Title: CSS in child theme style.css
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# CSS in child theme style.css

 *  Resolved [doczimute](https://wordpress.org/support/users/doczimute/)
 * (@doczimute)
 * [2 weeks, 2 days ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/css-in-child-theme-style-css/)
 * Hello, 
   I’m using custom CSS. This CSS added to the style.css file is not working.
   I have to insert it in Appearance/Customize/Additional CSS for it to function
   correctly. Do you know why it won’t work with the child theme’s style.css file(
   a child theme downloaded from your site)? I have a license. Best regards, Daniel.

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 *  [Eduard](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cteduard/)
 * (@cteduard)
 * [2 weeks, 1 day ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/css-in-child-theme-style-css/#post-18889540)
 * Hello [@doczimute](https://wordpress.org/support/users/doczimute/)
 * This article should answer all of your questions: [https://creativethemes.com/blocksy/docs/general/child-theme/](https://creativethemes.com/blocksy/docs/general/child-theme/).
 * Hope this points you in the right direction!
 * Thanks,
   Eduard
 *  Thread Starter [doczimute](https://wordpress.org/support/users/doczimute/)
 * (@doczimute)
 * [2 weeks, 1 day ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/css-in-child-theme-style-css/#post-18889596)
 * Thank you. But why don’t we have the default call to “blocksy-child-style” in
   the blocksy-child.zip file, downloaded from the Blocksy website, instead of “
   parent-style”?
 *  [Eduard](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cteduard/)
 * (@cteduard)
 * [2 weeks, 1 day ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/css-in-child-theme-style-css/#post-18889597)
 * Hello [@doczimute](https://wordpress.org/support/users/doczimute/),
 * The style.css file is not intended for adding custom CSS – it should only be 
   used for identification purposes, as per WordPress’ development guidelines.
 * The recommended approach is to create your own separate CSS files rather than
   adding to the main one.
 * Thanks,
   Eduard

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