sass
Syntactically Awesome Style Sheets ('Sass')
An 'SCSS' compiler, powered by the 'LibSass' library. With this, R developers can use variables, inheritance, and functions to generate dynamic style sheets. The package uses the 'Sass CSS' extension language, which is stable, powerful, and CSS compatible.
sass 
The sass R package provides bindings to
LibSass, a fast
Sass compiler written in C++. Sass is a mature
and stable CSS extension language that makes styling modern websites
less complex and more composable.
Installation
Install the released version of sass from CRAN:
install.packages("sass")
Install the latest development build from GitHub:
# install.packages("remotes")
remotes::install_github("rstudio/sass")
Basic usage
To compile Sass into CSS, provide Sass to the input argument of the
sass() function. input can be any of the following:
- An R string (as in the example below).
- A named
list()defining Sass variables. - A
sass_file(),sass_import(), orsass_layer(). - A nested
list()comprising of all the above.
library(sass)
sass(input = "
$size: 50%;
foo { margin: $size * .33; }
")
Learn more
See sass’s overview vignette as well as the official Sass documentation.
Ask a question
If you have a question about sass, try asking one on https://forum.posit.co:
