Adding or changing the editor content CSS

Add CSS and styles to the editor

content_css

The content_css option loads the specified CSS files into the editable area.

Type: String, Array

This option is intended for use with TinyMCE’s classic mode, as the editable area is sandboxed within an iframe. For inline mode editors, relevant CSS stylesheets should be loaded as part of the webpage TinyMCE is rendered in, not using the content_css option.

TinyMCE comes with six content CSS files:

  • default

  • dark

  • document

  • writer

  • tinymce-5

  • tinymce-5-dark

These content CSS files can be enabled in the editor using the content_css configuration option.

For example:

tinymce.init({
  selector: 'textarea',  // change this value according to your HTML
  content_css: 'writer'
});

These content CSS files can also be used as a template for creating a custom content CSS file for the editor. For the CSS files, see: tinymce-dist GitHub Repository - Content CSS files.

Tiny also provides content CSS files with the premium skins, for a list of premium content CSS files, see: Tiny Skins and Icon Packs.

Tiny recommends using the same CSS for both the editor and the page where the editor content will be rendered.

If a relative path is specified, it will be resolved in relation to the URL of the webpage TinyMCE is rendered in.

Absolute path example

// File: http://domain.mine/mysite/index.html

tinymce.init({
  selector: 'textarea',  // change this value according to your HTML
  content_css: '/myLayout.css'  // resolved to http://domain.mine/myLayout.css
});

Relative path example

// File: http://domain.mine/mysite/index.html

tinymce.init({
  selector: 'textarea',  // change this value according to your HTML
  content_css: 'mycontent.css'  // resolved to http://domain.mine/mysite/mycontent.css
});

To load multiple stylesheets, provide the paths as either a array of strings or a comma-separated string.

Using multiple stylesheets example

tinymce.init({
  selector: 'textarea',  // change this value according to your HTML
  content_css: 'mycontent.css,mycontent2.css'  // includes both CSS files in header
});

Using multiple stylesheets as array example

tinymce.init({
  selector: 'textarea',  // change this value according to your HTML
  content_css: [ 'mycontent.css', 'mycontent2.css' ]  // includes both CSS files in header, ability to have CSS with `,` in URL
});

Browser caching

Browser caching might cause TinyMCE to not read the contents of a changed CSS file. You’ll see "old" colors & styles.

One solution is to manually clear the browser cache when the file for content_css or editor_css has changed. Another solution is to use an old hack which adds a bogus parameter to the URL containing a present time stamp like "myFile.css?bogus=10023561235". Possible solutions could look like this:

tinymce.init({
  selector: 'textarea',  // change this value according to your HTML
  content_css: 'path/myfile.css?' + new Date().getTime()
});
tinymce.init({
  selector: 'textarea',  // change this value according to your HTML
  content_css: 'path/myscript.php?myParam=myValue&bogus=' + new Date().getTime()
});

To remove the margins between paragraphs (sometimes requested for using TinyMCE in email clients), add the following style to the content CSS:

/*
 Removes margins on paragraphs,
 might be useful for mail clients
*/
p { margin: 0 }

content_css_cors

When content_css_cors is set to true, the editor will add a crossorigin="anonymous" attribute to the link tags that the StyleSheetLoader uses when loading the content_css. This allows you to host the content_css on a different server than the editor itself.

Type: Boolean

Default value: false

Possible values: true, false

Example: using content_css_cors

// File: http://domain.mine/mysite/index.html

tinymce.init({
  selector: 'textarea',  // change this value according to your HTML
  content_css: 'http://www.somewhere.example/mycontent.css',
  content_css_cors: true
});

content_style

This option allows custom CSS styles to be set as a string. The styles are injected into the head of the page containing the editable area. In TinyMCE’s classic mode, it is injected into the head of TinyMCE’s iframe. In inline mode, it is injected into the head of the page TinyMCE is rendered in.

Type: String

content_style styles are not saved within TinyMCE’s content. If they are needed for display purposes, ensure the styles are also included in the page the content will be displayed on.

Example: applying one CSS style using content_style

tinymce.init({
  selector: 'textarea',  // change this value according to your HTML
  content_style: 'div { margin: 10px; border: 5px solid red; padding: 3px; }'
});

To add two or more styles with this option, provide the styles as a single string.

Example: applying two or more CSS styles using content_style

tinymce.init({
  selector: 'textarea',  // change this value according to your HTML
  content_style: 'div { margin: 10px; border: 5px solid red; padding: 3px; } ' +
    '.blue { color: blue; } .red { color: red; }'
});

Add fonts to the editor

font_css

The font_css option loads the specified font CSS files into both the editable area and the webpage TinyMCE is rendered in.

Font CSS files should only contain CSS for specifying custom fonts using the @font-face and related CSS rules.

To allow users to apply the fonts added though font_css, update the fonts list using the font_family_formats option.

Type: String, Array

This option is intended for use with TinyMCE’s classic mode, as the editable area is sandboxed within an iframe. For inline mode editors, relevant font CSS files should be loaded as part of the webpage TinyMCE is rendered in, not using the font_css option.

If a relative path is specified, it will be resolved in relation to the URL of the webpage TinyMCE is rendered in.

Absolute path example

// File: http://domain.mine/mysite/index.html

tinymce.init({
  selector: 'textarea',  // change this value according to your HTML
  font_css: '/myFont.css'  // resolved to http://domain.mine/myFont.css
});

Relative path example

// File: http://domain.mine/mysite/index.html

tinymce.init({
  selector: 'textarea',  // change this value according to your HTML
  font_css: 'myFont.css'  // resolved to http://domain.mine/mysite/myFont.css
});

To load multiple font CSS files, provide the paths as either a array of strings or a comma-separated string.

Using multiple stylesheets example

tinymce.init({
  selector: 'textarea',  // change this value according to your HTML
  font_css: 'myFont.css,myFont2.css'  // includes both font CSS files in header
});

Using multiple stylesheets as array example

tinymce.init({
  selector: 'textarea',  // change this value according to your HTML
  font_css: [ 'myFont.css', 'myFont2.css' ]  // includes both font CSS files in header, ability to have CSS with `,` in URL
});

Add attributes to the editor body

body_class

Use the body_class option to add a class to the body of each editor instance. This class can be used to override the styles added by the content_css option. The body_class will be removed if the editor is removed and will not be included in any content retrieved from the editor.

Type: String

Example: using body_class

This will add the same class to all editors that gets created by the init call.

tinymce.init({
  selector: 'textarea',  // change this value according to your HTML
  body_class: 'my_class'
});

This will set specific classes on the bodies of specific editors.

tinymce.init({
  selector: 'textarea',  // change this value according to your HTML
  body_class: 'elm1=my_class, elm2=my_class'
});

body_id

This option enables you to specify an id for the body of each editor instance. This id can then be used to do TinyMCE specific overrides in your content_css.

Type: String

Example: using body_id

This will add the same id to all editors that gets created by the init call.

tinymce.init({
  selector: 'textarea',  // change this value according to your HTML
  body_id: 'my_id'
});

This will set specific ids on the bodies of specific editors.

tinymce.init({
  selector: 'textarea',  // change this value according to your HTML
  body_id: 'elm1=my_id, elm2=my_id2'
});

Importing complex CSS

The Import CSS plugin assists with importing complex CSS into the editor text area. For information on using the Import CSS plugin, see: The Import CSS plugin.