Description
CodePen is an online community for testing and showcasing user-created HTML, CSS and JavaScript code snippets. It functions as an online code editor and open-source learning environment.
Key Features
- Frontend playground
- Live preview
- Community sharing
- Pens collection
- Asset hosting
Use Cases
- Frontend experiments
- CSS art
- Code sharing
- Learning frontend
- Inspiration gallery
Pricing Model
Freemium (Free with paid pro features)
Integrations
GitHub, Twitter, Various frontend libraries, Preprocessors, External APIs
Target Audience
Frontend developers, CSS artists, Web designers, Students, Creative coders
Launch Date
2012
Available On
Web
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