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* A website about making websites.
https://css-tricks.com
pinned post!
Thought a starter pack of CSS-Tricks authors would be a fun way to find folks.
go.bsky.app/SNVx5Wc
add a skeleton here at some point
over 1 year ago
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Can we make pie chart that's semantic, written with flexible markup, and avoids using expensive JavaScript libraries?
@monknow.bsky.social
takes a noble shot at it. 🥧
css-tricks.com/trying-to-ma...
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Trying to Make the Perfect Pie Chart in CSS | CSS-Tricks
Can we make pie chart that's semantic, with flexible markup, and avoids using a JavaScript library? Here's how I tackled it.
https://css-tricks.com/trying-to-make-the-perfect-pie-chart-in-css/
about 21 hours ago
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Bart Veneman
4 days ago
Announcing The CSS Selection! 📰
www.projectwallace.com/the-css-sele...
📚 100,000 websites ⏱️ 100+ metrics 🔖 7 chapters The biggest deep-dive ever into real-world use of CSS across the globe. Dive in and find out some hidden gems. Also, see how much of 'the new CSS' is actually used!
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The CSS Selection - 2026 Edition - Project Wallace
The CSS Selection shows real-world CSS usage from over 100,000 websites and looks at the most important metrics.
https://www.projectwallace.com/the-css-selection/2026
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CSS-only bar charts are one of those things we've tackled a bunch of times in different ways. But how can modern CSS features finally make it not only trivial, but fun?
@preethisam.bsky.social
pokes at it with several examples.
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CSS Bar Charts Using Modern Functions | CSS-Tricks
CSS-only bar charts are one of those things we've tackled a bunch of times in different ways. But how can modern CSS features finally make it not only trivial, but fun?
https://css-tricks.com/css-bar-charts-using-modern-functions/
5 days ago
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Stuart Robson
7 days ago
taking another look at
@miriam.codes
's article on
@css-tricks.bsky.social
Using Custom Property “Stacks” to Tame the Cascade
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Using Custom Property "Stacks" to Tame the Cascade | CSS-Tricks
Since the inception of CSS in 1994, the cascade and inheritance have defined how we design on the web. Both are powerful features but, as authors, we've had
https://css-tricks.com/using-custom-property-stacks-to-tame-the-cascade/
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A couple new additions to the ol' CSS-Tricks Almanac all about scroll-driven animations: view-timeline-axis (set scroll direction):
css-tricks.com/almanac/prop...
view-timeline-inset (adjust where things start and end):
css-tricks.com/almanac/prop...
Kudos to
@undeadinstitute.bsky.social
! 🧡
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view-timeline-inset | CSS-Tricks
The CSS view-timeline-inset property allows you to more finely control where an element’s animation begins and/or ends when scrolled into view. It can be used
https://css-tricks.com/almanac/properties/v/view-timeline-inset/
12 days ago
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By default, the new ::search-text pseudo (Chrome 144) matches are yellow while the current target (::search-text:current) is orange, but ::search-text enables us to change that. (via
@dxnny.fun
)
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13 days ago
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CSS by T. Afif
18 days ago
📝 New CSS article! First one of the year, and as usual, plenty of modern CSS features. If you want to have an overview of how "programming with CSS" looks in 2026, read it 👇
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It's easy to forget that the CSS hue-rotate() function not only works on background colors, but also text color, background images, and even box shadows!
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hue-rotate() | CSS-Tricks
The hue-rotate() function rotates the color of an element and its content to a specified hue on the color wheel.
https://css-tricks.com/almanac/functions/h/hue-rotate/
14 days ago
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There is No Need to Trap Focus on a Dialog Element by
@zellwk.bsky.social
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There is No Need to Trap Focus on a Dialog Element | CSS-Tricks
Accessibility advice around modals have commonly taught us to trap focus within the modal. Upon further research, it seems like we no longer need to trap focus within the (even in modal mode).
https://css-tricks.com/there-is-no-need-to-trap-focus-on-a-dialog-element/
15 days ago
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A while back,
@css-only.dev
tacked a repeating grid of hexagon shapes. Well, he's updated it with modern CSS features that result in fewer magic numbers. And it's impressive!
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18 days ago
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patak
19 days ago
By the way,
grid.layoutit.com
is still a nice tool to learn how CSS grid works by playing, even if you aren't coding them by hand lately. The topic of my only contribution to
@css-tricks.bsky.social
:)
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Layoutit Grid: Learning CSS Grid Visually With a Generator | CSS-Tricks
Layoutit Grid is an interactive open source CSS Grid generator. It lets you draw your designs and see the code as you go. You can interact with the code, add
https://css-tricks.com/layoutit-grid-learning-css-grid-visually-with-a-generator/
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Chrome 144 is the first to support ::search-text, a pseudo-element for selecting find-in-page text. We've been poking at it and will share more soon, but here are the release notes for now:
developer.chrome.com/blog/new-in-...
