How to Include CSS Files in Vue2 ?

Last Updated : 28 Apr, 2025

VueJS is one of the greatest frameworks for JavaScript similar to ReactJS. The user interface layer is designed with VueJS. When working with Vue2, styling your components is an essential aspect of creating a visually appealing and user-friendly application. In Vue2 you can include CSS files in various ways to apply styles to your components. In this article, we will explore different methods to include CSS files in a Vue2 project.

Table of Content

By importing CSS files inside script tag
By importing CSS files inside style tag
Defining CSS directly inside style tag

Steps to Setup the Project Environment

Step 1: Install Vue using the below command

npm install [email protected]

Step 2: Create a VueJS application using the below command.

vue create my-vue-project

Step 3: Navigate to the project that you have just created by this command.

cd your-project-name

Step 4: Start development server

npm run serve

Project Structure:

By importing CSS files inside script tag

In this method the import statement is used within the script section of the Vue component to directly import an external CSS file.

Syntax:

<script>
    import "your_CSS_file_path";
</script>

Example: The below JavaScript and CSS will help you in importing the CSS file to your component.

JavaScript

// App.vue file

<script>
    import "./style.css";
    export default {
        name: "#app"
    }
</script>
<template>
    <h1 class="headings">
        GeeksForGeeks
    </h1>
    <h2 class="heading">
        This text is styled by 
        importing the CSS file 
        into the component.
    </h2>
</template>
<style></style>

CSS

/* style.css */

.headings {
    font-family: Arial, sans-serif;
    color: green;
    line-height: 1.5;
    text-align: left;
}

.heading {
    color: blue;
}

Output:

VueStyle

By importing CSS files inside style tag

This approach uses the <style> tag within the Vue component to import an external CSS file using the @import rule.

Syntax:

<style>
    @import "your_CSS_file_path"
</style>

Example: The below JavaScript and CSS will help you implement the above approach to include CSS file.

JavaScript

// App.vue file

<script>
    export default {
        name: "#app"
    }
</script>
<template>
    <h1>
        GeeksforGeeks
    </h1>
    <p>
        This is a paragraph with some
        <a href="#">text links</a>
    </p>
</template>
<style>
    @import "./style.css";
</style>

CSS

/* style.css */

body {
  font-family: Arial, sans-serif;
  background-color: #f5f5f5;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 20px;
}

h1 {
  color: green;
}

p {
  line-height: 1.5;
  margin-bottom: 15px;
  color: rgb(221, 67, 36);
}

a {
  color: #007bff;
  text-decoration: none;
}

a:hover {
  text-decoration: underline;
}

Output:

VueStyle

Defining CSS directly inside style tag

Write your CSS rules directly in between the style tags. This approach allows you to specify the visual appearance of your component by applying the color, font size, alignment and other styling attributes directly in the component file.

Syntax:

<styles>
    // Your styles
</styles>

Example: The below JavaScript and CSS will help you implement the above method to include CSS file.

JavaScript

// App.vue file

<script>
    export default {
        name: '#app',
    };
</script>
<template>
    <div class="main-container">
        <h1>Welcome to My Page</h1>
        <h1>GeeksforGeeks</h1>

        <p>
            This is a paragraph with some
            <span class="highlight">
                highlighted text
            </span>.
        </p>

        <p>
            Every item on this page is readonly. 
            You can not write text inside the 
            input bar.
        </p>

        <div class="row">
            <div class="column">
                <p>Column 1 content</p>
            </div>
            <div class="column">
                <p>Column 2 content</p>
            </div>
            <div class="column">
                <p>Column 3 content</p>
            </div>
        </div>

        <input type="text" 
               disabled 
               placeholder=
               "Enter your name" />
        <button type="button">
            Click Me
        </button>
    </div>
</template>
<style>
    body {
        font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;
        font-size: 16px;
        color: #333;
    }

    h1 {
        font-size: 36px;
        font-weight: bold;
        text-align: center;
        color: green;
    }

    p {
        line-height: 1.5;
        margin-bottom: 20px;
    }

    .main-container {
        background-color: #f0f0f0;
        padding: 20px;
        border-radius: 10px;
    }

    .highlight {
        background-color: #ffffe0;
        padding: 10px;
    }

    .row {
        display: flex;
        justify-content: space-between;
        align-items: center;
    }

    .column {
        flex-basis: 33%;
        padding: 10px;
    }

    button {
        background-color: #007bff;
        color: #fff;
        border: none;
        padding: 10px 20px;
        border-radius: 5px;
        cursor: pointer;
    }

    button:hover {
        background-color: #0062cc;
    }

    input[type='text'] {
        border: 1px solid #ccc;
        padding: 10px;
        border-radius: 5px;
        margin-bottom: 10px;
    }

    input[type='text']:focus {
        outline: none;
        border-color: #007bff;
    }
</style>

Output:

VueStyle

Conclusion

In conclusion, integrating CSS styles into your Vue 2 project can be achieved by either using the @import rule inside <style> tags or the import statement within the script section. Both methods offers flexibility in managing and organizing styles allowing you to choose an approach that aligns with your project structure.