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Single Story Embed Styling

You can customize the appearance of single story embeds using CSS custom properties. Add these to your stylesheet to override the default styling.

Tip: All CSS variables use the --storify- prefix and can be set directly on the web component element.

Basic Usage​

storifyme-story {
    --storify-modal-background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9);
}

Since single story embeds open in a modal viewer, you can customize the modal appearance:

storifyme-modal {
    --storify-modal-background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.85); /* Backdrop color */
    --storify-modal-btn-width: 40px; /* Navigation button width */
    --storify-modal-btn-height: 40px; /* Navigation button height */
    --storify-modal-btn-background: #ffffff; /* Navigation button background */
    --storify-modal-btn-arrow-fill: #000000; /* Navigation arrow color */
}

Story Items (when using additional-widgets)​

If your single story embed includes additional stories, you can style them:

storifyme-story {
    --storify-item-radius: 8px; /* Item border radius */
    --storify-item-gap: 40px; /* Space between items */
    --storify-item-title-size: 1rem; /* Item title size */
    --storify-item-title-color: #111111; /* Item title color */
}

Live & New Badges​

storifyme-story {
    --storify-item-live-background: #e86464; /* Live badge background */
    --storify-item-live-color: #ffffff; /* Live badge text */
    --storify-item-new-background: #111111; /* New badge background */
    --storify-item-new-color: #ffffff; /* New badge text */
}

Common Examples​

Dark Modal​

storifyme-modal {
    --storify-modal-background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.95);
    --storify-modal-btn-background: #333333;
    --storify-modal-btn-arrow-fill: #ffffff;
}

Branded Navigation​

storifyme-modal {
    --storify-modal-btn-background: #3498db;
    --storify-modal-btn-arrow-fill: white;
}

Compact Additional Stories​

storifyme-story {
    --storify-item-gap: 20px;
    --storify-item-radius: 12px;
    --storify-item-title-size: 0.9rem;
}

Advanced Customization​

For more CSS variables and advanced widget styling options, see the Widget Styling Guide.

Note: These variables work with Shadow DOM. You cannot style internal elements directly - use CSS variables only.