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# Frequently Asked Questions

Q: How can I customize the appearance of my Dash app?

A: Dash apps are rendered in the browser as modern standards-compliant web apps. This means that you can use CSS to style your Dash app as you would standard HTML.

All `Dash.NET.Html` components support inline CSS styling through a `style` attribute. An external CSS stylesheet can also be used to style `Dash.NET.Html` components and `Dash.NET.DCC` components by targeting the ID or class names of your components. Both `Dash.NET.Html` components and most of the `Dash.NET.DCC` components accept the attribute `className`, which corresponds to the HTML element attribute `class`.

To use an external stylesheet, first make sure any local CSS files are in your `WebRoot` folder, then use the `DashApp.appendCSSLinks [...]` chainable method when initializing your Dash app:

    let myDashApp =
        DashApp.initDefault()
        |> DashApp.withLayout dslLayout
        |> DashApp.appendCSSLinks [
            "main.css" // local css
            "https://some-website.com/external.min.css" // external css
        ]

Q: How can I add JavaScript to my Dash app?

A: To use an external stylesheet, first make sure any local javascript files are in your `WebRoot` folder, then use the `DashApp.appendScripts [...]` chainable method when initializing your Dash app:

    let myDashApp =
        DashApp.initDefault()
        |> DashApp.withLayout dslLayout
        |> DashApp.appendScripts [
            "main.js" // local javascript
            "https://some-website.com/external.min.js" // external javascript
        ]

Q: Can I use jQuery with Dash?

A: For the most part, you can't. Dash uses React to render your app on the client browser. React is fundamentally different to jQuery in that it makes use of a virtual DOM (Document Object Model) to manage page rendering. Since jQuery doesn't speak React's virtual DOM, you can't use any of jQuery's DOM manipulation facilities to change the page layout, which is frequently why one might want to use jQuery. You can however use parts of jQuery's functionality that do not touch the DOM, such as registering event listeners to cause a page redirect on a keystroke.

In general, if you are looking to add custom clientside behavior in your application, we recommend encapsulating that behavior in a custom Dash component.

Q: I have more questions! Where can I go to ask them?

A: The Dash Community forums is full of people discussing Dash topics, helping each other with questions, and sharing Dash creations. Jump on over and join the discussion.