CSSImportRule

Baseline Widely available *

This feature is well established and works across many devices and browser versions. It’s been available across browsers since July 2015.

* Some parts of this feature may have varying levels of support.

The CSSImportRule interface represents an @import at-rule.

CSSRule CSSImportRule

Instance properties

Inherits properties from its ancestor CSSRule.

CSSImportRule.href Read only

Returns the URL specified by the @import rule.

CSSImportRule.layerName Read only

Returns the name of the cascade layer declared in the @import rule, the empty string if the layer is anonymous, the or null if the rule doesn't declare any.

CSSImportRule.media

Returns the value of the media attribute of the associated stylesheet.

CSSImportRule.styleSheet Read only

Returns the associated stylesheet.

CSSImportRule.supportsText Read only

Returns the supports condition specified by the @import rule.

Instance methods

Inherits methods from its ancestor CSSRule.

Examples

The document includes a single stylesheet which contains a single @import rule. Therefore the first item in the list of CSS rules will be a CSSImportRule.

css
@import "style.css" screen;
js
const myRules = document.styleSheets[0].cssRules;
console.log(myRules[0]); // A CSSImportRule instance object

Specifications

Specification
CSS Object Model (CSSOM)
# the-cssimportrule-interface

Browser compatibility

desktop mobile
Chrome
Edge
Firefox
Opera
Safari
Chrome Android
Firefox for Android
Opera Android
Safari on iOS
Samsung Internet
WebView Android
WebView on iOS
CSSImportRule
Chrome – Full support
Chrome 1 (Release date: 2008-12-11)
footnote Full support
Edge – Full support
Edge 12 (Release date: 2015-07-29)
footnote Full support
Firefox – Full support
Firefox 1 (Release date: 2004-11-09)
footnote Full support
Opera – Full support
Opera 12.1 (Release date: 2012-11-20)
footnote Full support
Safari – Full support
Safari 1 (Release date: 2003-06-23)
footnote Full support
Chrome Android – Full support
Chrome Android 18 (Release date: 2012-06-27)
footnote Full support
Firefox for Android – Full support
Firefox for Android 4 (Release date: 2011-03-29)
footnote Full support
Opera Android – Full support
Opera Android 12.1 (Release date: 2012-10-09)
footnote Full support
Safari on iOS – Full support
Safari on iOS 1 (Release date: 2007-06-29)
footnote Full support
Samsung Internet – Full support
Samsung Internet 1 (Release date: 2013-04-27)
footnote Full support
WebView Android – Full support
WebView Android 4.4 (Release date: 2013-12-09)
footnote Full support
WebView on iOS – Full support
WebView on iOS 1 (Release date: 2007-06-29)
footnote Full support
href
Chrome – Full support
Chrome 1 (Release date: 2008-12-11)
footnote Full support
Edge – Full support
Edge 12 (Release date: 2015-07-29)
footnote Full support
Firefox – Full support
Firefox 1 (Release date: 2004-11-09)
footnote Full support
Opera – Full support
Opera 12.1 (Release date: 2012-11-20)
footnote Full support
Safari – Full support
Safari 1 (Release date: 2003-06-23)
footnote Full support
Chrome Android – Full support
Chrome Android 18 (Release date: 2012-06-27)
footnote Full support
Firefox for Android – Full support
Firefox for Android 4 (Release date: 2011-03-29)
footnote Full support
Opera Android – Full support
Opera Android 12.1 (Release date: 2012-10-09)
footnote Full support
Safari on iOS – Full support
Safari on iOS 1 (Release date: 2007-06-29)
footnote Full support
Samsung Internet – Full support
Samsung Internet 1 (Release date: 2013-04-27)
footnote Full support
WebView Android – Full support
WebView Android 4.4 (Release date: 2013-12-09)
footnote Full support
WebView on iOS – Full support
WebView on iOS 1 (Release date: 2007-06-29)
footnote Full support
layerName
Chrome – Full support
Chrome 99 (Release date: 2022-03-01)
footnote Full support
Edge – Full support
Edge 99 (Release date: 2022-03-03)
footnote Full support
Firefox – Full support
Firefox 97 (Release date: 2022-02-08)
footnote Full support
Opera – Full support
Opera 85 (Release date: 2022-03-23)
footnote Full support
Safari – Full support
