More Details on `details`

September 15, 2022

A lot of chatter around the ol’ <details> and <summary> elements lately! I saw Lea Verou recently tweet an observation about the element’s display behavior and that sorta splintered into more observations and usage notes from folks, including a revived … More Details on `details` originally published on CSS-Tricks, which is part of the DigitalOcean family. You should get the newsletter. ...

comment

When is it OK to Disable Text Selection?

September 14, 2022

Using CSS, it’s possible to prevent users from selecting text within an element using user-select: none. Now, it’s understandable why doing so might be considered “controversial”. I mean, should we be disabling standard user behaviors? Generally speaking, no, we … When is it OK to Disable Text Selection? originally published on CSS-Tricks, which is part of the DigitalOcean family. You should get the newsletter. ...

comment

Building Interactive Figma Widgets

September 12, 2022

Figma has always encouraged collaboration between developers and designers. It strives on an endless treasury of community-made plugins. Need 3D elements? There’s a plugin for that. Need abstract SVGs? There’s a plugin for that, too. That said, the design part of Figma has … Building Interactive Figma Widgets originally published on CSS-Tricks, which is part of the DigitalOcean family. You should get the newsletter. ...

comment

Using Grid Named Areas to Visualize (and Reference) Your Layout

August 26, 2022

Whenever we build simple or complex layouts using CSS Grid, we’re usually positioning items with line numbers. Grid layouts contain grid lines that are automatically indexed with positive and negative line numbers (that is unless we explicitly name them). … Using Grid Named Areas to Visualize (and Reference) Your Layout originally published on CSS-Tricks, which is part of the DigitalOcean family. You should get the newsletter. ...

comment

Designing for Long-Form Articles

August 10, 2022

Designing a beautiful “article” is wrought with tons of considerations. Unlike, say, a homepage, a long-form article is less about designing an interface than it is designing text in a way that creates a relaxed and comfortable reading experience. That’s … Designing for Long-Form Articles originally published on CSS-Tricks, which is part of the DigitalOcean family. You should get the newsletter. ...

comment

Committing CSS Crimes

August 9, 2022

The time for CSS-Tricks is over. Now is the time for CSS Crimes! In this current landscape of content service providers, users are often limited to expressing themselves in text, links, and images. Sanitization rules tend to strip out HTML, … Committing CSS Crimes originally published on CSS-Tricks, which is part of the DigitalOcean family. You should get the newsletter. ...

comment

Cool Hover Effects That Use Background Properties

April 27, 2022

A while ago, Geoff wrote an article about a cool hover effect. The effect relies on a combination of CSS pseudo-elements, transforms, and transitions. A lot of comments have shown that the same effect can be done using background … Cool Hover Effects That Use Background Properties originally published on CSS-Tricks. You should get the newsletter. ...

comment

Adding Tailwind CSS to New and Existing WordPress Themes

April 20, 2022

In the 15 or so years since I started making WordPress websites, nothing has had more of an impact on my productivity — and my ability to enjoy front-end development — than adding Tailwind CSS to my workflow (and it … Adding Tailwind CSS to New and Existing WordPress Themes originally published on CSS-Tricks, which is part of the DigitalOcean family. You should get the newsletter. ...

comment

Write HTML, the HTML Way (Not the XHTML Way)

March 21, 2022

You may not use XHTML (anymore), but when you write HTML, you may be more influenced by XHTML than you think. You are very likely writing HTML, the XHTML way. What is the XHTML way of writing HTML, and what … Write HTML, the HTML Way (Not the XHTML Way) originally published on CSS-Tricks, which is part of the DigitalOcean family. You should get the newsletter. ...

comment

7 Fresh Links on Performance For March 2022

March 2, 2022

I have a handful of good links to articles about performance that are burning a hole in my bookmarks folder, and wanna drop them here to share. The new WebPageTest website design From fonts to SVG: an icon migration strategy … 7 Fresh Links on Performance For March 2022 originally published on CSS-Tricks, which is part of the DigitalOcean family. You should get the newsletter. ...

comment