Learn UIKIT with Real Code Examples

UIkit provides a comprehensive CSS and JS framework for building responsive websites.

It includes a grid system, prebuilt components like buttons, modals, sliders, and forms.

JavaScript plugins enable interactivity such as accordions, lightboxes, and sticky elements.

Responsive grid layout

Typography, spacing, and color utilities

Modular component system

JavaScript-driven interactive components

Lightweight and flexible for custom designs

Containers (`uk-container`) and grid (`uk-grid`, `uk-width-*`) system

Prebuilt components: buttons, cards, modals, sliders

Modifiers for colors, sizes, and responsive behavior

JavaScript plugins for dropdowns, accordions, lightboxes

Utility classes for alignment, spacing, and typography

index.html - main layout

assets/css/ - custom styles or Sass overrides

assets/js/ - optional custom scripts

node_modules/uikit - installed framework

partials/ - reusable components (navbar, footer)

Include UIkit CSS and JS

Define container and grid layout

Add prebuilt components

Apply utility classes and modifiers

Initialize JS plugins as needed

Beginner: static responsive pages

Intermediate: landing pages with components

Advanced: dashboards with interactive widgets

Expert: fully customized theme using Sass

Community: modular UIkit-based SPAs

More modular than Bootstrap

Lightweight alternative to Materialize or Bulma

Includes JS components unlike Bulma

Smaller community than Bootstrap

Clean and consistent design patterns

2013 – Initial release of UIkit

2014 – Added more components and JS plugins

2015 – Sass modularization and utility classes

2017 – Version 3 released with responsive improvements

2021 – Current stable version with community contributions

Container: main wrapper for layout

Grid: responsive horizontal layout system

Width classes: control column width per breakpoint

Component: prebuilt UI element with optional JS

Modifier: class to adjust appearance or behavior