CSS Stats & Tricks
CSS Frameworks by developer usage
| Framework / Library | 2012 | 2015 | 2017 | 2019 | 2020 | 2025 | 2026 (est.) | 2030 (est.) | Trend Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tailwind | — | — | — | 6% | 25% | 66% | 73% | 82% | 🚀 Hyper-Growth: Current industry standard for new projects; momentum expected to continue. |
| Bootstrap | 15% | 39% | 64% | 84% | 82% | 55% | 43% | 26% | 📉 Declining: Massive legacy base but low new dev interest; gradual reduction projected. |
| Bulma | — | — | 12% | 25% | 24% | 12% | 8% | 3% | 📉 Phasing Out: Losing relevance to utility-first CSS, further shrinkage anticipated. |
| Foundation | 5% | 21% | 27% | 29% | 21% | 10% | 7% | 2% | 📉 Legacy: Primarily maintained for existing installations; will likely become niche-only. |
breakout-css
Modern CSS utilities to easily break-out / hang / pop-out images, iframes, or other "figures" from their parent container:
https://github.com/anydigital/breakout-css
float-label-css
Bulletproof CSS-only implementation of Float Label pattern with automatic fallback for ANY non-supporting browser: