A vertical column of folders with labels on the right fanned out and curving towards the right.
Nice cards fanned out in a subtle arc.
Circular options with icons around another circular item in the center with a star icon.
Curious about custom <select>?
I wrote about some of my recent demos over at @css-tricks.com!
Take a look ✨ css-tricks.com/abusing-cust...
11.03.2026 15:32
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A few wild examples of the customizable select have been floating around. Here are a few more from @patrickbrosset.com that push the envelope.
css-tricks.com/abusing-cust...
11.03.2026 14:01
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The Value of z-index | CSS-Tricks
How we look at the stacking order of our projects, how we choose z-index values, and more importantly, the implications of those choices.
Aren't z-index values one of those things we all sorta struggle with? How we choose them, how we manage them, how we balance the stacking contexts, etc.
@amitsheen.bsky.social has a great way to approach it... all around tokens for intentional intentional layers.
css-tricks.com/the-value-of...
09.03.2026 14:23
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Yet Another Way to Center an (Absolute) Element | CSS-Tricks
TL;DR: We can center absolute-positioned elements in three lines of CSS. And it works on all browsers!
A little gem @monknow.bsky.social stumbled into when working on something... we can center an absolutely positioned element with justify-self:
.element {
position: absolute;
place-self: center;
inset: 0;
}
He explains it nicely here:
css-tricks.com/yet-another-...
27.02.2026 14:42
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An Exploit ... in CSS?! | CSS-Tricks
Read an explanation of the recent CVE-2026-2441 vulnerability that was labeled a "CSS exploit" that "allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside a sandbox via a crafted HTML page."
An Exploit... in CSS?!
Lee Meyer's sane, thoroughly reported, and well-grokked explanation of the recent CVE-2026-2441 vulnerability that was labeled a "CSS exploit" that "allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside a sandbox via a crafted HTML page."
css-tricks.com/an-exploit-i...
25.02.2026 21:37
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Firefox 148 makes shape() available without a flag, aligning with Chrome and Safari:
developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/M...
25.02.2026 16:46
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All the magazines are saying it. Bookmarklets are so in right now.
You may consider them obsolete in the face of shinier tools, but they prove themselves a solid, stable staple of any developer's toolbox.
Fast, stable, time-proven. What isn't to love?
#WebDev #FrontEndDevelopment
25.02.2026 15:42
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Loading Smarter: SVG vs. Raster Loaders in Modern Web Design | CSS-Tricks
Let’s get nuanced in this article and discuss the capabilities of both SVG and raster imaged so that you can make informed decisions in your own work.
SVG or raster? The short answer to that question is: there’s almost no difference at all if you are working on something very small and specific.
But it's more nuanced than that, and @holasvg.com has all the nerdy details you need.
css-tricks.com/loading-smar...
23.02.2026 15:02
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Here's @dxnny.fun poking at a new proposal that would allow an element to match an element when the pointer gets :near() it by a certain amount.
css-tricks.com/potentially-...
20.02.2026 15:39
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A few recent additions to the ol' Almanac to distract you on this lovely Friday:
❋ The sign() function
css-tricks.com/almanac/func...
❋ The progress() function
css-tricks.com/almanac/func...
❋ The abs() Function
css-tricks.com/almanac/func...
That progress() one... just wild.
20.02.2026 14:58
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Split the text (to experiment, not to ship), rotate and scale it, and translate the individual characters on scroll.
Phew, definitely not for the faint of heart but it's a super cool effect!
css-tricks.com/spiral-scrol...
17.02.2026 15:40
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I thought this was like A WHOLE THING. "The boss level of accessibility tasks" and all that. News to me.
We just converted a non-<dialog> modal to <dialog> just to get the trapping, and I'm keeping it because it actually fixes a little bug I saw where a late-loading editor steals focus out.
16.02.2026 00:04
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Exactly 5 years ago, I released my first CSS article. I was "trying" something new, and since then, I never stopped.
Today, I count around 140 articles, a lot of cool CSS websites, and countless demos 😄
Don't miss my latest article with a bunch of modern CSS stuff 👇
13.02.2026 10:44
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Geez, @css-only.dev is really on a roll! Not only is he rocking a new article on @frontendmasters.com, but he's got another banger today on responsive pyramidal grids. 🔥
css-tricks.com/making-a-res...
12.02.2026 15:51
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CSS converting the oklch() function to an RGB color with color-mix() that takes a color variable and makes a calculation that returns white or black.
Here's a pretty clever, albeit super math-y, way to approximate the contrast-color() function while we're waiting for full support.
css-tricks.com/approximatin...
11.02.2026 15:07
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Smashing Meets — Friendly, inclusive, practical event for web designers and developers. — Meets Design Systems 2026 — February 11, 2026
Wednesday, February 11, 2026, 8–11am PDT / 5–8pm CET, we are hosting a new edition of our online community event Smashing Meets. In this Meets we're talking about Design Systems in 2026. We'll go into...
Almost at 1000 attendees for Meets Design Systems 2026! If you’re thinking, “Should I be attendee #999 or #1000?“, now is the time to register.
No rewards. Pure emotional satisfaction. :-D
Your ticket is free, it’s happening Tomorrow, Feb 11, 2026 (8–11 am PT). 💘
smashingconf.com/meets-design...
10.02.2026 15:45
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I have a new article up trying to make the perfect pie chart in CSS! There is probably a lot to improve, so a little feedback would be much appreciated
09.02.2026 22:18
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The progress() function is sorta like clamp() but returns 1 or 0. Combine it with calc() and you can get weird with it.
css-tricks.com/almanac/func...
10.02.2026 15:01
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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.
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!
06.02.2026 10:08
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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?
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.
css-tricks.com/css-bar-char...
05.02.2026 15:17
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Ooo, really nice! I hope you're saving a deep tutorial for us.
03.02.2026 16:00
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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
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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