[Go Make Things] Styling Web Component shadow DOM elements with an inline link element

By rahmat hidayat

Saturday, November 9, 2024

​ Picking up on this week's articles on why styling the shadow DOM sucks, today I wanted to talk about using an inline <link> element. Earlier this week, I shared an approach using an inline <style> element. My buddy Scott Jehl pointed out that you can also use a <link> and point to an external stylesheet. // Inject the HTML into the shadow DOM this.root.innerHTML = `<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/path/to/buttons.css"> <button>Clicked ${this.count} Times</button>`; This let's you avoid repeating the same CSS in a global stylesheet and your inline code. It probably also works best if you have a modularized CSS setup. Cheers, Chris ​ Want to share this with others or read it later? View it in a browser.​ ​

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