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New in Chrome 144 | Blog | Chrome for Developers
Find-in-page highlights, a new geolocation element, the Temporal API, and more.
https://developer.chrome.com/blog/new-in-chrome-144
20 days ago
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A few noteworthy new additions to the CSS Almanac... animation-range:
css-tricks.com/almanac/prop...
view-transition-class:
css-tricks.com/almanac/prop...
superellipse():
css-tricks.com/almanac/func...
Props to
@undeadinstitute.bsky.social
,
@sunkanmifafowora.bsky.social
and Saleh Mubasher!
21 days ago
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Haven't taken the time to digest everything, of course, but The
@httparchive.org
's 2025 Web Almanac is now out. Dig in!
css-tricks.com/http-archive...
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HTTP Archive 2025 Web Almanac | CSS-Tricks
I love me some good web research reports. I'm a sucker for them. HTTP Archive's Web Almanac is one report I look forward to every year, and I know I'm not
https://css-tricks.com/http-archive-2025-web-almanac/
25 days ago
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A lot of folks like
@dailydev.bsky.social
and, if that's you, we have a couple of ways you can get our stuff there.
css-tricks.com/i-heart-css-...
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"I Heart CSS" DailyDev Squad | CSS-Tricks
If you're reading this, chances are you already have some sort of way that you're following when we publish new content, whether that's RSS, Bluesky,
https://css-tricks.com/i-heart-css-dailydev-squad/
25 days ago
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Firefox 147 ships view transition types and anchor positioning, so both are now supported in all browsers meaning... BASELINE! ⭐️
developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/M...
26 days ago
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All the important front-end happenings you may have missed the past couple weeks in one place:
css-tricks.com/whats-import...
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What’s !important #3: Popover Context Menus, @scope, New Web Platform Features, and More | CSS-Tricks
The developer community hasn’t wasted any time kicking off 2026 with some really great articles, demos, and insights. Firefox 147 and Chrome 144 also shipped, and while they’re not jam-packed with fea...
https://css-tricks.com/whats-important-3/
26 days ago
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Really good tip for an easy gotcha using nth-child. Safari's supported this for a long while, but Firefox and Chrome are now on board as well. More info in the ol' Almanac, of course!
css-tricks.com/almanac/pseu...
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26 days ago
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Ana Tudor
27 days ago
A little thing: candy 🍬 ghost 👻 buttons, 3 techniques in one
@codepen.io
demo
codepen.io/thebabydino/...
Detailed explanation of the how behind in this
@css-tricks.bsky.social
post
css-tricks.com/css-ing-cand...
Bonus: a hover animated, Chrome-only version
codepen.io/thebabydino/...
#CSS
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Loving
@codepen.io
's new slideVars tool! Makes interactive demos ridiculously easy. Super work,
@chriscoyier.net
and team!
css-tricks.com/playing-with...
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27 days ago
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Mr. Lee Meyer took his scrollytelling experiments on tour when he spoke at @webdirections Dev Summit. Get the slides, but also his storytelling about the scrollytelling.
css-tricks.com/postcard-fro...
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Postcard From Web Directions Dev Summit, 2025 | CSS-Tricks
Lee Meyer recently spoke at Web Directions Summit 2025. This is his experience, not only speaking at the event, but experiencing the event through the lens of anxiety and imposter syndrome.
https://css-tricks.com/postcard-from-web-directions-dev-summit-2025/
29 days ago
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Have you noticed that the animation-range property syntax looks like it takes 4 values... but it's really just 2? John Rhea clarifies that nicely here:
css-tricks.com/almanac/prop...
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animation-range | CSS-Tricks
The CSS animation-range property lets you control how a view timeline animation works, setting exactly when and where the animation starts and stops. You can
https://css-tricks.com/almanac/properties/a/animation-range/
about 1 month ago
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What? Style an element *while* it's being dragged?
@sunkanmifafowora.bsky.social
explains how it could become a thing in the future with :drag and ::dragged pseudos.
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about 1 month ago
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Saron Yitbarek
about 1 month ago
What are your favorite css/front-end blogs and publications?
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Thank you (yes, you) for learning with us this past year — and every year since 2007. We're closing shop for the holidays and can't wait to pick things back up with you in 2026!
css-tricks.com/thank-you-20...
