> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://aerojs.mintlify.site/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Styling > Use standard CSS in Aero — linked stylesheets, inline styles, and CSS frameworks all work as expected. Aero treats CSS as a first-class web standard. There is no proprietary scoping, no CSS-in-JS runtime, and no special file extensions. Write CSS the way you already know — Vite handles bundling, autoprefixing, and minification. ## Linking stylesheets Reference CSS files with the `@styles/` alias in any template: ```html theme={"theme":"github-dark-default"} ``` This resolves to `client/assets/styles/global.css`. Vite processes the file through its CSS pipeline (PostCSS, autoprefixer, minification) and outputs a hashed asset. ## ` ``` Only **top-level** ` ``` Each key in the spread becomes a `--keyName` custom property. Props are applied at render time on top of the Vite-processed CSS. ## CSS frameworks Because Aero uses Vite, CSS frameworks that integrate with PostCSS or Vite work out of the box. Install the framework, configure it in your Vite or PostCSS config, and import or link the styles: ```html theme={"theme":"github-dark-default"} ``` ### Tailwind CSS v4 in ` ``` Keep shared `@theme` tokens and site-wide `@utility` definitions in linked stylesheets (for example `client/assets/styles/global.css`). Use template `