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    <h1 class="title"><strong>3</strong> ways to start</h1>
    <h2 class="subtitle">You only need <strong>1 CSS file</strong> to use Bulma</h2>

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          Use <strong>NPM</strong> <em>(recommended)</em>:
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{% highlight bash %}
npm install bulma
{% endhighlight %}
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        <p class="title is-5">2</p>
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          Use the <a href="https://cdnjs.com/" target="_blank">cdnjs</a> <strong>CDN</strong>
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          <a href="https://cdnjs.com/libraries/bulma">https://cdnjs.com/libraries/bulma</a>
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        <p class="title is-5">3</p>
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          Download from the <strong>repository</strong>
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          <a href="https://github.com/jgthms/bulma/tree/master/css">https://github.com/jgthms/bulma/tree/master/css</a>
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        Font Awesome icons
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        <p>If you want to use icons with Bulma, don't forget to include <a href="https://fortawesome.github.io/Font-Awesome/">Font Awesome</a>:</p>
{% highlight html %}
<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/font-awesome/4.7.0/css/font-awesome.min.css">
{% endhighlight %}
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    <h3 class="title">Customizing with Sass</h3>

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      <p>If you're familiar with <a href="http://sass-lang.com/">Sass</a> and want to <strong>customize</strong> Bulma with your own colors and variables, just install Bulma via <strong>npm</strong>:</p>
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          <strong>Download</strong> the source files:
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{% highlight bash %}
npm install bulma
{% endhighlight %}
        <div class="content">or clone the repository: <a href="https://github.com/jgthms/bulma">https://github.com/jgthms/bulma</a></div>
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          <strong>Set</strong> your variables:<br>
{% highlight sass %}
// Import Bulma's initial variables
@import "bulma/sass/utilities/variables.sass"

// Override initial variables here
// You can add new ones or update existing ones:

$blue: #72d0eb // Update blue
$pink: #ffb3b3 // Add pink
$family-serif: "Georgia", serif // Add a serif family

// Override generated variables here
// For example, by default, the $danger color is $red and the font is sans-serif
// You can change these values:

$danger: $orange // Use the existing orange
$family-primary: $family-serif // Use the new serif family
{% endhighlight %}
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          <strong>Import</strong> Bulma <em>after</em> having set your variables:<br>
{% highlight sass %}
// Import Bulma's initial variables
@import "bulma/sass/utilities/variables.sass"

// Override initial variables here
// You can add new ones or update existing ones:

$blue: #72d0eb // Update blue
$pink: #ffb3b3 // Add pink
$family-serif: "Georgia", serif // Add a serif family

// Override generated variables here
// For example, by default, the $danger color is $red and the font is sans-serif
// You can change these values:

$danger: $orange // Use the existing orange
$family-primary: $family-serif // Use the new serif family

@import "bulma"
{% endhighlight %}
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