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Direct link to the article Quiet UI Came and Went, Quiet as a Mouse

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# Quiet UI Came and Went, Quiet as a Mouse

The extremely new framework that caught lots of attention will continue as a personal project.

Ryan Trimble on Nov 14, 2025

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**Article** on Oct 22, 2025### An Introduction to JavaScript Expressions

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**Article** on Oct 15, 2025### Masonry: Watching a CSS Feature Evolve

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**Article** on Nov 3, 2025### The “Most Hated” CSS Feature: cos() and sin()

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**Article** on Oct 6, 2025### Getting Creative With shape-outside

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**Article** on Sep 30, 2025### CSS Typed Arithmetic

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**Article** on Oct 1, 2025### Same Idea, Different Paint Brush

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**Article** on Sep 2, 2025### Should the CSS light-dark() Function Support More Than Light and Dark Values?

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**Article** on Oct 10, 2025### We Completely Missed width/height: stretch

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## Latest Articles

Direct link to the article The Range Syntax Has Come to Container Style Queries and if()

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## The Range Syntax Has Come to Container Style Queries and if()

Being able to use the range syntax with container style queries — which we can do starting with Chrome 142 — means that we can compare literal numeric values as well as numeric values tokenized by custom properties or the `attr()` function.

Daniel Schwarz on Nov 13, 2025

Direct link to the article Headings: Semantics, Fluidity, and Styling — Oh My!

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## Headings: Semantics, Fluidity, and Styling — Oh My!

A few links about headings that I’ve had stored under my top hat.

Geoff Graham on Nov 10, 2025

Direct link to the article Explaining the Accessible Benefits of Using Semantic HTML Elements

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## Explaining the Accessible Benefits of Using Semantic HTML Elements

Why should you use a semantic `<button>` instead of a generic `<div>`? Accessibility, right? By *how* exactly does it help accessibility?

Geoff Graham on Nov 6, 2025

Direct link to the article The “Most Hated” CSS Feature: tan()

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## The “Most Hated” CSS Feature: tan()

Last time, we discussed that, sadly, according to the State of CSS 2025 survey, trigonometric functions are deemed the “Most Hated” \[…\]

Juan Diego Rodríguez on Nov 3, 2025

Direct link to the article Getting Creative With Small Screens

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## Getting Creative With Small Screens

On mobile, people can lose their sense of context and can’t easily tell where a section begins or ends. Good small-screen design can help orient them using a variety of techniques.

Andy Clarke on Oct 29, 2025

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## Quick Hits

CSS Masonry shaping up now that the CSSWG has landed on `display: grid-lanes` to trigger the layout switch.

`# November 13, 2025`

Bramus shares that Chrome Canary no longer forces CSS animations using `width` and `height` properties to run on the main thread.

`# November 13, 2025`

Alignment might be one of the more confusing (or misunderstood) parts of CSS. I love having a thorough explanation from someone like Temani Afif who has it mastered.

`# September 29, 2025`

A working draft for CSS Environment Variables is posted. Same concept as `var()`, but `env()` is a “global” variable at the document level for values the user agent is privy to.

`# September 25, 2025`

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## Fresh From the Almanac

Properties, selectors, rules, and functions!

**Almanac** on Nov 11, 2025### ::picker-icon
`::picker-icon { content: "✓"; }`

Sunkanmi Fafowora

**Almanac** on Nov 7, 2025### paint()
`.element { background-image: paint(polka-dots); }`

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**Almanac** on Nov 7, 2025### tan()
`.element { transform: translateY(calc(tan(15deg * var(--i)) * 5dvh)); }`

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Juan Diego Rodríguez

**Almanac** on Nov 7, 2025### sin()
`.element { transform: translateY(calc(sin(20deg * var(--i)) * 100px)); }`

Juan Diego Rodríguez

**Almanac** on Nov 7, 2025### cos()
`.element { transform: translateY(calc(cos(20deg * var(--i)) * 100px)); }`

Juan Diego Rodríguez

**Almanac** on Oct 2, 2025### cross-fade()
`.element { background-image: cross-fade(url(a), url(b)); }`

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Gabriel Shoyombo

**Almanac** on Sep 4, 2025### image-set()
`.element { background-image: image-set(url("image.png") 1x, url("image-large.png") 2x); }`

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Gabriel Shoyombo

**Almanac** on Aug 12, 2025### color-mix()
`.element { color: color-mix(in oklab, red 20%, bisque 80%); }`

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Sunkanmi Fafowora

**Almanac** on Aug 5, 2025### fit-content()
`.element { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr fit-content(200px); }`

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Gabriel Shoyombo

**Almanac** on Jul 2, 2025### scroll()
`.element { animation-timeline: scroll(); }`

Saleh Mubashar

**Almanac** on Jul 2, 2025### view()
`.element { animation-timeline: view(); }`

Saleh Mubashar

**Almanac** on Jul 15, 2025### shape()
`.triangle { clip-path: shape(from 50% 0%, line by 50% 100%, hline to 0%, line to 50% 0%, close); }`

John Rhea

## Latest CSS Guides

Dive deep into CSS features and concepts

**Article** on Jun 26, 2025### CSS Color Functions

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**Article** on May 30, 2025### Styling Counters in CSS

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**Article** on Oct 7, 2024### CSS Anchor Positioning Guide

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**Article** on May 2, 2025### CSS Selectors

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**Article** on Aug 27, 2024### CSS Length Units

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**Article** on Sep 26, 2024### CSS Container Queries

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**Article** on Dec 19, 2024### CSS Media Queries Guide

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**Article** on Oct 17, 2024### Cascade Layers Guide

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**Article** on Aug 21, 2025### CSS Functions Guide

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**Article** on Aug 12, 2024### CSS Gradients Guide

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**Article** on Oct 17, 2024### CSS Custom Properties Guide

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## Classic Tricks

Timeless CSS gems

**Article** on Oct 6, 2021### Scroll Animation

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**Article** on Oct 6, 2021### Yellow Flash

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**Article** on Oct 6, 2021### Self-Drawing Shapes

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**Article** on Nov 3, 2025### Scroll Shadows

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**Article** on May 20, 2020### Editable Style Blocks

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**Article** on Oct 6, 2021### Scroll Indicator

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**Article** on Mar 15, 2020### Border Triangles

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**Article** on Oct 3, 2021### Pin Scrolling to Bottom

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**Article** on Jul 5, 2021### Infinite Scrolling Background Image

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