma's customized theme
    </figcaption>
  </figure>
{% endcapture %}

{% include components/step.html
  title='1. Create a <code style="white-space: nowrap;">package.json</code> file'
  content=step_1
%}

<hr>

{% include components/step.html
  title="2. Install the dev dependencies"
  content=step_2
%}

<hr>

{% include components/step.html
  title="3. Create a Sass file"
  content=step_3
%}

<hr>

{% include components/step.html
  title="4. Create an HTML page"
  content=step_4
%}

<hr>

{% include components/step.html
  title="5. Add node scripts to build your CSS"
  content=step_5
%}

<hr>

{% include components/step.html
  title="6. Add your own Bulma styles"
  content=step_6
%}