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The legendary front-end resource, founded by Chris Coyier in 2007 and now run by DigitalOcean. With over 6,500 articles in its archive, CSS-Tricks remains the place developers turn to when they need to figure out how modern CSS actually works. The writing is consistently practical — real problems, real solutions, minimal fluff.

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Popover API or Dialog API: Which to Choose?

March 2, 2026

Choosing between Popover API and Dialog API is difficult because they seem to do the same job, but they don’t! After a bit lots of research, I discovered that the Popover API and Dialog API are wildly different in terms of accessibility. So, if you’re trying to decide whether to use Popover API or Dialog’s API, I recommend you: Use Popover API for most popovers. Use Dialog’s API only for modal dialogs. Popovers vs. Dialogs The relationship between Popovers and Dialogs are conf...

What’s !important #6: :heading, border-shape, Truncating Text From the Middle, and More

February 27, 2026

Despite what’s been a sleepy couple of weeks for new Web Platform Features, we have an issue of What’s !important that’s prrrretty jam-packed. The web community had a lot to say, it seems, so fasten your seatbelts! @keyframes animations can be strings Peter Kröner shared an interesting fact about @keyframes animations — that they can be strings: @keyframes "@animation" { /* ... */ } #animate-this { animation: "@animation"; } Yo dawg, time for a #CSS fun fact: keyframe names ca...

Yet Another Way to Center an (Absolute) Element

February 27, 2026

TL;DR: We can center absolute-positioned elements in three lines of CSS. And it works on all browsers! .element { position: absolute; place-self: center; inset: 0; } Why? Well, that needs a longer answer. In recent years, CSS has brought a lot of new features that don’t necessarily allow us to do new stuff, but certainly make them easier and simpler. For example, we don’t have to hardcode indexes anymore: <ul style="--t: 8"> <li style="--i: 1"></li>...

An Exploit … in CSS?!

February 25, 2026

Ok, take a deep breath. We’ll have some fun understanding this vulnerability once you make sure your browser isn’t affected, using the table below. Chromium-based browserAm I safe?Google ChromeEnsure you’re running version 145.0.7632.75 or later. Go to Settings > About Chrome and check for updates.Microsoft EdgeEnsure you’re running on version 145.0.3800.58 or later. Click on the three dots (…) on the very right-hand side of the window. Click on Help and Feedback > About Micro...

A Complete Guide to Bookmarklets

February 25, 2026

You’re surely no stranger to bookmarks. The ability to favorite, save, or “bookmark” web pages has been a staple browser feature for decades. Browsers don’t just let you bookmark web pages, though. You can also bookmark JavaScript, allowing you to do so much more than merely save pages. A JavaScript script saved as a bookmark is called a “bookmarklet,” although some people also use the term “favelet” or “favlet.” Bookmarklets have been around since the late 90s. The site tha...

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