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Thank You (2025 Edition) | CSS-Tricks
This is the best job I've had in my life and it's only possible because you keep showing up each day to read, learn, share, and discuss all-things-front-end (and a little CSS, of course) with us.
https://css-tricks.com/thank-you-2025-edition/
about 2 months ago
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Here's one of those super duper minor details that can make a designer's eyes water.
css-tricks.com/text-decorat...
about 2 months ago
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CSS-Tricks*
Stuart Robson
about 2 months ago
wanna be able to search
@css-tricks.bsky.social
before opening a browser window? This
@raycast.com
plug is pretty neat!
www.raycast.com/j3lte/css-tr...
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Masonry Layout is Now `grid-lanes` by
@sunkanmifafowora.bsky.social
css-tricks.com/masonry-layo...
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Masonry Layout is Now grid-lanes | CSS-Tricks
It's settled! A new CSS display property keyword called grid-lanes will trigger a masonry layout mode.
https://css-tricks.com/masonry-layout-is-now-grid-lanes/
about 2 months ago
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Simply type and get a solid set of real-time search results from CSS-Tricks... pretty cool little
@raycast.com
extension.
css-tricks.com/search-css-t...
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Search CSS-Tricks Raycast Extension | CSS-Tricks
Jelte Lagendijk built a Raycast extension for searching CSS-Tricks articles where you simply type and a get a solid set of real-time results.
https://css-tricks.com/search-css-tricks-raycast-extension/
about 2 months ago
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Ana Tudor
about 2 months ago
A little blending demo on
@codepen.io
:
codepen.io/thebabydino/...
If you're interested in the how behind, check out my
@css-tricks.bsky.social
article Taming Blend Modes: `difference` and `exclusion`
css-tricks.com/taming-blend...
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Lots of ways to arrange elements around a circle! But how do you allow the images to overlap each other and reveal an actively hovered one?
@css-only.dev
has a way:
css-tricks.com/responsive-l...
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Responsive List of Avatars Using Modern CSS (Part 2) | CSS-Tricks
In this article, we follow up the work we did to create responsive rows of circular images in a previous article by arranging the images around a circle with a clean hover effect.
https://css-tricks.com/responsive-list-of-avatars-using-modern-css-part-2/
about 2 months ago
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Happy 29th Birthday, CSS!
css-tricks.com/chapter-8-css/
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Chapter 8: CSS | CSS-Tricks
In June of 2006, web developers and designers from around the world came to London for the second annual @media conference. The first had been a huge success,
https://css-tricks.com/chapter-8-css/
about 2 months ago
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Daniel Schwarz
about 2 months ago
You won't want to miss this 👀
#css
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We're kicking off a new ongoing series for all those "Ain't got time for all that" stories that pop up. Check out the first installment of "What's !important" by
@dxnny.fun
!
css-tricks.com/whats-import...
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What’s !important #1: Advent Calendars, CSS Wrapped, Web Platform Updates, and More | CSS-Tricks
The best CSS news from around the web from the last two weeks. In this edition: advent calendars, CSS Wrapped 2025, and the latest Web Platform Updates.
https://css-tricks.com/whats-important-1/
about 2 months ago
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A brand-new tool from
@allthatmalarkey.bsky.social
generates the sort of fun typography that Andy commonly uses in his own work.
css-tricks.com/toon-title-t...
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Toon Title Text Generator | CSS-Tricks
Andy Clarke with a brand-new resource. It generates the sort of fun typography that Andy commonly uses in his own work that's geared towards cartoon headings.
https://css-tricks.com/toon-title-text-generator/
about 2 months ago
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An image list may not be *new* territory, but
@css-only.dev
has a number of modern CSS techniques that give the pattern a fresh, interactive feel. First part of a two-parter:
css-tricks.com/responsive-l...
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Responsive List of Avatars Using Modern CSS (Part 1) | CSS-Tricks
A list of rounded images that slightly overlap each other is a classic web design pattern. The main idea is not complex, but the new thing is the responsive part. that dynamically adjusts the overlap ...
https://css-tricks.com/responsive-list-of-avatars-using-modern-css-part-1/
about 2 months ago
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Chen Hui Jing | 陈慧晶
2 months ago
this was such a lovely piece. and i truly believe that the best test of how well you understand something is being able to explain it to anybody at their level
add a skeleton here at some point
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When container queries first shipped, they were all about querying a container's size. But now they can query scroll states and anchored positions... What else could container queries *query*?
@dxnny.fun
has notes and a few ideas.
css-tricks.com/what-else-co...
