3D Layered Text: Interactivity and Dynamicism
https://css-tricks.com/3d-layered-text-interactivity-and-dynamism/
https://css-tricks.com/3d-layered-text-interactivity-and-dynamism/
Getting Creative With Images in Long-Form Content
https://css-tricks.com/getting-creative-with-images-in-long-form-content/
https://css-tricks.com/getting-creative-with-images-in-long-form-content/
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Getting Creative With Images in Long-Form Content | CSS-Tricks
Images in long-form content can (and often should) do more than illustrate. They help set the pace, influence how readers feel, and add character that words alone can’t always convey.
A Radio Button Shopping Cart Trick
https://css-tricks.com/a-radio-button-shopping-cart-trick/
https://css-tricks.com/a-radio-button-shopping-cart-trick/
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A Radio Button Shopping Cart Trick | CSS-Tricks
Here's an approach for animating products added to a shopping cart that handles an infinite number of items using a variation of the ol' Checkbox Hack.
CSS Elevator: A Pure CSS State Machine With Floor Navigation
https://css-tricks.com/css-elevator-a-pure-css-state-machine-with-floor-navigation/
https://css-tricks.com/css-elevator-a-pure-css-state-machine-with-floor-navigation/
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CSS Elevator: A Pure CSS State Machine With Floor Navigation | CSS-Tricks
In this article, author Chris Sabourin walk through how modern CSS features can build a fully functional, interactive elevator that knows where it is, where it’s headed, and how long it’ll take to get there. No JavaScript required.
Should the CSS light-dark() Function Support More Than Light and Dark Values?
https://css-tricks.com/should-the-css-light-dark-function-support-more-than-light-and-dark-values/
https://css-tricks.com/should-the-css-light-dark-function-support-more-than-light-and-dark-values/
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Should the CSS light-dark() Function Support More Than Light and Dark Values? | CSS-Tricks
The light-dark() function is currently designed to support just two color schemes. Should it support others? Sunkanmi Fafowora says yes and no.
What You Need to Know About CSS Color Interpolation
https://css-tricks.com/what-you-need-to-know-about-css-color-interpolation/
https://css-tricks.com/what-you-need-to-know-about-css-color-interpolation/
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What You Need to Know About CSS Color Interpolation | CSS-Tricks
Color what? Sunkanmi Fafowora explains how an everyday task for CSS can be used to create better colors experiences.
What Can We Actually Do With corner-shape?
https://css-tricks.com/what-can-we-actually-do-with-corner-shape/
https://css-tricks.com/what-can-we-actually-do-with-corner-shape/
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What Can We Actually Do With corner-shape? | CSS-Tricks
When I first started messing around with code, rounded corners required five background images or an image sprite likely created in Photoshop, so when
The “Most Hated” CSS Feature: cos() and sin()
https://css-tricks.com/the-most-hated-css-feature-cos-and-sin/
https://css-tricks.com/the-most-hated-css-feature-cos-and-sin/
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The “Most Hated” CSS Feature: cos() and sin() | CSS-Tricks
I want to look at practical uses for CSS trigonometric functions. And we'll start with what may be the most popular functions of the "worst" feature: sin() and cos().
Is it Time to Un-Sass?
https://css-tricks.com/is-it-time-to-un-sass/
https://css-tricks.com/is-it-time-to-un-sass/
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Is it Time to Un-Sass? | CSS-Tricks
Many of the Sass features we've grown to love have made their way into native CSS in some shape or form. So, should we still use Sass? This is how developer Jeff Bridgforth is thinking about it.
Recreating Gmail’s Google Gemini Animation
https://css-tricks.com/recreating-gmails-google-gemini-animation/
https://css-tricks.com/recreating-gmails-google-gemini-animation/
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Recreating Gmail’s Google Gemini Animation | CSS-Tricks
John Rhea challenged himself to recreate the fancy button using the new CSS shape() function sprinkled with animation to get things pretty close.
Same Idea, Different Paint Brush
https://css-tricks.com/same-idea-different-paint-brush/
https://css-tricks.com/same-idea-different-paint-brush/
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Same Idea, Different Paint Brush | CSS-Tricks
Naturally, everything looks like code when I'm staring at a blank canvas. That's whether the canvas is paper, a screen, some Figma artboard, or what have you.
Getting Creative With shape-outside
https://css-tricks.com/getting-creative-with-shape-outside/
https://css-tricks.com/getting-creative-with-shape-outside/
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Getting Creative With shape-outside | CSS-Tricks
There are so many creative opportunities for using shape-outside that I’m surprised I see it used so rarely. So, how can you use it to add personality to a design? Here’s how I do it.
Masonry: Watching a CSS Feature Evolve
https://css-tricks.com/masonry-watching-a-css-feature-evolve/
https://css-tricks.com/masonry-watching-a-css-feature-evolve/
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Masonry: Watching a CSS Feature Evolve | CSS-Tricks
What can CSS Masonry discussions teach us about the development of new CSS features? What is the CSSWG’s role? What influence do browsers have? What can learn from the way past features evolved?
Sequential linear() Animation With N Elements
https://css-tricks.com/sequential-linear-animation-with-n-elements/
https://css-tricks.com/sequential-linear-animation-with-n-elements/
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Sequential linear() Animation With N Elements | CSS-Tricks
Let’s suppose you have N elements with the same animation that should animate sequentially. Modern CSS makes this easy and it works for any number of items!
Building a Honeypot Field That Works
https://css-tricks.com/building-a-honeypot-field-that-works/
https://css-tricks.com/building-a-honeypot-field-that-works/
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Building a Honeypot Field That Works | CSS-Tricks
Honeypots are fields that developers use to prevent spam submissions. They still work in 2025. But you got to set a couple of tricks in place so spambots can’t detect your honeypot field.