Is it possible to use a css class in another css class? [duplicate]

Question

What I'm trying to do is refer a css class in another css class:

.customClass1{
     //some styles
}

.customClass2{
     //some styles
}

.customClass3{
     use customClass1;
     use customClass2;
}

Is this even possible?

Why don't add those two class to the element ? ..... or in the CSS .customClass1, .customClass3 { — DaniP
– DaniP, Commented Feb 24, 2015 at 15:15
Not using vanilla CSS. You can use mixins with LESS.js however. — BenM
– BenM, Commented Feb 24, 2015 at 15:15
In purse CSS, no. But something like Sass's @extend will do what you want. — Paul Roub
– Paul Roub, Commented Feb 24, 2015 at 15:17
basically why would you want to? whichever attribute you're using the css class, you combine the classes. <a href="#" class="customClass1 customClass2 customClass3">your styled link</a> — Chris Hawkes
– Chris Hawkes, Commented Feb 24, 2015 at 15:17

laurensclaessen · Accepted Answer · 2015-02-24 15:17:06Z

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You should use a CSS pre-processor like LESS, then you can use Mixins LESS Mixins

answered Feb 24, 2015 at 15:17

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