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  • The Joke Tax Chronicles

    Once upon a time, in a far-off land, there was a very lazy king who spent all day lounging on his throne. One day, his advisors came to him with a problem: the kingdom was running out of money.

    The King's Plan

    The king thought long and hard, and finally came up with a brilliant plan: he would tax the jokes in the kingdom.

    "After all," he said, "everyone enjoys a good joke, so it's only fair that they should pay for the privilege."

    The Joke Tax

    The king's subjects were not amused. They grumbled and complained, but the king was firm:

    • 1st level of puns: 5 gold coins
    • 2nd level of jokes: 10 gold coins
    • 3rd level of one-liners : 20 gold coins

    As a result, people stopped telling jokes, and the kingdom fell into a gloom. But there was one person who refused to let the king's foolishness get him down: a court jester named Jokester.

    Jokester's Revolt

    Jokester began sneaking into the castle in the middle of the night and leaving jokes all over the place: under the king's pillow, in his soup, even in the royal toilet. The king was furious, but he couldn't seem to stop Jokester.

    And then, one day, the people of the kingdom discovered that the jokes left by Jokester were so funny that they couldn't help but laugh. And once they started laughing, they couldn't stop.

    The People's Rebellion

    The people of the kingdom, feeling uplifted by the laughter, started to tell jokes and puns again, and soon the entire kingdom was in on the joke.

    King's Treasury People's happiness
    Empty Overflowing
    Modest Satisfied
    Full Ecstatic

    The king, seeing how much happier his subjects were, realized the error of his ways and repealed the joke tax. Jokester was declared a hero, and the kingdom lived happily ever after.

    The moral of the story is: never underestimate the power of a good laugh and always be careful of bad ideas.

