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Time to Talk Day isn’t about having the right words.
It’s about making space for them.
Care often shows up in the small moments.
If you can, check in with someone today. And if you need it, it’s okay to take up space too.
#TimeToTalkDay
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We’ve just passed 1,000,000 support tickets.
A million questions and problems later, we’re still sitting at 95.4% CSAT and 4.9★ on Trustpilot.
Thanks to everyone who’s helped us get better along the way 💚
Curious about Krystal?
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“If you were to build your own database today, not knowing that databases exist already, how would you do it?”
Nanda Syahrasyad shows you how.
Want to push the look of your website a little further? Experiment with what’s out there?
Everywhere Tools has a collection of open-source tools to turn your site into works of art.
What do screen readers actually say when they’re reading out your site? Don’t leave these users hungry, as @gerireid.com points out.
You’re great at writing code.
But what about that important email?
It's okay – @mtlynch.io is here to help.
Do you really need to add a llms.txt to your site?
And what is it anyway?
Backlinko explains what it is, how to use it, and whether or not it’s actually worth your time.
Inlining your critical CSS might make your site load faster, but how difficult is it to implement and what are the downsides?
Matt Zeunert at DebugBear digs into the details.
Want to add just a bit of shine to your text? The Metallic Text Effect Generator will create the CSS to turn everything into the metal of your choice.
Accessibility shouldn’t be a last-minute checkbox exercise.
It should be an integral part of your marketing strategy, and @a11y-collective.com explains how you can start doing this today.
“This is the sort of work I did when I was just starting out with web dev - marketing sites. It’s been 14 years since I worked a gig like this, and I was so struck by how much easier everything is now.”
Rach Smith is delighted with how we can build websites now.
In 1983, the concept of DNS was invented. Follow the history of the domain name through the past 43 years.
Have you noticed how AI is changing the way you search for things? Have you thought about how AI is changing how people find your website?
The Nielsen Norman Group studied how people are researching online in the era of AI search and chatbots.
Building an interface and struggling to find the right look for your icons?
Obra Icons might be the answer – 1047 icons under an MIT licence, available as SVGs, PNGs, and React/Svelte imports.
Enjoy this deep dive into the history of Core Web Vitals from Addy Osmani, and how they've helped users and businesses.
Many thanks to @krystal.io for their support of #SotB26
They join a huge bunch of others
2026.stateofthebrowser.com/supporters/#...
You need to make a PDF. But you want to make sure it’s as accessible as possible, without necessarily spending any money.
Steve Frenzel is here with an excellent guide, courtesy of @piccalil.li.
A field with saplings growing. The text reads "We turned Black Friday into Green Friday" and "krystal.io"
We've planted nearly 300 trees thanks to everyone who took part in our Black Friday sale.
You saved on hosting, and together we made the internet (and the planet) a little greener.
Thank you!
The default page direction for CSS is left-to-right. So what do you do when you need to produce pages that go right-to-left? @ishadeed.com is here to help with his incredibly detailed RTL Styling 101.
“The paradox is that we build with pride, obsessing over design and architecture, as if our product will outlast us. But deep down, we know the truth: software is ephemeral.”
– Brajeshwar Oinam on how to design when nothing lasts forever.
It’s a brand new year, and you’ve decided that you – yes, you – are going to make a website.
But what on earth are you going to put on it?
Wonder no more, because, for 2026, we have 26 things you can do with a website.
Want to make sure you’re hitting all the right points in your design? Checklist Design gives you detailed checklists to make it even easier.
"...content creators have a huge opportunity – and responsibility – to make the web accessible to all users."
Learn the basics of accessible writing for the web with @a11y-collective.com’s detailed article.
Why not start the new year by making your entire site look like it’s from the future?
What's going to catch the eyes of people this year?
Creative Boom asked designers what typefaces were going to be popular, and there are plenty of beauties to choose from.
"How does it make you feel using the site in Drunk-Mode? Does it frustrate you? Do your eyes hurt due to the garish colour scheme? Do you keep missing the thing that you try and click on?"
It's New Year's Eve, and it's time for some drunk CSS. Thanks, @edent.tel!
What new CSS and UI features were added to the Chrome browser this year?
Check out all the neat additions in this wrap-up from the Chrome dev team.
Make your next project look rather dignified with Jacob Filipp's Victorian-style line elements.
In the past 35 years, web browsers have seen a lot.
Every search, every login, every late-night rabbit hole you fall into goes through them. They know who you are and what you do, even in incognito mode.
And in 2026, they'll see even more.
So how can you protect yourself? We have a few options.
