No-Hassle Visual Studio Code Theming: Building an Extension
Years ago, when I read Sarah Drasner’s article on creating a VS Code theme, I silently thought…
What’s !important #4: Videos & View Transitions, Named Media Queries, How Browsers Work, and More
Neither Chrome, Safari, nor Firefox have shipped new features in the last couple of weeks, but fear…
AI Product Discovery Drives Brand Traffic
Phillip Jackson’s media company, Future Commerce, focuses on trends and developments in business. The company surveyed U.S….
Styling ::search-text and Other Highlight-y Pseudo-Elements
Chrome 144 recently shipped ::search-text, which is now one of several highlight-related pseudo-elements. This one selects find-in-page…
There is No Need to Trap Focus on a Dialog Element
I was building a Modal component that uses the <dialog> element’s showModal method. While testing the component,…
I Learned The First Rule of ARIA the Hard Way
Some time ago, I shipped a component that felt accessible by every measure I could test. Keyboard…
What’s !important #3: Popover Context Menus, @scope, New Web Platform Features, and More
The developer community hasn’t wasted any time kicking off 2026 with some really great articles, demos, and…
Playing With CodePen slideVars
Super cool new CodePen feature alert! You’ve probably seen a bunch of “interactive” demos that let you…
Future CSS: :drag (and Maybe ::dragged-image?)
Now, I know what you’re thinking. Yet another CSS pseudo-class… But I think this suggestion is rather cool….
What’s !important #2: Conditional View Transitions, CSS/SVG Text Effects, the Best of CSS Bluesky, and More
2026 is almost upon us. I know we’re all itching to see the clock strike midnight (cue…
Thank You (2025 Edition)
If I had to whittle down my favorite thing about CSS-Tricks to one thing — and like…
Responsive List of Avatars Using Modern CSS (Part 2)
Ready for the second part? If you recall, last time we worked on a responsive list of…
Drupal 11.3.0 is now available
The third feature release of Drupal 11 is here with the biggest performance boost in a decade….
What’s !important #1: Advent Calendars, CSS Wrapped, Web Platform Updates, and More
Welcome to the first ever What’s !important, a roundup of the best CSS and web development news from…
Responsive List of Avatars Using Modern CSS (Part 1)
A list of rounded images that slightly overlap each other is a classic web design pattern. You…
That Time I Tried Explaining HTML and CSS to My 5-Year Old Niece
I would like to tell you what I learned from a five-year old child about HTML and…
How Google’s Web Guide Helps SEO
Google’s Web Guide is an experiment launched in July 2025 that uses AI to organize a user’s…
Should We Even Have :closed?
For the past few months, I’ve been writing a lot of entries on pseudo-selectors in CSS, like ::picker() or ::checkmark….
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…
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…
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…
The “Most Hated” CSS Feature: tan()
Last time, we discussed that, sadly, according to the State of CSS 2025 survey, trigonometric functions are deemed…
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….
Building a Honeypot Field That Works
Honeypots are fields that developers use to prevent spam submissions. They still work in 2025. So you…