Let’s play with images and experiment with CSS masks. The idea is fairly simple: take a single `` tag and harness the power of CSS to accomplish complex hover transitions. Through different demos, you will see how CSS masks combined with gradients allow us to create fancy effects — with efficient, reusable code.

Learn how to use CSS object-fit to determine how images fit within a given space, and how to position those images with object-position.

With the news that CSS Container Queries have shipped in nearly all stable, modern browsers, it’s time to revisit responsive images and ask how they fit in a container query world. Are we on the right path?

In this article, we will go through how `object-fit` and `background-size` work, when we can use them, and why, along with some practical use cases and recommendations. Let’s dive in.

The CSS image-set() function has been supported in Chromium-based browsers since 2012 and in Safari since version 6. Support recently landed in Firefox

Up until 2020, blend modes were a feature I hadn't used much because I rarely ever had any idea what result they could produce without giving them a try

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Creating fluid images when they stand alone in a layout is easy enough nowadays. However, with more sophisticated interfaces we often have to place images

Thanks to some recent changes in browsers, it’s now well worth setting `width` and `height` attributes on your images to prevent layout shifts and improve the experience of your site visitors.

This article shows you how to overlap images with CSS Grid and provides a fallback for IE and browsers that do not support CSS Grid.

Say you have an image you're using in an that is 800x600 pixels. Will it actually display as 800px wide on your site? It's very likely that it will not.

Fit caption to the width of any image · GitHub

Paraphrased question from email: I just read your article Responsive Images: If you’re just changing resolutions, use srcset. In the age of "responsive

Coming to a browser near you in 2014.

Bennett Feely has been doing a good job of showing people the glory of CSS blend modes. There are lots of designerly effects that we're used to seeing in static designs (thanks to Photoshop) that we don't see on the web much, with dynamic content. But that will change as CSS blend modes get more support. I'd like to

Remember the bloody wars between web designers and front-end developers about blend modes? Those times are over — thanks to the power of CSS!

Learn how to use the mix-blend-mode and background-blend-mode properties to create interesting compositions with images and colors in CSS.

One big reason to use image preloading is if you want to use an image for the background-image of an element on a mouseOver or :hover event. If you only ap

Images need to be treated differently dependent on whether they are part of the design or part of the content. Let's discuss backgrounds and images.

object-fit and object-position are my two favourite CSS properties lately. They give developers control over the content inside an img or a video similar t

CSS blend modes are an easy way to add image effects right in the browser. Follow this simple guide to start using them today!

The term "responsive images" has come to mean "responsive images in HTML", in other words, the srcset and sizes attribute for and the element. But how do t

This tutorial will introduce you to various filters available in CSS and teach you how to use them t...

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The following is a guest post by Emil Björklund. Filter effects in CSS have been around for a while,...

Some inspiration for effects on image grids. The ideas include animations on the opening grid item, ...

The background property in CSS can accept comma separated values. "Multiple" backgrounds, if you wil...