Minding the gaps: A new way to draw separators in CSS
A really interesting proposal has landed to finally fix the problem of separator lines in grid and flexbox contexts.
Carousels with CSS
Native CSS carousels are coming and Adam Argyle has written a great roundup article about the capabilities available to us.
Chilled out text underlines
A very cool use of the new(ish) color-mix() CSS function to apply nice, flexible underline styles
CSS relative colours
Ahmad Shadeed has written a really helpful guide on relative colours that has finally made it all make sense.
Is the button focusable?
A very handy article / game to show you if a button is focusable in lots of different contexts with some surprising results.
How to Use ARIA Alert Effectively
A really useful guide on using ARIA alerts properly with a nice form-based example used to demonstrate.
Rethinking Find-in-Page Accessibility: Making Hidden Text Work for Everyone
A really interesting use case for the new HTML hidden attribute value of “until-found” that I think could replace visually hidden utility classes.
The Index
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My website has been gaslighting you
Dave Rupert lifts the curtain on a fun CSS colour trick on their website.
The Importance of Investing in Soft Skills in the Age of AI
A look at how soft skills are becoming more and more essential as so-called AI further integrates itself into our work as developers.