Practical web development tips, snippets, and template tricks you can use today.
A guide to the four CSS-native techniques replacing JavaScript animation libraries: view transitions, scroll-driven animation, @starting-style, and @property.
A working map of :has(), cascade layers, @scope and @when/@else, and how they change the way you write CSS in 2026.
Explains how to use the CSS Motion Path API to move elements along complex vector paths without JavaScript. Covers responsive path scaling and controlling element rotation along the curve.
Clarifies the distinct performance roles of the loading and decoding attributes on HTML images. Explains when to defer network requests versus when to defer main-thread image decoding.
Explains how to use scroll-padding and scroll-margin to prevent anchor links from scrolling underneath fixed or sticky headers. Replaces old JavaScript offset calculations with native CSS.
Declarative Shadow DOM allows developers to attach a shadow root to a custom element using only HTML, bypassing the need for client-side JavaScript execution. This article explains how to use the shadowrootmode attribute on the <template> element to enable server-side rendering for web components. The key takeaway is how this approach eliminates layout shifts and flashes of unstyled content in component-heavy applications.
A guide to the CSS layout features that matter now: container queries, subgrid, masonry, anchor positioning, and logical properties.
Analyzes the performance penalty of using loading="lazy" on above-the-fold images. Demonstrates how to properly combine eager loading for hero images with lazy loading for off-screen content.
Not every image on a page deserves the same loading priority from the browser's default heuristics. Here's when to mark the hero image high, and when deprioritizing the rest helps LCP more.
attr(data-color color, #333) feeding straight into background-color sounds like it already ships, but as of early 2026 it's spec-only. Here's what attr() actually does today, and what's coming.