Safari 15.4 (Release date: 2022-03-14)
footnote Full support
Chrome Android – Full support
Chrome Android 99 (Release date: 2022-03-01)
footnote Full support
Firefox for Android – Full support
Firefox for Android 97 (Release date: 2022-02-08)
footnote Full support
Opera Android – Full support
Opera Android 68 (Release date: 2022-03-30)
footnote Full support
Safari on iOS – Full support
Safari on iOS 15.4 (Release date: 2022-03-14)
footnote Full support
Samsung Internet – Full support
Samsung Internet 18 (Release date: 2022-08-08)
footnote Full support
WebView Android – Full support
WebView Android 99 (Release date: 2022-03-01)
footnote Full support
WebView on iOS – Full support
WebView on iOS 15.4 (Release date: 2022-03-14)
footnote Full support
media
Chrome – Full support
Chrome 1 (Release date: 2008-12-11)
footnote Full support
Edge – Full support
Edge 12 (Release date: 2015-07-29)
footnote Full support
Firefox – Full support
Firefox 1 (Release date: 2004-11-09)
footnote Full support
Opera – Full support
Opera 12.1 (Release date: 2012-11-20)
footnote Full support
Safari – Full support
Safari 1 (Release date: 2003-06-23)
footnote Full support
Chrome Android – Full support
Chrome Android 18 (Release date: 2012-06-27)
footnote Full support
Firefox for Android – Full support
Firefox for Android 4 (Release date: 2011-03-29)
footnote Full support
Opera Android – Full support
Opera Android 12.1 (Release date: 2012-10-09)
footnote Full support
Safari on iOS – Full support
Safari on iOS 1 (Release date: 2007-06-29)
footnote Full support
Samsung Internet – Full support
Samsung Internet 1 (Release date: 2013-04-27)
footnote Full support
WebView Android – Full support
WebView Android 4.4 (Release date: 2013-12-09)
footnote Full support
WebView on iOS – Full support
WebView on iOS 1 (Release date: 2007-06-29)
footnote Full support
styleSheet
Chrome – Full support
Chrome 1 (Release date: 2008-12-11)
footnote Full support
Edge – Full support
Edge 12 (Release date: 2015-07-29)
footnote Full support
Firefox – Full support
Firefox 1 (Release date: 2004-11-09)
footnote Full support
Opera – Full support
Opera 12.1 (Release date: 2012-11-20)
footnote Full support
Safari – Full support
Safari 1 (Release date: 2003-06-23)
footnote Full support
Chrome Android – Full support
Chrome Android 18 (Release date: 2012-06-27)
footnote Full support
Firefox for Android – Full support
Firefox for Android 4 (Release date: 2011-03-29)
footnote Full support
Opera Android – Full support
Opera Android 12.1 (Release date: 2012-10-09)
footnote Full support
Safari on iOS – Full support
Safari on iOS 1 (Release date: 2007-06-29)
footnote Full support
Samsung Internet – Full support
Samsung Internet 1 (Release date: 2013-04-27)
footnote Full support
WebView Android – Full support
WebView Android 4.4 (Release date: 2013-12-09)
footnote Full support
WebView on iOS – Full support
WebView on iOS 1 (Release date: 2007-06-29)
footnote Full support
supportsText
Chrome – Full support
Chrome 121 (Release date: 2024-01-23)
footnote Full support
Edge – Full support
Edge 121 (Release date: 2024-01-25)
footnote Full support
Firefox – Full support
Firefox 114 (Release date: 2023-06-06)
footnote Full support
Opera – Full support
Opera 107 (Release date: 2024-02-07)
footnote Full support
Safari – Full support
Safari 17.5 (Release date: 2024-05-13)
footnote Full support
Chrome Android – Full support
Chrome Android 121 (Release date: 2024-01-23)
footnote Full support
Firefox for Android – Full support
Firefox for Android 114 (Release date: 2023-06-06)
footnote Full support
Opera Android – Full support
Opera Android 81 (Release date: 2024-03-14)
footnote Full support
Safari on iOS – Full support
Safari on iOS 17.5 (Release date: 2024-05-13)
footnote Full support
Samsung Internet – Full support
Samsung Internet 25 (Release date: 2024-04-24)
footnote Full support
WebView Android – Full support
WebView Android 121 (Release date: 2024-01-23)
footnote Full support
WebView on iOS – Full support
WebView on iOS 17.5 (Release date: 2024-05-13)
footnote Full support

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Full support
Full support