This issue of What’s !important is dedicated to our friends in the UK (aka me), who are currently experiencing a very miserable 43-day rain streak. Presenting: the five most interesting things to read about CSS from the last couple of Read more…
In the previous article, we built the classic hexagon grid. It was a responsive implementation without the use of media queries. The challenge was to improve a five-year old approach using modern CSS. Support is limited to Chrome only because Read more…
You have an element with a configurable background color, and you’d like to calculate whether the foreground text should be light or dark. Seems easy enough, especially knowing how mindful we ought to be with accessibility. There have been a Read more…
Speaking of charts… When was the last time you had to use a pie chart? If you are one of those people who have to give presentations right and left, then congratulations! You are both in my personal hell… and Read more…
New CSS features can sometimes make it easier and more efficient to code designs we already knew how to create. This efficiency could stem from reduced code or hacks, or improved readability due to the new features. In that spirit, Read more…
Neither Chrome, Safari, nor Firefox have shipped new features in the last couple of weeks, but fear not because leading this issue of What’s !important is some of the web development industry’s best educators with, frankly, some killer content. Maintaining Read more…
Chrome 144 recently shipped ::search-text, which is now one of several highlight-related pseudo-elements. This one selects find-in-page text, which is the text that gets highlighted when you do a Ctrl/Command + F-type search for something on a page and matches Read more…
Five years ago I published an article on how to create a responsive grid of hexagon shapes. It was the only technique that didn’t require media queries or JavaScript. It works with any number of items, allowing you to easily Read more…
The @custom-media at-rule has landed in Firefox Nightly! I couldn’t find it in the release notes but Adam Argyle’s on the beat noting that it’s behind a flag for now. Look for layout.css.custom-media.enabled I often forget the exact name of Read more…
Some time ago, I shipped a component that felt accessible by every measure I could test. Keyboard navigation worked. ARIA roles were correctly applied. Automated audits passed without a single complaint. And yet, a screen reader user couldn’t figure out Read more…
