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Posted: **Thu Jun 05, 2025 10:25 am**

I'm using Oxygen XML Editor 26.1 and generating WebHelp Responsive output from my DITA topics. I would like to customize the appearance of a specific element, say <note type="tip">, so that it looks visually different (e.g., with a custom icon and background color).

I've tried adding CSS in the customization folder (resources/css/custom.css), like this:

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.note.tip {
  background-color: #e6f9ff;
  border-left: 5px solid #00b8d9;
  padding: 10px;
}

But the changes don’t seem to take effect in the output. Am I missing a step in referencing the custom CSS, or should I override a different class name?

Any suggestions or best practices for customizing the WebHelp layout for individual DITA elements?

Posted: **Fri Jun 06, 2025 5:16 pm**

Hello,

I assume by "customization folder" you mean publishing template, have you declared the new stylesheet as a CSS resource?

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<publishing-template>
    <webhelp>
        <resources>
            ...
            <css file="resources/css/custom.css"/>
           ...
    </webhelp>
</publishing-template>

Regards,
Julien

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How to customize the appearance of specific elements in WebHelp output?

How to customize the appearance of specific elements in WebHelp output?

Re: How to customize the appearance of specific elements in WebHelp output?