CSS Tricks

Compiling CSS With Vite and Lightning CSS

Ryan Trimble |
Are partials the only thing keeping you writing CSS in Sass? With a little configuration, it's possible to compile partial CSS files without a Sass dependency. Ryan Trimble has the details. Compiling CSS With Vite and Lightning CSS originally published on CSS-Tricks, which is part of the DigitalOc... read more

Chrome 133 Goodies

Geoff Graham |
Did you see the release notes for Chrome 133? It's currently in beta, but the Chrome team has been publishing a slew of new articles with pretty incredible demos that are tough to ignore. I figured I'd round those up in one place. Chrome 133 Goodies originally published on CSS-Tricks, which is par... read more

Keeping the page interactive while a View Transition is running

Geoff Graham |
When using View Transitions you’ll notice the page becomes unresponsive to clicks while a View Transition is running. […] This happens because of the ::view-transition pseudo element – the one that contains all animated snapshots – gets overlayed on top … Keeping the page interactive while a Vi... read more

The Mistakes of CSS

Juan Diego Rodríguez |
All of the things that the CSS Working Group would change if they had a time-traveling Delorean to go back and do things over. The Mistakes of CSS originally published on CSS-Tricks, which is part of the DigitalOcean family. You should get the newsletter. ... read more

What on Earth is the `types` Descriptor in View Transitions?

Juan Diego Rodríguez |
The @view-transition at-rule has two descriptions. One is the commonly used navigation descriptor. The second is types, the lesser-known of the two, and one that probably envies how much attention navigation gets. But read on to learn why we need types and how it opens up new possibilities for cust... read more

Revisiting CSS Multi-Column Layout

Andy Clarke |
After 20 years since Andy Clarke first published his book about Multi-Column Layout in CSS, he's back to encourage a fresh look at CSS columns for enhanced readability and design flexibility. Revisiting CSS Multi-Column Layout originally published on CSS-Tricks, which is part of the DigitalOcean f... read more

Positioning Text Around Elements With CSS Offset

Preethi |
When it comes to positioning elements on a page, including text, there are many ways to go about it in CSS — the literal position property with corresponding inset-* properties, translate, margin, anchor() (limited browser support at the moment), and so forth. The offset property is another one tha... read more

Some Things You Might Not Know About Custom Counter Styles

Geoff Graham |
I was reading through Juan’s recent Almanac entry for the @counter-style at-rule and I’ll be darned if he didn’t uncover and unpack some extremely interesting things that we can do to style lists, notably the list marker. You’re probably already … Some Things You Might Not Know About Custom Counte... read more

Creating a “Starred” Feed

Geoff Graham |
Chris wrote about “Likes” pages a long while back. The idea is rather simple: “Like” an item in your RSS reader and display it in a feed of other liked items. The little example Chris made is still really good.… Creating a “Starred” Feed originally published on CSS-Tricks, which is part of the Dig... read more

Fancy Menu Navigation Using Anchor Positioning

Temani Afif |
Anchor positioning can be great for little interactive effects — as Temani Afif shows off with this clever idea for a menu hover. Fancy Menu Navigation Using Anchor Positioning originally published on CSS-Tricks, which is part of the DigitalOcean family. You should get the newsletter. ... read more