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I Built a Shadow the Hedgehog CSS Library

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I've been building a collection of Shadow the Hedgehog-focused web projects under Shadorux, and one of the projects I wanted was something reusable outside of my own site.

So I made SHADOW.CSS.

SHADOW.CSS is a small open-source CSS library inspired by Shadow the Hedgehog's visual identity: black, crimson, sharp borders, dramatic typography, and UI elements that feel like they belong somewhere between the ARK and Westopolis.

It's part of the larger Shadorux Shadow the Hedgehog web ecosystem:

https://shadorux.dev/

What does it include?

The library currently includes components and styles such as:

  • Ultimate Lifeform buttons
  • Chaos badges
  • Chaos inputs
  • Chaos alerts
  • ARK dividers
  • Shadow stat displays
  • Shadow-themed links
  • Dark ARK gradients
  • reusable color/design tokens

The goal wasn't to make another giant UI framework.

I wanted something tiny that I could drop into Shadow-themed websites and experiments without rebuilding the same visual language every time.

Using it

You can load SHADOW.CSS directly through jsDelivr:

<link
  rel="stylesheet"
  href="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/Shadorux/shadow-the-hedgehog-css/shadow.css"
>
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Then use its classes in normal HTML:

<button class="ultimate-button">
  CHAOS CONTROL
</button>

<span class="chaos-badge">
  ULTIMATE LIFEFORM
</span>
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No framework required.

Why make a CSS library for Shadow?

Mostly because I keep building Shadow the Hedgehog websites.

Instead of treating every project as an isolated page, I've been turning them into a connected collection under Shadorux.

That currently includes fan sites, archives, interactive experiments, preservation projects, web tools, and other Shadow-focused projects.

SHADOW.CSS lets the open-source side of that ecosystem have the same recognizable identity.

And because it's a standalone library, other people can use pieces of it too.

Open source

SHADOW.CSS is available on GitHub:

https://github.com/Shadorux/shadow-the-hedgehog-css

It's MIT licensed, so you're free to experiment with it in your own projects.

The project is still growing, and I'll probably add more Shadow-inspired components as I find things I repeatedly need across the Shadorux network.

You can also explore the rest of what I'm building here:

https://shadorux.dev/

SHADOW.CSS is an unofficial fan project by Shadorux and is not affiliated with SEGA or Sonic Team.

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