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     Once the library is installed, use the specific setup instructions for that library to access the components it contains.  These can be found in the readme for each [library](#patternfly-react-packages). 
 
+#### Configure PatternFly styling
+PatternFly uses the [`@patternfly/react-styles` package](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@patternfly/react-styles) as a translation layer to reference the styles contained in the PatternFly HTML/CSS library. When developing with Patternfly React, include the following import at the base level of your application to pull in PatternFly's styling: 
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+```
+import '@patternfly/react-core/dist/styles/base.css';
+```
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+Importing CSS directly from the PatternFly HTML/CSS library while using PatternFly React may result in duplicated stylesheets in the browser as PatternFly React already pulls in styles internally via `@patternfly/react-styles`.
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 ### Contribution guidelines
 All React contributors must first be [PatternFly community contributors](https://www.patternfly.org/get-started/contribute/contributing-to-patternfly). If you're already a PatternFly community contributor, check out the [React contribution guidelines](https://github.com/patternfly/patternfly-react/tree/main/CONTRIBUTING.md) to make React contributions.
 
 ### License
-PatternFly React is licensed under the [MIT License](https://github.com/patternfly/patternfly-react/tree/main/LICENSE).
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+PatternFly React is licensed under the [MIT License](https://github.com/patternfly/patternfly-react/tree/main/LICENSE).
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