Going beyond pixels and (r)ems in CSS - Relative length units based on the viewport - iO tech_hub
In this second part of the series, let’s talk about units based on the viewport also known as "the viewport-percentage length units". A lot of developers know these, but they can create some unexpected behavior, especially in combination with scrollbars and mobile behavior. Based on some articles and videos I picked up on the web from time to time, I'd like to explain some of the common pitfalls when using viewport units.
The Complex But Awesome CSS border-image Property — Smashing Magazine
The CSS `border-image` property is one of those properties you undoubtedly know exists but may not have ever reached for. In this article, Temani Afif demonstrates different approaches for using `border-image` to create clever decorative accents and shapes.
I wrote A Modern CSS Reset almost 4 years ago and, yeh, it’s not aged overly well. I spotted it being linked up again a few days ago and thought it’s probably a good idea to publish an updated version. I know I also have a terrible record with open source maintenance, so I thought […]
Do you know about overflow: clip? | Kilian Valkhof
You probably know overflow: hidden, overflow: scroll and overflow: auto, but do you know overflow: clip? It's a relatively new value for the overflow property, and with Safari 16 being released later this year all evergreen browsers will support it. So what does it do? Before diving into clip, lets quickly go over what overflow […]
Lesser-Known And Underused CSS Features In 2022 — Smashing Magazine
CSS is constantly evolving, and some cool and useful properties either go completely unnoticed or are not talked about as much as others for some reason or another. In this article, we’ll cover a fraction of those CSS properties and selectors.
This page lists Firefox's experimental and partially implemented features, including those for proposed or cutting-edge web platform standards, along with information on the builds in which they are present, whether or not they are activated "by default", and which preference can be used to activate or deactivate them. This allows you to test the features before they are released.
There are a number of methods that you can use to lay out your web pages and applications. MDN contains a number of in-depth guides to the different methods, and this page provides an overview of them all.
One of the ways you can classify a programming language is by how strongly or weakly typed it is. Here, “typed” means if variables are known at compile
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Digging Into The Display Property: Box Generation — Smashing Magazine
Continuing a series on the display property in CSS, this time Rachel Andrew takes a look at the values which control box generation, for those times when you don’t want to generate a box at all.