A few links about headings that I’ve had stored under my top hat. “Page headings don’t belong in the header” Martin Underhill: I’ll start with where the <h1> should be placed, and you’ll start to see why the <header> isn’t the right location: it’s the Read more…
Here’s something you’ll spot in the wild: <div class=”btn” role=”button”>Custom Button</div> This is one of those code smells that makes me stop in my tracks because we know there’s a semantic <button> element that we can use instead. There’s a Read more…
Last time, we discussed that, sadly, according to the State of CSS 2025 survey, trigonometric functions are deemed the “Most Hated” CSS feature. That shocked me. I may have even been a little offended, being a math nerd and all. So, Read more…
Over the past few months, I’ve explored how we can get creative using well-supported CSS properties. Each article is intended to nudge web design away from uniformity, toward designs that are more distinctive and memorable. One bit of feedback from Read more…
Making a tab interface with CSS is a never-ending topic in the world of modern web development. Are they possible? If yes, could they be accessible? I wrote how to build them the first time nine long years ago, and Read more…
Modern CSS has great ways to position and move a group of elements relative to each other, such as anchor positioning. That said, there are instances where it may be better to take up the old ways for a little 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 expressions. We’re publishing it here Read more…
Honeypots are fields that developers use to prevent spam submissions. They still work in 2025. So you don’t need reCAPTCHA or other annoying mechanisms. But you got to set a couple of tricks in place so spambots can’t detect your Read more…
Let’s suppose you have N elements with the same animation that should animate sequentially. The first one, then the second one, and so on until we reach the last one, then we loop back to the beginning. I am sure Read more…
You’ve probably heard the buzz about CSS Masonry. You might even be current on the ongoing debate about how it should be built, with two big proposals on the table, one from the Chrome team and one from the WebKit Read more…