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    <h1 class="uk-h1">The Joke Tax Chronicles</h1>
    <p class="uk-text-lead mt-4">
    Once upon a time, in a far-off land, there was a very lazy king who spent all
    day lounging on his throne. One day, his advisors came to him with a problem:
    the kingdom was running out of money.
    </p>
    <h2 class="uk-h2 mt-4">The King's Plan</h2>
    <p class="uk-paragraph">
    The king thought long and hard, and finally came up with a
    <a class="uk-link" href="#">brilliant plan</a>: he would tax the jokes in the
    kingdom.
    </p>
    <blockquote class="uk-blockquote">
    "After all," he said, "everyone enjoys a good joke, so it's only fair that
    they should pay for the privilege."
    </blockquote>
    <h3 class="uk-h3 mt-4">The Joke Tax</h3>
    <p class="uk-paragraph">
    The king's subjects were not amused. They grumbled and complained, but the
    king was firm:
    </p>
    <ul class="uk-list uk-list-disc mt-4">
    <li>1st level of puns: 5 gold coins</li>
    <li>2nd level of jokes: 10 gold coins</li>
    <li>3rd level of one-liners : 20 gold coins</li>
    </ul>
    <p class="uk-paragraph">
    As a result, people stopped telling jokes, and the kingdom fell into a gloom.
    But there was one person who refused to let the king's foolishness get him
    down: a court jester named Jokester.
    </p>
    <h3 class="uk-h3 mt-4">Jokester's Revolt</h3>
    <p class="uk-paragraph">
    Jokester began sneaking into the castle in the middle of the night and leaving
    jokes all over the place: under the king's pillow, in his soup, even in the
    royal toilet. The king was furious, but he couldn't seem to stop Jokester.
    </p>
    <p class="uk-paragraph">
    And then, one day, the people of the kingdom discovered that the jokes left by
    Jokester were so funny that they couldn't help but laugh. And once they
    started laughing, they couldn't stop.
    </p>
    <h3 class="uk-h3 mt-4">The People's Rebellion</h3>
    <p class="uk-paragraph">
    The people of the kingdom, feeling uplifted by the laughter, started to tell
    jokes and puns again, and soon the entire kingdom was in on the joke.
    </p>
    <table class="uk-table uk-table-divider uk-table-striped mt-4">
    <thead>
    <tr>
    <th>King's Treasury</th>
    <th>People's happiness</th>
    </tr>
    </thead>
    <tbody>
    <tr>
    <td>Empty</td>
    <td>Overflowing</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
    <td>Modest</td>
    <td>Satisfied</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
    <td>Full</td>
    <td>Ecstatic</td>
    </tr>
    </tbody>
    </table>
    <p class="uk-paragraph">
    The king, seeing how much happier his subjects were, realized the error of his
    ways and repealed the joke tax. Jokester was declared a hero, and the kingdom
    lived happily ever after.
    </p>
    <p class="uk-paragraph">
    The moral of the story is: never underestimate the power of a good laugh and
    always be careful of bad ideas.
    </p>
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    <div>
    <h1 className="uk-h1">The Joke Tax Chronicles</h1>
    <p className="uk-text-lead mt-4">
    Once upon a time, in a far-off land, there was a very lazy king who spent all
    day lounging on his throne. One day, his advisors came to him with a problem:
    the kingdom was running out of money.
    </p>
    <h2 className="uk-h2 mt-4">The King's Plan</h2>
    <p className="uk-paragraph">
    The king thought long and hard, and finally came up with a
    <a className="uk-link" href="#">brilliant plan</a>: he would tax the jokes in the
    kingdom.
    </p>
    <blockquote className="uk-blockquote">
    "After all," he said, "everyone enjoys a good joke, so it's only fair that
    they should pay for the privilege."
    </blockquote>
    <h3 className="uk-h3 mt-4">The Joke Tax</h3>
    <p className="uk-paragraph">
    The king's subjects were not amused. They grumbled and complained, but the
    king was firm:
    </p>
    <ul className="uk-list uk-list-disc mt-4">
    <li>1st level of puns: 5 gold coins</li>
    <li>2nd level of jokes: 10 gold coins</li>
    <li>3rd level of one-liners : 20 gold coins</li>
    </ul>
    <p className="uk-paragraph">
    As a result, people stopped telling jokes, and the kingdom fell into a gloom.
    But there was one person who refused to let the king's foolishness get him
    down: a court jester named Jokester.
    </p>
    <h3 className="uk-h3 mt-4">Jokester's Revolt</h3>
    <p className="uk-paragraph">
    Jokester began sneaking into the castle in the middle of the night and leaving
    jokes all over the place: under the king's pillow, in his soup, even in the
    royal toilet. The king was furious, but he couldn't seem to stop Jokester.
    </p>
    <p className="uk-paragraph">
    And then, one day, the people of the kingdom discovered that the jokes left by
    Jokester were so funny that they couldn't help but laugh. And once they
    started laughing, they couldn't stop.
    </p>
    <h3 className="uk-h3 mt-4">The People's Rebellion</h3>
    <p className="uk-paragraph">
    The people of the kingdom, feeling uplifted by the laughter, started to tell
    jokes and puns again, and soon the entire kingdom was in on the joke.
    </p>
    <table className="uk-table uk-table-divider uk-table-striped mt-4">
    <thead>
    <tr>
    <th>King's Treasury</th>
    <th>People's happiness</th>
    </tr>
    </thead>
    <tbody>
    <tr>
    <td>Empty</td>
    <td>Overflowing</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
    <td>Modest</td>
    <td>Satisfied</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
    <td>Full</td>
    <td>Ecstatic</td>
    </tr>
    </tbody>
    </table>
    <p className="uk-paragraph">
    The king, seeing how much happier his subjects were, realized the error of his
    ways and repealed the joke tax. Jokester was declared a hero, and the kingdom
    lived happily ever after.
    </p>
    <p className="uk-paragraph">
    The moral of the story is: never underestimate the power of a good laugh and
    always be careful of bad ideas.
    </p>
    </div>

Headings

Add one of the following classes to modify the size and style of headings. Usually, these classes would be used on heading elements, but they work also with any other element like a div element.

ClassDescription
.uk-h1Add this class to apply an h1 heading.
.uk-h2Add this class to apply an h2 heading.
.uk-h3Add this class to apply an h3 heading.
.uk-h4Add this class to apply an h4 heading.
  • h1

    h2

    h3

    h4

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    <h1 class="uk-h1 mt-4">h1</h1>
    <h1 class="uk-h2 mt-4">h2</h1>
    <h1 class="uk-h3 mt-4">h3</h1>
    <h1 class="uk-h4 mt-4">h4</h1>
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    <div>
    <h1 className="uk-h1 mt-4">h1</h1>
    <h1 className="uk-h2 mt-4">h2</h1>
    <h1 className="uk-h3 mt-4">h3</h1>
    <h1 className="uk-h4 mt-4">h4</h1>
    </div>

Hero

Add one of the following classes to apply hero headings. These classes are typically used to add a prominent message with a very large font size.

