Quiet UI Came and Went, Quiet as a Mouse
A few weeks ago, Quiet UI made the rounds when it was released as an open source user interface library, built with JavaScript web components.…
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The Range Syntax Has Come to Container Style Queries and if()
The range syntax isn’t a new thing. We‘re already able to use it with media queries to query viewport dimensions and resolutions, as well as…
Headings: Semantics, Fluidity, and Styling — Oh My!
A few links about headings that I’ve had stored under my top hat. “Page headings don’t belong in the header” Martin Underhill: I’ll start with…
Explaining the Accessible Benefits of Using Semantic HTML Elements
Here’s something you’ll spot in the wild: <div class=”btn” role=”button”>Custom Button</div> This is one of those code smells that makes me stop in my tracks…
The “Most Hated” CSS Feature: tan()
Last time, we discussed that, sadly, according to the State of CSS 2025 survey, trigonometric functions are deemed the “Most Hated” CSS feature. That shocked me.…
Getting Creative With Small Screens
Over the past few months, I’ve explored how we can get creative using well-supported CSS properties. Each article is intended to nudge web design away…
Pure CSS Tabs With Details, Grid, and Subgrid
Making a tab interface with CSS is a never-ending topic in the world of modern web development. Are they possible? If yes, could they be…
Pure CSS Tabs With Details, Grid, and Subgrid
Making a tab interface with CSS is a never-ending topic in the world of modern web development. Are they possible? If yes, could they be…
CSS Animations That Leverage the Parent-Child Relationship
Modern CSS has great ways to position and move a group of elements relative to each other, such as anchor positioning. That said, there are…
An Introduction to JavaScript Expressions
Editor’s note: Mat Marquis and Andy Bell have released JavaScript for Everyone, an online course offered exclusively at Piccalilli. This post is an excerpt from…
An Introduction to JavaScript Expressions
Editor’s note: Mat Marquis and Andy Bell have released JavaScript for Everyone, an online course offered exclusively at Piccalilli. This post is an excerpt from…
Building a Honeypot Field That Works
Honeypots are fields that developers use to prevent spam submissions. They still work in 2025. So you don’t need reCAPTCHA or other annoying mechanisms. But…
Sequential linear() Animation With N Elements
Let’s suppose you have N elements with the same animation that should animate sequentially. The first one, then the second one, and so on until…
Masonry: Watching a CSS Feature Evolve
You’ve probably heard the buzz about CSS Masonry. You might even be current on the ongoing debate about how it should be built, with two…
We Completely Missed width/height: stretch
The stretch keyword, which you can use with width and height (as well as min-width, max-width, min-height, and max-height, of course), was shipped in Chromium…