When you use AI to generate content for your WordPress site, the text often comes with almost no formatting. This means your beautifully crafted AI output might look disconnected or fail to match your brand aesthetic. Applying custom styles to AI content is a quick optimization to ensure your content looks refined and matches your brand.

Start by examining the markup that your AI tool uses. Most AI content generators wrap text in standard HTML tags like p for paragraphs and unordered and ordered lists. You can view the source code using your browser’s inspector to see precise HTML elements rendered.

Once you know the structure, you can target those elements in your theme’s child theme stylesheet. For example, if your AI-generated headings are all h3 elements, you can define styles for their font size, weight, color, or spacing. You might write something like this in your WordPress theme options: p line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 1.2em; color: #333; h2 font-size: 1.8rem; color: #2c3e50; margin-top: 2em; margin-bottom: 0.8em;

You can also enhance lists, citations, and hyperlinks that appear in Automatic AI Writer for WordPress content. AI often uses blockquotes for emphasis or citations, so styling them with a left border and italic font can make them draw attention. For links, enable hover underlines to enhance accessibility.

Don’t forget to optimize for smaller screens. AI content might look fine on desktop but break on smaller screens. Use media queries to adjust font sizes and spacing for handheld screens. For example, you might lower h1-h3 sizes on screens under 768 pixels wide.

Another useful technique is to enclose AI output in a dedicated selector. If your plugin or tool allows it, apply a dedicated CSS class to the container. Then you can target only AI-styled elements without overriding your own content. This gives you total customization and prevents unintended styling changes.

Finally, check your implementation across multiple platforms and screen sizes. Even tiny variations in text alignment or indentation can make content feel unpolished. Use tools like BrowserStack or Chrome’s device toolbar to see how users experience it.

Refining AI text with CSS doesn’t require advanced coding skills. With a little attention to detail, you can transform generic AI output into content that feels purposeful, unified, and native. The goal is not just to improve its visuals, but to create seamless visual harmony.