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Notes on Josh Comeau’s Custom CSS Reset css-tricks.com/notes-on-josh…

Notes on Josh Comeau's Custom CSS Reset | CSS-Tricks

We recently talked with Elad Shechter on his new CSS reset, and shortly after that Josh Comeau blogged his.

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How to Make a Component That Supports Multiple Frameworks in a Monorepo css-tricks.com/make-a-compon…
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Every ruleset you write likely changes the defaults of something. The lines are relatively fuzzy, but I'd say there is nothing in CSS that should be outright banned from use — it's more about the styling _choices_ you make. css-tricks.com/should-css-ov…

Should CSS Override Default Browser Styles? | CSS-Tricks

Every CSS ruleset you write will likely changes the defaults of something. But should CSS override browser defaults defaults?

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CSS Underlines Are Too Thin and Too Low in Chrome by @simevidas css-tricks.com/css-underline…

CSS Underlines Are Too Thin and Too Low in Chrome | CSS-Tricks

I’ve encountered two bugs in Chrome while testing the new CSS text-decoration-thickness and text-underline-offset properties, and I want to share them with

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CSS-Based Fingerprinting css-tricks.com/css-based-fin…

CSS-Based Fingerprinting | CSS-Tricks

Fingerprinting is bad. It's a term that refers to building up enough metadata about a user that you can essentially figure out who they are. JavaScript has

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How to Create a Browser Extension by Lars Kölker css-tricks.com/how-to-create…

How to Create a Browser Extension | CSS-Tricks

I’ll bet you are using browser extensions right now. Some of them are extremely popular and useful, like ad blockers, password managers, and PDF viewers.

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Thanks for reading CSS-Tricks in 2021 everyone! We couldn't do it without you. Here's our year-end wrapup. A bit of an analytics review and goal review. css-tricks.com/thank-you-202…

Thank You (2021 Edition) | CSS-Tricks

The year has come to a close and it's time again for our end-of-year wrapup. The most important message is this: thank you. (thankyouthankyou)

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As @shadeed9 shows, good CSS anticipates problems before they happen. css-tricks.com/defensive-css…

Defensive CSS | CSS-Tricks

Ahmad Shadeed nails it again with "Defensive CSS." The idea is that you should write CSS to be ready for issues caused by dynamic content.

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I feel like things have gotten good all around. It also strikes me that updates to the web platform and the ecosystem around it are generally additive. If you feel like the web used to be simpler, well, perhaps it was—but it also still is. css-tricks.com/the-web-is-mo…

The Web is More Gooder, and Other Observations on Today's Web Tech | CSS-Tricks

I'm actually working on a talk (whew! been a while! kinda feels good!) about just how good the world of building websites has gotten. I plan to cover a wide

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Hey! It's the laaaaaaast post of our end-of-year series that asks: what one thing can people do to make their website better? And it's a darn good answer from none other than @cassidoo. css-tricks.com/add-less/

Add Less | CSS-Tricks

When you're about to start a new website, what do you think first? Do you start with a library or framework you know, like React or Vue, or a meta-framework

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Empathetic Animation by @cassiecodes css-tricks.com/empathetic-an…

Empathetic Animation | CSS-Tricks

Animation on the web is often a contentious topic. I think, in part, it’s because bad animation is blindingly obvious, whereas well-executed animation fades

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The story of how @eaverou's md-block web component came to be is funny and highly relatable. css-tricks.com/on-yak-shavin…

On Yak Shaving and md-block, a new HTML element for Markdown | CSS-Tricks

Lea Verou made a Web Component for processing Markdown. Looks like there were a couple of others out there already, but I agree with Lea in that this is a

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What is one thing that people can do to make their website better? Chris Ferdinandi: Add a service worker to your site css-tricks.com/add-a-service…

Add a Service Worker to Your Site | CSS-Tricks

One of the best things you can do for your website in 2022 is add a service worker, if you don't have one in place already. Service workers give your website

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Our favorite Chrome extensions of 2021 css-tricks.com/our-favorite-…

Our favorite Chrome extensions of 2021 | CSS-Tricks

I hadn't heard of most of the Chrome extensions that Sarem Gizaw lists as 2021 favorites. Here are my hot takes on all of them, except the virtual learning

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Honor prefers-color-scheme in the CSS Paint API with Custom Properties css-tricks.com/honor-prefers…

Honor prefers-color-scheme in the CSS Paint API with Custom Properties | CSS-Tricks

One of the coolest things I’ve been messing with in the last couple years is the CSS Paint API. I love it. I did a talk on it, and made a little gallery of my

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Strut Your Stuff With a Custom Scrollbar css-tricks.com/strut-your-st…

Strut Your Stuff With a Custom Scrollbar | CSS-Tricks

The first time I had my breath taken away by a humble scrollbar was on this very site. When CSS-Tricks v17 rolled out with its FAT CHONKY BOI, my jaw dropped.

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Care for the Text css-tricks.com/care-for-the-…

Care for the Text | CSS-Tricks

How do you make a great website? Everyone has an answer at the ready: Flashy animations! The latest punk-rock CSS trick! Gradients! Illustrations! Colors to

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Remember You Are Not the User css-tricks.com/remember-you-…

Remember You Are Not the User | CSS-Tricks

One thing people can do to make their websites better is to remember that you are not representative of all your users. Our life experiences and how we

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2021 Roundup of Web Research css-tricks.com/2021-roundup-…

2021 Roundup of Web Research | CSS-Tricks

Last year, we kicked out a roundup of published surveys, research, and other findings from around the web. There were some nice nuggets in there, like a

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Show, Don’t Tell css-tricks.com/show-dont-tel…

Show, Don't Tell | CSS-Tricks

How much time do you spend designing the content presentation for your websites? When you write a new blog post or create a new page, are you thinking about

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