The experimental CSS function `calc-size(auto)` allows transitions from zero to a specified value. Animating elements from zero to their intrinsic size has long been desired by CSS developers.

I build components for a certain wysiwyg platform and I use alpine.js to power them all. I build my own version of alpine with all the plugins I need. The problem ... Whenever another component dev...

A few CSS tricks to invert any kind of polygon shape (cut-out shapes)

Especially on mobile, the slide-out drawer UI/UX seems like a perfect fit for a popover, and works fine on desktop too.

In this article you will learn how to build a form with Alpine.js.

I made a poor man's `concurrently`.

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Some weeks ago my attention was caught by an interesting and strikingly original feat accomplished by Terence Eden with a blog post titled “A completely plaintext Wordpress theme”: In short, the author was able to condense the basic output of a Wordpress classic theme in less than 15 lines of

Cut down on the amount of JavaScript you ship by refactoring a scroll-linked animation from JavaScript to CSS.

A simple and effective way to apply a custom mask to the top and/or bottom of any container with CSS.

A tool for creating and exporting dot patterns for graphic designers, UI/UX, and other visual professionals.

A tool that brings attention and understanding to how color contrast can affect people with different visual impairments.

The Dinamo Font Gauntlet is a tool for proofing, generating and animating fonts.

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After years of relying on checkbox hacks to create a “switch” control for forms that toggle between two states, HTML may be gaining a native way to go about it by adding a `switch` attribute to checkbox inputs. Daniel Yuschick walks us through a first impression of switch controls and discusses current and ongoing considerations that need to be explored further before it is ready for prime time.

Anchor links (also called jump links) are an easy way to provide in-page navigation. For example, a table of contents could use anchor links to take readers...

A quick overview of the attributes we can add to form fields to provide hints to the browser and improve the user experience for our visitors.

Making WordPress post archives interactive has never been easier. Learn how to implement HTMX for real-time AJAX filtering and seamless page transitions, all while keeping your site lightning-fast and performant.

In an age of complicated front-end solutions, is there a simpler way of doing things? Spoiler alert: there is.

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The flexibility of JavaScript and React means there are lots of ways to achieve the same result. Let's consider why we might choose one way over another when it comes to React. Specifically, when to choose a more verbose solution with composition over the DRYest code possible.