I know you’re busy, so for What’s !important #14, I’ll be sprinting through what’s been a stacked couple of weeks despite few browser updates. From CSS Quake to CSS Gap Decorations, this isn’t one to miss!
What’s !important #14: Gap Decorations, random(), <select> field sizing, and More originally handwritten and published with love on CSS-Tricks. You should really get the newsletter as well.
CSS has always had pseudo-classes that style things based on user interactions. Recent features, however, are blurring the line between what CSS "listens" for and how they are alternatives to what Javascript typically listens for.
The Shifting Line Between CSS States and JavaScript Events originally handwritten and published with love on CSS-Tricks. You should really get the newsletter as well.
The translateZ() function moves an element closer to or farther from the user.
translateZ() originally handwritten and published with love on CSS-Tricks. You should really get the newsletter as well.
The translateY() function shifts an element vertically by the specified amount.
translateY() originally handwritten and published with love on CSS-Tricks. You should really get the newsletter as well.
The translateX() function shifts an element horizontally by the specified amount.
translateX() originally handwritten and published with love on CSS-Tricks. You should really get the newsletter as well.
The CSS translate() function shifts an element from its default position on a 2-dimensional plane
translate() originally handwritten and published with love on CSS-Tricks. You should really get the newsletter as well.
Sometimes designers have silly ideas that eventually grow on you. That happened to me with this concept where I had to build columns of items moving in opposite directions when a user scrolls the page.
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Using Scroll-Driven Animations for Opposing Scroll Directions originally handwritten and published with love on CSS-Tricks. You should really get the newsletter as well.
Let's poke at the differences between scroll-driven and scroll-triggered animations.
A First Look at Scroll-Triggered Animations originally handwritten and published with love on CSS-Tricks. You should really get the newsletter as well.
There's a brand new ariaNotify() method — defined by the WAI-ARIA 1.3 Specification — that provides a means of programmatically triggering narration in a screen reader.
The Siren Song of ariaNotify() originally handwritten and published with love on CSS-Tricks. You should really get the newsletter as well.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.