A date range selector lets users pick a time frame between a start and end date, which is useful in booking trips, sorting info by date blocks, picking time slots, and planning schedules. Example pulled from Airbnb I’m going to Read more…
The CSS saturate() function increases or decreases an element’s color saturation level, or in other words, the intensity of the element’s color. The saturate() is used alongside the filter or backdrop-filter properties. img { filter: saturate(200%); } CodePen Embed Fallback The CSS saturate() function is defined in the Filter Effects Module Read more…
The CSS justify-self property aligns an individual element, overriding its parent container’s justify-items value. .container { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 2fr 1fr; justify-items: center; /* overrides this value */ } .item:nth-child(1) { justify-self: start; } .item:nth-child(2) { justify-self: center; } .item:nth-child(3) { justify-self: end; Read more…
A lot has happened in CSS in the last few years, but there’s nothing we needed less than the upcoming Olfactive API. Now, I know what you’re going to say, expanding the web in a more immersive way is a Read more…
I deployed a contact form that last month that, in my opinion, was well executed. It had all the right semantics, seamless validation, and great keyboard support. You know, all of the features you’d want in your portfolio. But… a Read more…
I’m really interested in this emerging idea that the future of web design is Generative UI Design. We see hints of this already in products, like Figma Sites, that tout being able to create websites on the fly with prompts. Read more…
Over the last few years, there’s been a lot of talk about and experimentation with scroll-driven animations. It’s a very shiny feature for sure, and as soon as it’s supported in Firefox (without a flag), it’ll be baseline. It’s part Read more…
Editor’s note: Mat Marquis and Andy Bell have released JavaScript for Everyone, an online course offered exclusively at Piccalilli. This post is an excerpt from the course taken specifically from a chapter all about JavaScript destructuring. We’re publishing it here Read more…
For this issue of What’s !important, we have a healthy balance of old CSS that you might’ve missed and new CSS that you don’t want to miss. This includes random(), random-item(), folded corners using clip-path, backdrop-filter, font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums, the Popover Read more…
When I talk about layouts, I’m referring to how you place items on a page. The CSS properties that are widely used here include: display — often grid or flex nowadays margin padding width height position top, left, bottom, right Read more…