ClassDescription
.uk-hero-smAdd this class to apply a small-sized heading.
.uk-hero-mdAdd this class to apply a medium-sized heading.
.uk-hero-lgAdd this class to apply a large-sized heading.
.uk-hero-xlAdd this class to apply a xlarge-sized heading.
.uk-hero-2xlAdd this class to apply a 2xlarge-sized heading.
.uk-hero-3xlAdd this class to apply a 3xlarge-sized heading.
  • Small

    Medium

    Large

    XL

    2XL

    3XL

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    <h1 class="uk-hero-sm mt-4">Small</h1>
    <h1 class="uk-hero-md mt-4">Medium</h1>
    <h1 class="uk-hero-lg mt-4">Large</h1>
    <h1 class="uk-hero-xl mt-4">XL</h1>
    <h1 class="uk-hero-2xl mt-4">2XL</h1>
    <h1 class="uk-hero-3xl mt-4">3XL</h1>
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    <div>
    <h1 className="uk-hero-sm mt-4">Small</h1>
    <h1 className="uk-hero-md mt-4">Medium</h1>
    <h1 className="uk-hero-lg mt-4">Large</h1>
    <h1 className="uk-hero-xl mt-4">XL</h1>
    <h1 className="uk-hero-2xl mt-4">2XL</h1>
    <h1 className="uk-hero-3xl mt-4">3XL</h1>
    </div>

Heading Styles

Add one of the following classes to modify the size and style of headings.

ClassDescription
.uk-heading-dividerAdd this class to apply a divider to a heading.
.uk-heading-lineAdd this class to apply a vertically centered line to a heading.
.uk-heading-bulletAdd this class to apply a bullet to a heading.
  • Divider

    Line

    Line

    Line

    Bullet

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    <h1 class="uk-hero-sm uk-heading-divider">Divider</h1>
    <h1 class="uk-hero-sm uk-heading-line mt-4">
    <span>Line</span>
    </h1>
    <h1 class="uk-hero-sm uk-heading-line uk-text-right mt-4">
    <span>Line</span>
    </h1>
    <h1 class="uk-hero-sm uk-heading-line mt-4 text-center">
    <span>Line</span>
    </h1>
    <h1 class="uk-hero-sm uk-heading-bullet mt-4">Bullet</h1>
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    <div>
    <h1 className="uk-hero-sm uk-heading-divider">Divider</h1>
    <h1 className="uk-hero-sm uk-heading-line mt-4">
    <span>Line</span>
    </h1>
    <h1 className="uk-hero-sm uk-heading-line uk-text-right mt-4">
    <span>Line</span>
    </h1>
    <h1 className="uk-hero-sm uk-heading-line mt-4 text-center">
    <span>Line</span>
    </h1>
    <h1 className="uk-hero-sm uk-heading-bullet mt-4">Bullet</h1>
    </div>

Paragraph

  • The king, seeing how much happier his subjects were, realized the error of his ways and repealed the joke tax.

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    <p class="uk-paragraph">
    The king, seeing how much happier his subjects were, realized the error of his
    ways and repealed the joke tax.
    </p>
  • Something's not working? Feel free to report an issue or edit this snippet .

    <p className="uk-paragraph">
    The king, seeing how much happier his subjects were, realized the error of his
    ways and repealed the joke tax.
    </p>

Blockquote

  • "After all," he said, "everyone enjoys a good joke, so it's only fair that they should pay for the privilege."
  • Something's not working? Feel free to report an issue or edit this snippet .

    <blockquote class="uk-blockquote">
    "After all," he said, "everyone enjoys a good joke, so it's only fair that
    they should pay for the privilege."
    </blockquote>
  • Something's not working? Feel free to report an issue or edit this snippet .

    <blockquote className="uk-blockquote">
    "After all," he said, "everyone enjoys a good joke, so it's only fair that
    they should pay for the privilege."
    </blockquote>

Inline code

Text

Franken UI offers various text utilities to style your text.

ClassDescription
.uk-text-leadAdd this class to highlight text, for example in article subtitles.
.uk-text-metaAdd this class to a paragraph that contains meta text about an article or similar.
.uk-text-smAdd this class to apply a small font size.
.uk-text-baseAdd this class to apply the default the font size.
.uk-text-truncatePrevents text from wrapping into multiple lines, truncating it and displaying an ellipsis instead.
.uk-text-breakBreaks strings, if their length exceeds the width of their container.

Text background

To apply a gradient or background image to text, add the .uk-text-background class to a <span> element inside the text element. Styles that don’t define a background-image, will apply the primary color.

<h1><span class="uk-text-background"></span></h1>
  • Franken UI

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    <h1 class="uk-hero-lg">
    <span
    class="uk-text-background"
    style="background-image: linear-gradient(90deg, #e4e405 0%, #f01ebb 100%)"
    >Franken UI</span
    >
    </h1>
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    <h1 className="uk-hero-lg">
    <span className="uk-text-background" style={{backgroundImage: 'linear-gradient(90deg, #e4e405 0%, #f01ebb 100%)'}}>Franken UI</span>
    </h1>
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