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Scroll-Driven Sticky Heading
11.7.2025
I was playing around with scroll-driven animations, just searching for all sorts of random things you could do. That’s when I came up with the idea to animate main headings and, using scroll-driven animations, change the headings based on the user’s scroll position.
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Mario Kart World Has Some Fantastic SNES-Era Throwback Tracks You Need To Try Out
10.7.2025
394 P-Switch challenge missions might just be the biggest time sink in Mario Kart World’s Free Roam mode. These missions can involve anything from collecting a certain number of blue coins to navigating around an obstacle course using a particular item. Seven of these tasks that particularly stand...
Can’t Get Into Blue Prince? Try Playing It With A Friend
8.7.2025
Blue Prince is one of the most acclaimed puzzle games ever made, yet I almost put it down for good within ten hours of playing. Don’t get me wrong, I love puzzle games and roguelikes. I just quickly felt overwhelmed as I tried to gather clues and contend with the ever-changing Mt. Holly manor every...
Hey, Don't Forget To Try Out Switch 2's Mouse Mode For Cyberpunk 2077: Ultimate Edition
7.7.2025
Mouse mode might not have taken the world over by storm, but it remains one of the exciting features available on the Nintendo Switch 2. It may sound silly or uncomfortable—and it can be for some folks—but it’s also really unique and surprisingly well-implemented. In a first-person game like...
Better CSS Shapes Using shape() — Part 4: Close and Move
7.7.2025
The shape() function's close and move commands may not be ones you reach for often, but are incredibly useful for certain shapes.
Better CSS Shapes Using shape() — Part 4: Close and Move originally published on CSS-Tricks, which is part of the DigitalOcean family. You should get the newsletter
The Gap Strikes Back: Now Stylable
1.7.2025
Styling the space between layout items — the gap — has typically required some clever workarounds. But a new CSS feature changes all that with just a few simple CSS properties that make it easy, yet also flexible, to display styled separators between your layout items.
The Gap Strikes Back:...
Using CSS Cascade Layers With Tailwind Utilities
30.6.2025
Being the bad boy I am, I don't take Tailwind's default approach to cascade layers as the "best" one. Over a year experimenting with Tailwind and vanilla CSS, I've come across what I believe is a better solution.
Using CSS Cascade Layers With Tailwind Utilities originally published on CSS-Tricks...
Paper Mario-Inspired Indie RPG Has Been Abandoned But You Can Try The Demo For Free
27.6.2025
Untitled Paper RPG has been floating around for years now. Adam Gryu, who developed the critically-acclaimed exploration walking sim A Short Hike, started the project shortly after Paper Mario Color Splash was announced for the Wii U. Gryu wanted to make a turn-based tribute that stayed a bit more...
CSS Blob Recipes
27.6.2025
Blob, Blob, Blob. What's the most effective way to create blob shapes in CSS? Turns out, as always, there are many. Let's compare them together!
CSS Blob Recipes originally published on CSS-Tricks, which is part of the DigitalOcean family. You should get the newsletter
KelpUI
26.6.2025
KelpUI is new library that Chris Ferdinandi is developing, designed to leverage newer CSS features and Web Components. I've enjoyed following Chris as he's published an ongoing series of articles detailing his thought process behind the library, getting deep into his approach. You really get...
Poking at the CSS if() Function a Little More: Conditional Color Theming
25.6.2025
The CSS if() function enables us to use values conditionally, which we can already do with queries and other functions, so I’m sure you’re wondering: What exactly does if() do? Let's look at a possible real-world use case.
Poking at the CSS if() Function a Little More: Conditional Color Theming...
Lightly Poking at the CSS if() Function in Chrome 137
24.6.2025
The CSS if() function was recently implemented in Chrome 137, making it the first instance where we have it supported by a mainstream browser. Let's poke at it a bit at a very high level.
Lightly Poking at the CSS if() Function in Chrome 137 originally published on CSS-Tricks, which is part of...
A Better API for the Intersection and Mutation Observers
23.6.2025
Zell discusses refactoring the Resize, Mutation, and Intersection Observer APIs for easier usage, demonstrating how to implement callback and event listener patterns, while highlighting available options and methods.
A Better API for the Intersection and Mutation Observers originally published...
Color Everything in CSS
20.6.2025
An introduction to "Color spaces", "Color models", "Color gamuts," and basically all of the "Color somethings" in CSS.
Color Everything in CSS originally published on CSS-Tricks, which is part of the DigitalOcean family. You should get the newsletter
CSS Color Functions
19.6.2025
CSS has a number of functions that can be used to set, translate, and manipulate colors. Learn what they are and how they are used with a bunch of examples to get you started.
CSS Color Functions originally published on CSS-Tricks, which is part of the DigitalOcean family. You should get...
How to Keep Up With New CSS Features
17.6.2025
How do you stay informed of new CSS features when the language evolves quickly and information is spread all around the web? Sacha Greif has some tips from his work running an annual survey focused on new CSS features.
How to Keep Up With New CSS Features originally published on CSS-Tricks, which...
A Better API for the Resize Observer
16.6.2025
ResizeObserver, MutationObserver, and IntersectionObserver enhance performance over their predecessors. Zell discusses their API similarities, usage steps, refactoring strategies, and advantages with practical examples.
A Better API for the Resize Observer originally published on CSS-Tricks, which...
Breaking Boundaries: Building a Tangram Puzzle With (S)CSS
12.6.2025
We put it to the test and it turns out Sass can replace JavaScript, at least when it comes to low-level logic and puzzle behavior. With nothing but maps, mixins, functions, and a whole lot of math, we managed to bring our Tangram puzzle to life, no JavaScript required.
Breaking Boundaries:...
Creating an Auto-Closing Notification With an HTML Popover
9.6.2025
The HTML popover attribute transforms elements into top-layer elements that can be opened and closed with a button or JavaScript. Popovers can be dismissed a number of ways, but there is no option to auto-close them. Preethi has a technique you can use.
Creating an Auto-Closing Notification With...
Better CSS Shapes Using shape() — Part 3: Curves
6.6.2025
This is the third article in a series about the CSS shape() function. We've covered drawing lines and arcs in previous articles and, this time, we look specifically at the curve command and how to use it for drawing complex shapes.
Better CSS Shapes Using shape() — Part 3: Curves originally...