CSS has an aspect-ratio property, which has had full support since around 2021. It can be a very satisfying property to use, because it can help match how your brain 🧠 works or what the desired design outcome does better than forcing dimensions does. “I need a square here” or “I need to match the […]

Recently I was faced with the following problem: I had to build a layout that consists of several rows. In each row are two images with a fixed aspect ratio. The two images should have the same height and fill the entire row. The images' aspect...

Today, I want to show you can use a few lines of CSS to make your embedded iframes fully responsive. Let’s dig in! The challenge with iframes and responsive layouts Unlike images and the native HTML5 video element, iframes do not scale responsively by default. /** * This does NOT work */ iframe { max-width: 100%; height: auto; } Years back, Dave Rupert put together a great video showing the challenge with responsive iframe videos.

This week we’ll take a look at the new aspect-ratio declaration and its use. Una Kravets wrote the introductory article, but there are some additional technical points to be made. I also wrote a little fallback that you might use...

A classic problem in CSS is maintaining the aspect ratio of images across related components, such as cards. The newly supported `aspect-ratio` property in combination with `object-fit` provides a remedy to this headache of the past! Let’s learn to use these properties, in addition to creating a responsive gradient image effect for extra flair.

Maintaining aspect ratio within images and elements is now easier to achieve with the new aspect-ratio CSS property.

Oh hey! A brand new property that affects how a box is sized! That's a big deal. There are lots of ways already to make an aspect-ratio sized box (and I'd