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06/16/2026   CSS Tricks

Props for That creates live props based things CSS can't normally see in the browser. Things like cursor position, progress values, certain form states, current time, scroll velocity.


Prop For That originally handwritten and published with love on CSS-Tricks. You should really get the newsletter as well.

06/16/2026   Smashing Magazine
In a world where AI is informing more design choices, it’s easy to mistake predictions for certainties. This article introduces Probabilistic Design, a mindset that allows UX and product teams to accept uncertainty, decipher AI outputs with nuance, and make smart, adaptive decisions.
06/15/2026   CSS Tricks

CSS functions, the alpha() function, Grid Lanes, some things about Dialog that you might not know, CSS Wordle, and more — this is What’s !important right now.


What’s !important #13: @function, alpha(), CSS Wordle, and More originally handwritten and published with love on CSS-Tricks. You should really get the newsletter as well.

06/12/2026   CSS Tricks

Why isn't my 3D view transition working?! Sunkanmi tackles this frustration and offers an elegant fix for it.


Why Isn’t My 3D View Transition Working? originally handwritten and published with love on CSS-Tricks. You should really get the newsletter as well.

06/12/2026   CSS Tricks

One of those nuances to keep in your back pocket when writing for screen readers.


There’s no need to include ‘navigation’ in your navigation labels originally handwritten and published with love on CSS-Tricks. You should really get the newsletter as well.

06/12/2026   Smashing Magazine
We have officially moved past the era of humanoid robots as mere public relations stunts. As they become increasingly lifelike, society may soon face profound social, psychological, and ethical challenges. What happens when the boundary between humans and machines becomes almost impossible to distinguish?
06/10/2026   CSS Tricks

There are many ways to create memorable experiences. Sometimes it's as simple as a form that completes smoothly. But here I'm interested in sharing techniques I reach for when I want a site to feel alive and be remembered.


Creating Memorable Web Experiences: A Modern CSS Toolkit originally handwritten and published with love on CSS-Tricks. You should really get the newsletter as well.

06/10/2026   Smashing Magazine
Findings from an exploratory user research study highlighting the unique insights and practical UX recommendations shared by participants with cognitive disabilities.
06/08/2026   CSS Tricks

I've said one and mean another, and I've used one when I needed another. Comparing scroll-driven animations, scroll-triggered animations, container query scroll states, and view transitions for my future self.


Scroll-Driven, Scroll-Triggered, Scroll States, and View Transitions originally handwritten and published with love on CSS-Tricks. You should really get the newsletter as well.

06/04/2026   CSS Tricks

We dive again into CSS Pie Charts! This time, Author Antoine Villepreux delivers semantic and flexible charts without a single line of JS.


Another Stab at the Perfect CSS Pie Chart… Sans JavaScript! originally handwritten and published with love on CSS-Tricks. You should really get the newsletter as well.

06/03/2026   CSS Tricks

The offset-path property in CSS defines a movement path for an element to follow during animation.

This property began life as motion-path. This, and all other related motion-* properties, are being renamed offset-* in the spec. We’re changing …


offset-path originally handwritten and published with love on CSS-Tricks. You should really get the newsletter as well.

06/03/2026   CSS Tricks

The CSS @custom-media at-rule allows creating aliases for media queries.


@custom-media originally handwritten and published with love on CSS-Tricks. You should really get the newsletter as well.

06/03/2026   CSS Tricks

The @function at-rule defines CSS custom functions. These custom functions are reusable blocks of CSS that can accept arguments, contain complex logic, and return values based on that logic.


@function originally handwritten and published with love on CSS-Tricks. You should really get the newsletter as well.

06/03/2026   Smashing Magazine
Practical guide on how to reduce drifts, minimize mistakes, maintain context, and improve the quality of AI-generated prototypes. Brought to you by Design Patterns For AI Interfaces, **friendly video course on UX** and design patterns by Vitaly.
06/02/2026   CSS Tricks

The CSS ::search-text pseudo-element selects the matching text from your browser's "find in page" feature.


::search-text originally handwritten and published with love on CSS-Tricks. You should really get the newsletter as well.

06/01/2026   CSS Tricks

In the previous article, I spoke about the why and how to use a Markdown component in Astro.

Here, we’re going to expand on that and help you use Markdown everywhere — regardless of the framework you use. So, …


Astro Markdown Component Utility for Any Framework originally handwritten and published with love on CSS-Tricks. You should really get the newsletter as well.

05/31/2026   Smashing Magazine
Let’s kick off June — and the beginning of summer — with some fresh inspiration! Artists and designers from across the globe once again tickled their creativity to welcome the new month with a new collection of desktop wallpapers. Enjoy!
05/29/2026   CSS Tricks

The old (testing in Safari when you don’t have Safari), the new (::checkmark), the in-between (anchor positioning but with HTML), and more.


What’s !important #12: Safari Testing, ::checkmark, HTML Anchor Positioning, and More originally handwritten and published with love on CSS-Tricks. You should really get the newsletter as well.

05/28/2026   Smashing Magazine
Seventy percent of websites still fail basic WCAG contrast checks in 2025. After years of design system tooling, accessibility linters, and JavaScript libraries, nothing moved the needle. We didn’t need better libraries. We needed better CSS. `contrast-color()` is that better CSS.
05/27/2026   CSS Tricks

Until we get something like ::nth-letter, there are still some really cool text effects we can make from existing CSS features, like letter-spacing, ::first-word and ::first-line.


Revealing Text With CSS letter-spacing originally handwritten and published with love on CSS-Tricks. You should really get the newsletter as well.

05/26/2026   CSS Tricks

This isn’t totally about AI. It’s about technical writing in the age of AI. I have some thoughts on this and I hope it’s helpful to you humans reading.


Technical Writing in the AI Age originally handwritten and published with love on CSS-Tricks. You should really get the newsletter as well.

05/25/2026   Smashing Magazine
There’s a moment in almost every usability session where a participant pauses at the login screen, types something, and glances up: checking whether they’re “doing it right.” That pause is a clear sign. They’ve already clocked that this isn’t a real app, and every data point collected after that moment is filtered through that awareness.
05/22/2026   Smashing Magazine
What people say, feel, think, and do are often very different things. To understand the underlying reasons for user behavior, it helps to look beyond the surface and explore hidden motivations, root causes, and the different layers of reality that shape how people act. Brought to you by Measuring UX Impact, **friendly video course on UX** and design patterns by Vitaly.
05/21/2026   Smashing Magazine
Meet `sibling-index()` and `sibling-count()`. Staggered cascade effect in one line of CSS without `:nth-child()` rules or JS workarounds. Works for 5 items or 5,000.