Zell discusses refactoring the Resize, Mutation, and Intersection Observer APIs for easier usage, demonstrating how to implement callback and event listener patterns, while highlighting available options and methods.
A Better API for the Intersection and Mutation Observers originally published on CSS-Tricks, which is part of the DigitalOcean family. You should get the newsletter.
An introduction to "Color spaces", "Color models", "Color gamuts," and basically all of the "Color somethings" in CSS.
Color Everything in CSS originally published on CSS-Tricks, which is part of the DigitalOcean family. You should get the newsletter.
CSS has a number of functions that can be used to set, translate, and manipulate colors. Learn what they are and how they are used with a bunch of examples to get you started.
CSS Color Functions originally published on CSS-Tricks, which is part of the DigitalOcean family. You should get the newsletter.
How do you stay informed of new CSS features when the language evolves quickly and information is spread all around the web? Sacha Greif has some tips from his work running an annual survey focused on new CSS features.
How to Keep Up With New CSS Features originally published on CSS-Tricks, which is part of the DigitalOcean family. You should get the newsletter.
ResizeObserver, MutationObserver, and IntersectionObserver enhance performance over their predecessors. Zell discusses their API similarities, usage steps, refactoring strategies, and advantages with practical examples.
A Better API for the Resize Observer originally published on CSS-Tricks, which is part of the DigitalOcean family. You should get the newsletter.
We put it to the test and it turns out Sass can replace JavaScript, at least when it comes to low-level logic and puzzle behavior. With nothing but maps, mixins, functions, and a whole lot of math, we managed to bring our Tangram puzzle to life, no JavaScript required.
Breaking Boundaries: Building a Tangram Puzzle With (S)CSS originally published on CSS-Tricks, which is part of the DigitalOcean family. You should get the newsletter.
The HTML popover attribute transforms elements into top-layer elements that can be opened and closed with a button or JavaScript. Popovers can be dismissed a number of ways, but there is no option to auto-close them. Preethi has a technique you can use.
Creating an Auto-Closing Notification With an HTML Popover originally published on CSS-Tricks, which is part of the DigitalOcean family. You should get the newsletter.
This is the third article in a series about the CSS shape() function. We've covered drawing lines and arcs in previous articles and, this time, we look specifically at the curve command and how to use it for drawing complex shapes.
Better CSS Shapes Using shape() — Part 3: Curves originally published on CSS-Tricks, which is part of the DigitalOcean family. You should get the newsletter.
The contrast-color() function doesn’t check color contrast, but rather it outright resolves to either black or white (whichever one contrasts the most with your chosen color). Safari Technology Preview recently implemented it and we explore its possible uses in this article.
Exploring the CSS contrast-color() Function… a Second Time originally published on CSS-Tricks, which is part of the DigitalOcean family. You should get the newsletter.
The State of CSS 2025 Survey dropped a few days ago, and besides anticipating the results, it's exciting to see a lot of the new things shipped to CSS reflected in the questions.
The State of CSS 2025 Survey is out! originally published on CSS-Tricks, which is part of the DigitalOcean family. You should get the newsletter.
So, how can you take dialogue box design beyond the generic look of frameworks and templates? How can you style them to reflect a brand’s visual identity and help to tell its stories? Here’s how I do it in CSS using ::backdrop, backdrop-filter, and animations.
Getting Creative With HTML Dialog originally published on CSS-Tricks, which is part of the DigitalOcean family. You should get the newsletter.
This is the second part of a series that dives deep into the CSS shape() command, continuing with a more detailed look at the arc command.
Better CSS Shapes Using shape() — Part 2: More on Arcs originally published on CSS-Tricks, which is part of the DigitalOcean family. You should get the newsletter.
The reading-flow and reading-order proposed CSS properties are designed to specify the source order of HTML elements in the DOM tree, or in simpler terms, how accessibility tools deduce the order of elements. You’d use them to make the focus order of focusable elements match the visual order, as outlined in the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.2).
What We Know (So Far) About CSS Reading Order originally published on CSS-Tricks, which is part of the DigitalOcean family. You should get the newsletter.
This is the first part of a series that dives deep into the shape function, starting with shapes that use lines and arcs.
Better CSS Shapes Using shape() — Part 1: Lines and Arcs originally published on CSS-Tricks, which is part of the DigitalOcean family. You should get the newsletter.