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CartoCSS
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CartoCSS (short: Carto) is a language for map design. It is similar in syntax to CSS, but builds upon it with specific abilities to
filter map data and by providing things like variables. It targets the `Mapnik renderer <http://mapnik.org>`_ and is able to generate Mapnik XML or
a JSON variant of Mapnik XML. It can run from the command line or in the browser by using a bundler like Browserify.

Carto is an evolution of the `Cascadenik <https://github.com/mapnik/Cascadenik>`_ idea and language, with an emphasis on speed and flexibility.

.. toctree::
   :maxdepth: 2
   :caption: Contents:

   installation_usage
   language_elements
   styling_concepts
   mml
   mapnik_api
