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title: Getting started with Bulma
layout: documentation
doc-tab: overview
doc-subtab: start
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<div class="content">
  <p>
    There are several ways to <strong>get started</strong> with Bulma. You can either:
  </p>
  <ol>
    <li>
      use <strong>npm</strong> to install the Bulma package
    </li>
    <li>
      use the cdnjs <strong>CDN</strong> to link to the Bulma stylesheet
    </li>
    <li>
      use the <strong>GitHub repository</strong> to get the latest development version
    </li>
  </ol>
</div>

<article class="media is-large">
  <div class="media-left">
    <p class="title is-5">1</p>
  </div>
  <div class="media-content">
    <p class="title is-5">
      Use <strong>NPM</strong> <em>(recommended)</em>:
    </p>
    {% highlight bash %}npm install bulma{% endhighlight %}
  </div>
</article>

<article class="media is-large">
  <div class="media-left">
    <p class="title is-5">2</p>
  </div>
  <div class="media-content">
    <p class="title is-5">
      Use the <a href="https://cdnjs.com/" target="_blank">cdnjs</a> <strong>CDN</strong>
      <br>
      <a href="https://cdnjs.com/libraries/bulma">https://cdnjs.com/libraries/bulma</a>
    </p>
  </div>
</article>

<article class="media is-large">
  <div class="media-left">
    <p class="title is-5">3</p>
  </div>
  <div class="media-content">
    <p class="title is-5">
      Download from the <strong>repository</strong>
      <br>
      <a href="https://github.com/jgthms/bulma/tree/master/css">https://github.com/jgthms/bulma/tree/master/css</a>
    </p>
  </div>
</article>

<hr>

<div class="message is-info">
  <div class="message-header">
    Font Awesome icons
  </div>
  <div class="message-body">
    <p>If you want to use icons with Bulma, don't forget to include <a href="https://fontawesome.com">Font Awesome 5</a>:</p>
    {% highlight html %}<script defer src="{{ site.data.icons.fontawesome5 }}"></script>{% endhighlight %}
  </div>
</div>

{% include elements/anchor.html name="Code requirements" %}

<div class="content">
  <p>
    For Bulma to work correctly, you need to make your webpage <strong>responsive</strong>.
  </p>
</div>

<article class="media is-large">
  <div class="media-left">
    <p class="title is-5">1</p>
  </div>
  <div class="media-content">
    <p class="title is-5">
      Use the <strong>HTML5 doctype</strong>
    </p>
    {% highlight html %}<!DOCTYPE html>{% endhighlight %}
  </div>
</article>

<article class="media is-large">
  <div class="media-left">
    <p class="title is-5">2</p>
  </div>
  <div class="media-content">
    <p class="title is-5">
      Add the responsive <strong>viewport</strong> meta tag
    </p>
    {% highlight html %}<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">{% endhighlight %}
  </div>
</article>

{% include elements/anchor.html name="Starter template" %}

<div class="content">
  <p>
    If you want to get started <strong>right away</strong>, you can use this <strong>HTML starter template</strong>. Just copy/paste this code in a file and save it on your computer.
  </p>
</div>

<div class="bd-example highlight-full">
  {% highlight html %}{% include snippets/getting-started.html %}{% endhighlight %}
</div>

{% include elements/anchor.html name="bulma-start" %}

<div class="content">
  <p>
    <code><a href="/bulma-start/">bulma-start</a></code> is a tiny npm package that includes the <code>npm</code> dependencies you need to build your own website with Bulma.
  </p>
  <p>
    <a class="button is-link" href="/bulma-start/">Check it out</a>
  </p>
</div>