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; 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 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. 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 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 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%); 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: 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 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 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 Read more…