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What Else Could Container Queries... Query? | CSS-Tricks
How far can we really go with container queries? There are dozens of media queries now, so what if there were dozens of container queries as well? What could we use them for?
https://css-tricks.com/what-else-could-container-queries-query/
2 months ago
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Add invert() to the list of approaches to dark mode. It'd be difficult to manage and comes with limitations, but works nonetheless. @media (prefers-color-scheme: dark) { body { filter: invert(100%) hue-rotate(180deg); background: black; } }
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invert() | CSS-Tricks
The invert() function applies a invert filter to an element and its content. It is used with the filter property.
https://css-tricks.com/almanac/functions/i/invert/
2 months ago
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Patrick Brosset
2 months ago
The browser-compat-data project (used by MDN, caniuse, and tools) now has: 20,000 commits 1,123 contributors 465 releases 19,148 data entries That's what comprehensive web compat data looks like. And it takes well funded teams at
@openwebdocs.org
and
@mozilla.org
plus amazing contributors.
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Steve Faulkner
2 months ago
Come sit with the ♿☮️🦫
#a11y
#ARIA
#HTML
www.htmhell.dev/adventcalend...
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a11y freedom beaver - HTMHell
A collection of bad practices in HTML, copied from real websites.
https://www.htmhell.dev/adventcalendar/2025/10/
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The mental model for scroll-driven animations: remembering they're the same CSS animations we're used to, but on a different timeline... that's based on scroll and/or view position, not time.
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Creating Scroll-Based Animations in Full view() | CSS-Tricks
It’s not that hard to do! Preethi shows you how it's really the same old animation you’re used to writing in CSS, only applied on a view timeline instead of a normal timeline.
https://css-tricks.com/creating-scroll-based-animations-in-full-view/
2 months ago
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Have you ever tried explaining your code to a child? It forces you to look at your work a whole different way.
css-tricks.com/that-time-i-...
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That Time I Tried Explaining HTML and CSS to My 5-Year Old Niece | CSS-Tricks
I would like to tell you what I learned from a five-year old child about HTML and CSS. It’s funny how explaining something you do almost naturally teaches you about yourself and what you take for gran...
https://css-tricks.com/that-time-i-tried-explaining-html-and-css-to-my-5-year-old-niece/
2 months ago
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Mr.
@allthatmalarkey.bsky.social
on line length as a layout measure: "When the measure is correct, the rest of the layout falls into place. So, rather than allowing layout to dictate the measure, doesn’t it make more sense for the measure to inform layout decisions?"
css-tricks.com/getting-crea...
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Getting Creative With “The Measure” | CSS-Tricks
A good measure makes reading text comfortable, while a bad one makes it more difficult. So, rather than allowing layout to dictate the measure, doesn’t it make more sense for the measure to inform lay...
https://css-tricks.com/getting-creative-with-the-measure/
2 months ago
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Firefox Nightly adds CSS anchor positioning support:
www.firefox.com/en-US/firefo...
...which you can learn a lot more about in our complete guide:
css-tricks.com/css-anchor-p...
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CSS Anchor Positioning Guide | CSS-Tricks
Learn about CSS Anchor Positioning, including its syntax, properties, how it is used to position one element next to another, and even how it's used to resize elements relative to other elements.
https://css-tricks.com/css-anchor-positioning-guide/
2 months ago
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This is what happens when you let someone like Lee Meyer go nuts with a new CSS feature.
css-tricks.com/scrollytelli...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cseY...
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scrollytelling
YouTube video by HerobrineGaming
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cseY_nbKHaw&si=WRvCfSVXWFiQfw-A
2 months ago
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Several new goodies in the CSS-Tricks Almanac this morning: 🔸 corner-shape
css-tricks.com/almanac/prop...
🔸 ::picker-icon
css-tricks.com/almanac/pseu...
🔸 :target-before/after
css-tricks.com/almanac/pseu...
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::picker-icon | CSS-Tricks
The ::picker-icon pseudo-element allows us to style the dropdown icon of a <select> element.
https://css-tricks.com/almanac/pseudo-selectors/p/picker-icon/
3 months ago
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We have lots of ways to share/pass/inherit certain parent property values with a child... but what if we could do that with ANY property value?
@dxnny.fun
pokes at the idea, including the currently unsupported inherit() function.
css-tricks.com/on-inheritin...
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On Inheriting and Sharing Property Values | CSS-Tricks
There are many ways to share properties, but what would it look like to inherit and use any parent property value on a child?
https://css-tricks.com/on-inheriting-and-sharing-property-values/
3 months ago
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If we have :open, then it follows we need :closed, too, right? *Mayyyyybe* says
@sunkanmifafowora.bsky.social
.
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Should We Even Have :closed? | CSS-Tricks
Is there really a difference between using :not(:open) and :closed? As always, it depends. Sunkanmi Fafowora explains why :closed is currently not a thing.
https://css-tricks.com/should-we-even-have-closed/
3 months ago
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How can trig functions be the "most hated" CSS feature where they can do things like this?
@monknow.bsky.social
has several other fun examples as well.
css-tricks.com/the-most-hat...
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3 months ago
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