CSS · Chapter 5 of 44

CSS Comments

Comments in CSS start with /* and end with */. They are ignored by the browser and used to explain code or temporarily disable rules.

Comments can span multiple lines and are useful for organizing large stylesheets into sections.

Syntax

/* This is a comment */

Writing comments

Wrap any text with /* ... */ to create a comment. Unlike HTML comments, CSS uses this single style everywhere.

Comments help document sections of a stylesheet, explain tricky rules, or comment out code while debugging.

Example 1 (css)

/* Header styles */
header {
  background: navy;
}

/* Footer styles */
footer {
  background: gray;
}

Output

Comments are ignored; only the styles apply

Comments label sections but produce no visual output.

💡 Note: Unlike some languages, CSS has no single-line // comment syntax.