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One of our favorites, Andy Clarke, on the one thing keeping the CSS contrast-color() function from true glory: For my …

There are so many creative opportunities for using shape-outside that I’m surprised I see it used so rarely. So, how can you use it to add personality to a design? Here’s how I do it.

Naturally, everything looks like code when I’m staring at a blank canvas. That’s whether the canvas is paper, a screen, some Figma artboard, or what have you.

Alignment might be one of the more confusing (or misunderstood) parts of CSS. I love having a thorough explanation from …

Safari 26 adds:75 new features, 3 deprecations, and 171 other improvements. Here’s all the CSS goodness you’ll want to know about.

John Rhea challenged himself to recreate the fancy button using the new CSS shape() function sprinkled with animation to get things pretty close.

A working draft for CSS Environment Variables is posted. Same concept as var(), but env() is a “global” variable at …

Starting in Chrome 140, we’ll be able to calculate numeric values with mixed data types. Sounds small, but Amit demonstrates how big a deal this is, calling it Computational CSS.

A set of notes taken from Eric Bailey’s article about the use of inclusive personas and user research.

Many of the Sass features we’ve grown to love have made their way into native CSS in some shape or form. So, should we still use Sass? This is how developer Jeff Bridgforth is thinking about it.

I want to look at practical uses for CSS trigonometric functions. And we’ll start with what may be the most popular functions of the “worst” feature: sin() and cos().

When I first started messing around with code, rounded corners required five background images or an image sprite likely created …

Stu Robson outlines two ways to compile multiple CSS files when you aren’t relying on Sass for it.

Everyone has a different opinion which is great because it demonstrates the messy, non-linear craft that is thinking like a front-end developer.

CSS is a composable language by nature. This composition nature is already built into the cascade. We simply don’t talk about composition as a Big Thing because it’s the nature of the language.

Color what? Sunkanmi Fafowora explains how an everyday task for CSS can be used to create better colors experiences.

The Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) group has published a working draft of the hugely anticipated WCAG 3.0, and is seeking …

Safari Techology Preview 227 is out and brings a bunch of stuff, from MathML support and field-sizing, to invoker commands, …

The light-dark() function is currently designed to support just two color schemes. Should it support others? Sunkanmi Fafowora says yes and no.

In this article, author Chris Sabourin walk through how modern CSS features can build a fully functional, interactive elevator that knows where it is, where it’s headed, and how long it’ll take to get there. No JavaScript required.

Here’s an approach for animating products added to a shopping cart that handles an infinite number of items using a variation of the ol’ Checkbox Hack.

I know he’d hate this, but HAPPY STINKING BIRTHDAY to Mr. Chris Coyier! Your fingerprints are well preserved on this …

Images in long-form content can (and often should) do more than illustrate. They help set the pace, influence how readers feel, and add character that words alone can’t always convey.

In this third and final chapter, we’re stepping into interactivity by adding JavaScript, starting with a simple :hover effect, and ending with a fully responsive bulging text that follows your mouse in real time.

In this chapter, we will explore ways to animate the effect, add transitions, and play with different variations. We will look at how motion can enhance depth, and how subtle tweaks can create a whole new vibe.

Really good to see Firefox Nightly join in the URL text fragments fun. Looks like we’ll have broad support super …

A client asked me to create a bulging text effect. With a bit of cleverness and some advanced CSS, I managed to get a result I’m genuinely proud of, which is covered in this three-part series.

Short story: Slapping hidden=until-found on an element in HTML enables any hidden content within the element to be findable in the browser with in-page search.

It’s easy to take URL superpowers for granted, even if you already have these patterns under your belt.

My brain can’t help but try to make connections between seemingly disparate ideas. And that’s what happened yesterday when I …