Let’s Use the Nonexistent ::nth-letter Selector Now
“I think I’m done with reality.” — The Seventh Circle by Architects We’ve all, at some point,…
Recreating Apple’s Vision Pro Animation in CSS
Apple’s product animations, particularly the scrolly teardowns (technical term), have always been inspiring. But these bleeding-edge animations…
A Well-Designed JavaScript Module System is Your First Architecture Decision
Writing large programs in JavaScript without modules would be pretty difficult. Imagine you only have the global…
Selecting a Date Range in CSS
A date range selector lets users pick a time frame between a start and end date, which…
How to write product descriptions for SEO, AI agents, and shoppers in 2026
If your product pages were written for Google in 2022, they may not be working as hard…
How to prepare your store for AI-driven commerce
The way people find products has a new channel. AI assistants like ChatGPT, Google’s AI Mode, Gemini,…
Alternatives to the !important Keyword
Every now and then, I stumble onto an old project of mine, or worse, someone else’s, and…
Looking at New CSS Multi-Column Layout Wrapping Features
Multi-column layouts have not been used to their full potential, mostly because once content exceeded a limit,…
Front-End Fools: Top 10 April Fools’ UI Pranks of All Time
April Fools’ Day pranks on the web imply that we’re not trying to fool each other every…
SEO Tactics for GenAI Visibility
Traditional search engine optimization is fundamental to visibility on generative AI platforms. Large language models query Google…
Experimenting With Scroll-Driven corner-shape Animations
Over the last few years, there’s been a lot of talk about and experimentation with scroll-driven animations….
JavaScript for Everyone: Destructuring
Editor’s note: Mat Marquis and Andy Bell have released JavaScript for Everyone, an online course offered exclusively…
Popover API or Dialog API: Which to Choose?
Choosing between Popover API and Dialog API is difficult because they seem to do the same job,…
AI Revives Ecommerce DIY
Many ecommerce businesses are adopting an AI and automation culture that encourages experimentation and problem-solving. The effect…
An Exploit … in CSS?!
Ok, take a deep breath. We’ll have some fun understanding this vulnerability once you make sure your…
A Complete Guide to Bookmarklets
You’re surely no stranger to bookmarks. The ability to favorite, save, or “bookmark” web pages has been…
Loading Smarter: SVG vs. Raster Loaders in Modern Web Design
I got this interesting question in an SVG workshop: “What is the performance difference between an SVG…
Potentially Coming to a Browser :near() You
Just before we wrapped up 2025, I saw this proposal for :near(), a pseudo-class that would match…
Spiral Scrollytelling in CSS With sibling-index()
Confession time: I’ve read about the performance benefits of scroll-timeline(), but when I see an impressive JavaScript…
Interop 2026
Interop 2026 is formally a thing. So, you know all of those wild, new CSS features we’re…
The Truth about ‘Direct’ Traffic
The “direct” traffic channel in analytics software might be mislabeled, misleading, and even detrimental. Imagine an ecommerce…
Trying to Make the Perfect Pie Chart in CSS
Speaking of charts… When was the last time you had to use a pie chart? If you…
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…