superdoc-dev · harbournick · May 29, 2026 · May 26, 2026
@@ -72,6 +72,14 @@ const superdoc = new SuperDoc({
 });
 ```
 
+Optional layered CSS mode:
+
+```css
+@layer reset, superdoc, app;
+@import 'superdoc/style.layered.css';
+@import 'your-app.css' layer(app);
+```
+
 Or use the CDN:
 
 ```html

@@ -19,6 +19,22 @@ document.documentElement.classList.add(theme);
 
 Five properties theme the entire UI.
 
+## Optional layered stylesheet
+
+Default usage remains:
+
+```javascript
+import 'superdoc/style.css';
+```
+
+If your application uses CSS cascade layers and you want explicit layer ordering, use:
+
+```css
+@layer reset, superdoc, app;
+@import 'superdoc/style.layered.css';
+@import 'your-app.css' layer(app);
+```
+
 ## `createTheme()`
 
 Pass a config object, get back a CSS class name. Apply it to `<html>`.

@@ -33,6 +33,22 @@ new SuperDoc({ selector: '#editor', document: 'contract.docx' });
 
 Toolbar buttons, comments sidebar, dropdowns, context menu, search bar, dialog surfaces. Any chrome SuperDoc renders. The document content itself (paragraphs, headings, tables) renders with its own styles from the DOCX.
 
+## Optional layered stylesheet
+
+By default, you can keep using:
+
+```javascript
+import 'superdoc/style.css';
+```
+
+If your app uses cascade layers and you want SuperDoc styles in a named layer, use the optional layered entrypoint:
+
+```css
+@layer reset, superdoc, app;
+@import 'superdoc/style.layered.css';
+@import 'your-app.css' layer(app);
+```
+
 ## When to drop to CSS variables
 
 `createTheme()` covers the common case. For component-level overrides, use the `vars` option or set raw `--sd-*` variables in your stylesheet:

@@ -134,6 +134,19 @@ const theme = createTheme({
 document.documentElement.classList.add(theme);
 ```
 
+CSS entrypoints:
+
+- `superdoc/style.css` — standard stylesheet.
+- `superdoc/style.layered.css` — optional layered stylesheet wrapped in `@layer superdoc`.
+
+Recommended layered setup:
+
+```css
+@layer reset, superdoc, app;
+@import 'superdoc/style.layered.css';
+@import 'your-app.css' layer(app);
+```
+
 Docs: https://docs.superdoc.dev/getting-started/theming
 
 ## Document Engine — programmatic access

@@ -82,7 +82,8 @@
       "types": "./dist/superdoc/src/public/legacy/file-zipper.d.ts",
       "import": "./dist/super-editor/file-zipper.es.js"
     },
-    "./style.css": "./dist/style.css"
+    "./style.css": "./dist/style.css",
+    "./style.layered.css": "./dist/style.layered.css"
   },
   "types": "./dist/superdoc/src/public/index.d.ts",
   "typesVersions": {

@@ -288,6 +288,7 @@ const publicContract = {
   ],
   asset: [
     { subpath: './style.css', tier: 'asset', note: 'CSS bundle; no types' },
+    { subpath: './style.layered.css', tier: 'asset', note: 'Layered CSS bundle; no types' },
   ],
   deprecated: [],
 };

@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+import fs from 'node:fs';
+import path from 'node:path';
+
+export default function layeredCssPlugin() {
+  return {
+    name: 'superdoc-layered-css',
+    writeBundle(outputOptions, bundle) {
+      const cssAssets = Object.entries(bundle).filter(([, chunk]) => {
+        return chunk.type === 'asset' && typeof chunk.fileName === 'string' && chunk.fileName.endsWith('.css');
+      });
+
+      if (cssAssets.length === 0) {
+        return;
+      }
+
+      const targetAsset =
+        cssAssets.find(([fileName]) => fileName === 'style.css') ??
+        cssAssets[0];
+
+      const [, chunk] = targetAsset;
+      const source = typeof chunk.source === 'string'
+        ? chunk.source
+        : Buffer.from(chunk.source).toString('utf8');
+
+      const layeredCss = `@layer superdoc{${source}}\n`;
+      const outDir = outputOptions.dir ?? path.dirname(outputOptions.file ?? '');
+      const layeredFilePath = path.join(outDir, 'style.layered.css');
+
+      fs.writeFileSync(layeredFilePath, layeredCss);
+    },
+  };
+}
@@ -2,14 +2,15 @@ import vue from '@vitejs/plugin-vue';
 import { defineConfig } from 'vite';
 import { version } from './package.json';
 import { getAliases } from './vite.config.js';
+import layeredCssPlugin from './vite-plugin-layered-css.mjs';
 
 // Standalone browser bundle for CDN / <script> tag consumption.
 // Exposes `window.SuperDoc`. Inlines all runtime deps (Vue, ProseMirror,
 // Yjs, Hocuspocus) so a single <script> tag is enough — these peers are
 // ESM-only and can't be loaded as globals. Only pdfjs-dist stays external
 // because of its size; PDF viewing requires the ESM + import-map path.
 export default defineConfig(({ command }) => {
-  const plugins = [vue()];
+  const plugins = [vue(), layeredCssPlugin()];
   const isDev = command === 'serve';
 
   return {

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import { fileURLToPath, URL } from 'node:url';
 import { nodePolyfills } from 'vite-plugin-node-polyfills';
 import { visualizer } from 'rollup-plugin-visualizer';
 import vue from '@vitejs/plugin-vue'
+import layeredCssPlugin from './vite-plugin-layered-css.mjs';
 
 import { version } from './package.json';
 import sourceResolve from '../../vite.sourceResolve';
@@ -118,6 +119,7 @@ export default defineConfig(({ mode, command }) => {
   const skipDts = process.env.SUPERDOC_SKIP_DTS === '1';
   const plugins = [
     vue(),
+    layeredCssPlugin(),
     !skipDts && dts({
       // Foundational sources (superdoc, super-editor, document-api) are
       // always included; relocation patterns come from the canonical