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The CSS rotate() function spins an element either clockwise or counterclockwise in a 2D plane. It is one of many transform functions used in the transform property. For example, using rotate() we can rotate the hand around the clock: .seconds-hand { transform: rotate(var(–deg)); transform-origin: bottom center; } CodePen Embed Fallback For rotating elements tri-dimensionally, consider using rotateX() and rotateY(). Read more…
It’s gonna be tough to keep it together on this one. Okay. I got this. I am a professional technical writer. Straight face; all-business. Ahem: if you’ve been following the ongoing work at TC39 (the standards body responsible for maintaining and developing the standards that inform JavaScript) you may have Read more…
I came across Kitty Giraudel’s folded corners technique. It leverages CSS clip-path, and I thought that that was such a cool way to do it. clip-path has been trending lately, most likely because web browsers support the shape() function now. However, I’ve been on a bit of a corner-shape kick Read more…
Developers have been experimenting with HTML-in-Canvas, a hexagonal world map-analytics feature, a web-based OS for e-ink devices, replacing img srcs using content, and more. This is What’s !important #10. HTML-in-Canvas experiments HTML-in-Canvas, a new API that enables us to render real semantic HTML in a <canvas> with visual effects, is Read more…
Recently, I published a story about the new random functions that have landed in CSS and how they work. In this article, we’ll explore the challenges of randomness in CSS, how the concept has evolved over time, and why this native feature is a big deal. One of the first Read more…
The CSS contrast() filter function increases or decreases the contrast of an element, either making colors pop out more or dulling them to gray. Unlike other filter functions like brightness() or saturate(), contrast() affects both saturation and lightness, keeping only the color’s hue. .low { filter: contrast(50%); } .normal { filter: contrast(100%); } .high { filter: contrast(200%); Read more…
The CSS contrast-color() function takes a <color> value (as well as a variable) and returns either black or white, whichever is the most contrasting color for that value. In other words, contrast-color() is sort of an accessibility tool for conforming to WCAG contrast requirements. .card { background-color: var(–swatch); color: contrast-color(var(–swatch)); } For example, on the next demo Read more…
“I think I’m done with reality.” — The Seventh Circle by Architects We’ve all, at some point, had the thought that CSS sucks. Indeed, the overhyped buzz around the new pretext.js library as a “CSS killer” reflects how much we all want to strangle CSS at times Someday in the future, CSS Read more…
Apple’s product animations, particularly the scrolly teardowns (technical term), have always been inspiring. But these bleeding-edge animations have always used JavaScript and other technologies. Plus, they aren’t always responsive (or, at least, Apple switches to a static image at a certain width). I’ve been wowed by CSS’s more recent scrolling Read more…
Markdown is a great invention that lets us write less markup. It also handles typographical matters like converting straight apostrophes (‘) to opening or closing quotes (‘ or ‘) for us. Although Astro has built-in support for Markdown via .md files, I’d argue that your Markdown experience can be enhanced Read more…
