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The Index: Issue #201

Fri, 09 Oct 2026 08:55:00 GMT

2027 web platform feature ranking

This is the second year we're doing this, and last year's 1900+ rankings not only helped us push the right proposals in the Interop process, it was also used to prioritize web platform feature development in Firefox.

Certainly beats thumbs up in GitHub issues! Make your voice heard.

This hue shall pass

A fabulous colour contrast tool from the great folks over at Clearleft.

Dark forestry

Not only an outstanding and important piece of writing, but the design and effects are lovely.

Destroy any website

This is very fun! Destroy your least favourite websites (like the pre-loaded example) for a vibe boost.

css.earth

Explore earth, other planets and even other galaxies, all rendered with HTML and CSS, via PolyCSS.

The box model and box sizing

Here's one from the Piccalilli archives that you might have missed to wrap up this issue.

P.S. this is a good website from personalsit.es.

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The Index: Issue #200

Fri, 02 Oct 2026 08:55:00 GMT

It's issue #200 of The Index! A real milestone that we should celebrate with a dedicated CSS links issue. Let's get stuck in to the good links.

Multiple-column layout, rows, rules, and floats

The Boss™ is here with some fantastic news on layout capabilities that we can use. They should really open the door to more creative layouts, which is great.

Our CSS isn’t opinionated enough

This really resonates as Craig is describing issues that inspired CUBE CSS. Semantic state changes are a really good way of doing things too.

Controlling when CSS custom property values are computed

Jake, the fountain of technical knowledge, is here with another must read.

CSS scroll-triggered animations are here, and I completely missed them

A very good guide on scroll-triggered animations with some sage advice on usage too. Not many better people to cover this than Cyd!

Detect when elements overlap with CSS

We're enjoying how Ahmad is covering stuff that will be tripping people up all the time in their jobs as front-end devs. It's great to see.

A pragmatic guide to modern CSS colours - part one

Here's one from the Piccalilli archives that you might have missed to wrap up this issue.

P.S. this is a good website from personalsit.es.

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The Index: Issue #199

Fri, 25 Sep 2026 09:55:00 GMT

Blurry before beautiful: image previews for the web

A very good looking proposal!

The root scroller and how not to lose it

Yet another in-depth, fantastic article by Kilian at Polypane.

fonts.xyz

You know us by now: we see a good place to get fonts and we share it. This is a very nice offering with loads to choose from.

“AI, make the website good”

With these seismic changes, I will continue to make the argument that craft defined as caring about the quality of output (independent of the tools used to generate the output) is more important than ever. Caring about what you ship will always have real-world value to ~~visitors/consumers/users~~ real people.

Well said, Zach!

I spent three sweltering days shredding the high seas at jogging pace, and it ruled

A long read but absolutely outstanding prose.

It’s about time I tried to explain what progressive enhancement actually is

Here's one from the Piccalilli archives that you might have missed to wrap up this issue.

P.S. this is a good website.

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The Index: Issue #198

Fri, 18 Sep 2026 09:55:00 GMT

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The Index by Piccalilli

The Index: Issue #201

2027 web platform feature ranking

This hue shall pass

Dark forestry

Destroy any website

css.earth

The box model and box sizing

Sponsor message

The Index: Issue #200

Multiple-column layout, rows, rules, and floats

Our CSS isn’t opinionated enough

Controlling when CSS custom property values are computed

CSS scroll-triggered animations are here, and I completely missed them

Detect when elements overlap with CSS

A pragmatic guide to modern CSS colours - part one

Sponsor message

The Index: Issue #199

Blurry before beautiful: image previews for the web

The root scroller and how not to lose it

fonts.xyz

“AI, make the website good”

I spent three sweltering days shredding the high seas at jogging pace, and it ruled

It’s about time I tried to explain what progressive enhancement actually is

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The Index: Issue #198

You’ll miss publishers when they’re gone

It’s official: Airline websites are slow, but they don’t have to be

Gigs worth leaving the house for

BBC News RSS Feeds (that don't suck!)

Snail racing simulator

A highly configurable switch component using modern CSS techniques

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