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CSS Tricks

~1 min readMay 6, 2026

Google’s Prompt API

Mat Marquis on Google pulling the web standards equivalent of U2 album marketing: As a Chrome user, you’ll have received Gemini Nano in the form of a 4GB transfer recently; no permission asked or required. If you remove it, … Google’s Prompt API originally handwritten and published with love on CSS-Tricks. You should really get the newsletter as well.

CSS Tricks

~1 min readMay 6, 2026

Making Zigzag CSS Layouts With a Grid + Transform Trick

Most grid layouts sit in neat rows, perfectly aligned, like soldiers in formation. But sometimes you want something with more rhythm like, say, a zigzag pattern. Here's how to do it with CSS Grid. Making Zigzag CSS Layouts With a Grid + Transform Trick originally handwritten and published with love on CSS-Tricks. You should really get the newsletter as well.

CSS Tricks

~1 min readMay 4, 2026

Fixed-Height Cards: More Fragile Than They Look

Getting a multi-column of cards to line up equally is is a headache we've all faced, and it gets even harder when working with fixed heights. Fixed-Height Cards: More Fragile Than They Look originally handwritten and published with love on CSS-Tricks. You should really get the newsletter as well.

CSS Tricks

~1 min readMay 1, 2026

What’s !important #10: HTML-in-Canvas, Hex Maps, E-ink Optimization, and More

Developers have been experimenting with HTML-in-Canvas, a hexagonal world map-analytics feature, a web-based OS for e-ink devices, replacing image sources using the content property, and more. This is What’s !important #10. What’s !important #10: HTML-in-Canvas, Hex Maps, E-ink Optimization, and More originally handwritten and published with love on CSS-Tricks. You should really get the newsletter as well.

CSS Tricks

~1 min readApr 30, 2026

The Importance of Native Randomness in CSS

We're getting new functions for generating random numbers in CSS! But the road to get here has been a long and winding one. The Importance of Native Randomness in CSS originally handwritten and published with love on CSS-Tricks. You should really get the newsletter as well.

CSS Tricks

~1 min readApr 29, 2026

contrast()

The contrast() filter function increases or decreases the contrast of an element. contrast() originally handwritten and published with love on CSS-Tricks. You should really get the newsletter as well.

CSS Tricks

~1 min readApr 29, 2026

contrast-color()

The contrast-color() function takes a <color> and returns either black or white, whichever is the most contrasting color for that value. contrast-color() originally handwritten and published with love on CSS-Tricks. You should really get the newsletter as well.

CSS Tricks

~1 min readApr 27, 2026

Let’s Use the Nonexistent ::nth-letter Selector Now

My shim might give the powers that be another reason to say native support isn't necessary, or if lots of people use my :nth-letter hack in the wild, the browser gods might recognize the need to implement it for real. Let’s Use the Nonexistent ::nth-letter Selector Now originally handwritten and published with love on CSS-Tricks. You should really get the newsletter as well.

CSS Tricks

~1 min readApr 23, 2026

Recreating Apple’s Vision Pro Animation in CSS

Putting CSS’s more recent scrolling animation capabilities to the test to recreate a complex animation of the Apple Vision Pro headset from Apple's website. Recreating Apple’s Vision Pro Animation in CSS originally handwritten and published with love on CSS-Tricks. You should really get the newsletter as well.

CSS Tricks

~1 min readApr 22, 2026

Enhancing Astro With a Markdown Component

I use a Markdown Component for two main reasons: (1) It reduces the amount of markup I need to write, and (2) it converts typographic symbols. Here's how it works. Enhancing Astro With a Markdown Component originally handwritten and published with love on CSS-Tricks. You should really get the newsletter as well.

CSS Tricks

~1 min readApr 20, 2026

Markdown + Astro = ❤️

Although Astro has built-in support for Markdown via .md files, I'd argue that your Markdown experience can be enhanced with MDX. Markdown + Astro = ❤️ originally handwritten and published with love on CSS-Tricks. You should really get the newsletter as well.

CSS Tricks

~1 min readApr 17, 2026

What’s !important #9: clip-path Jigsaws, View Transitions Toolkit, Name-only Containers, and More

This issue of What’s !important brings you clip-path jigsaws, a view transitions toolkit, name-only containers, the usual roundup of new, notable web platform features, and more. What’s !important #9: clip-path Jigsaws, View Transitions Toolkit, Name-only Containers, and More originally handwritten and published with love on CSS-Tricks. You should really get the newsletter as well.

CSS Tricks

~1 min readApr 16, 2026

A Well-Designed JavaScript Module System is Your First Architecture Decision

Behind every technology, there should be a guide for its use. While JavaScript modules make it easier to write “big” programs, if there are no principles or systems for using them, things could easily become difficult to maintain. A Well-Designed JavaScript Module System is Your First Architecture Decision originally handwritten and published with love on CSS-Tricks. You should really get the newsletter as well.

CSS Tricks

~1 min readApr 15, 2026

hypot()

The hypot() function takes a list of values and returns the square root of the sum of their squares. hypot() originally handwritten and published with love on CSS-Tricks. You should really get the newsletter as well.

CSS Tricks

~1 min readApr 14, 2026

The Radio State Machine

One of the best-known examples of CSS state management is the checkbox hack. What if we want a component to be in one of three, four, or seven modes? That is where the Radio State Machine comes in. The Radio State Machine originally handwritten and published with love on CSS-Tricks. You should really get the newsletter as well.