CSS Tricks

Is there a way to build demos that do not break when the services they rely on fail? How can we ensure educational demos stay available for as long as possible? Keeping Article Demos Alive When Third-Party APIs Die originally published on CSS-Tricks, which is part of the DigitalOcean family. You s... read more

I went on to figure out how make masonry work today with other browsers. I'm happy to report I've found a way — and, bonus! — that support can be provided with only 66 lines of JavaScript. Making a Masonry Layout That Works Today originally published on CSS-Tricks, which is part of the DigitalOcea... read more

Do we invent or discover CSS tricks? Lee Meyer discusses how creative limitations, recursive thinking, and unexpected combinations lead to his most interesting ideas. How to Discover a CSS Trick originally published on CSS-Tricks, which is part of the DigitalOcean family. You should get the newsle... read more

Brad Frost introduced the “Atomic Design” concept wayyyy back in 2013. He even wrote a book on it. And we all took notice, because that term has been part of our lexicon ever since. It’s a nice way … Atomic Design Certification Course originally published on CSS-Tricks, which is part of the Digita... read more

Chrome 139 is experimenting with Open UI’s proposed Interest Invoker API, which would be used to create tooltips, hover menus, hover cards, quick actions, and other types of UIs for showing more information with hover interactions. A First Look at the Interest Invoker API (for Hover-Triggered Popo... read more

Focus trapping is about managing focus within an element, such that focus always stays within it. The whole process sounds simple in theory, but it can quite difficult to build in practice, mostly because of the numerous parts to you got to manage. A Primer on Focus Trapping originally published o... read more

A versal letters is a typographic flourish found in illuminated manuscripts and traditional book design, where it adds visual interest and helps guide a reader’s eye to where they should begin. Getting Creative With Versal Letters originally published on CSS-Tricks, which is part of the DigitalOce... read more

Gathered notes on Liquid Glass, Apple’s new design language that was introduced at WWDC 2025. These links are a choice selection of posts and resources that I've found helpful for understanding the context of Liquid Glass, as well as techniques for recreating it in code. Getting Clarity on Apple’s... read more

State of Devs 2025 survey results are out! Sunkanmi Fafowora highlights a few key results about diversity, health, and salaries. What I Took From the State of Dev 2025 Survey originally published on CSS-Tricks, which is part of the DigitalOcean family. You should get the newsletter. ... read more

The many ways to juggle line length when working with text... including two proposed properties that could make it easier in the future. Setting Line Length in CSS (and Fitting Text to a Container) originally published on CSS-Tricks, which is part of the DigitalOcean family. You should get the ne... read more