### BEM — Block Element Modifier

BEM is a methodology that helps you to create reusable components and code sharing in front-end development.

## Easy

To use BEM you only need to employ BEM's naming convention.

## Modular

Independent blocks and CSS selectors make your code reusable and modular.

## Flexible

Using BEM, methodologies and tools can be recomposed and configured the way you like.

## Introduction

BEM is a highly useful, powerful, and simple naming convention that makes your front-end code easier to read and understand, easier to work with, easier to scale, more robust and explicit, and a lot more strict.

## Naming

The BEM approach ensures that everyone who participates in the development of a website works with a single codebase and speaks the same language. Using BEM’s proper naming convention will better prepare you for design changes made to your website.

## FAQ

— Why do I need CSS classes for block instead of using semantic custom tags?

— May I combine a tag and a class in a selector, such as button.button?

Look for answers in the awesome FAQ list!

# Companies using BEM