Practical web development tips, snippets, and template tricks you can use today.
CSS scroll snapping allows developers to create smooth, native carousels without JavaScript physics libraries. This article explains how to configure scroll-snap-type on containers and scroll-snap-align on children to control scroll resting points.
Properly configured HTML autocomplete attributes significantly increase form conversion rates by allowing password managers and browsers to autofill user data. This article details the specific autocomplete tokens required for complex forms like e-commerce checkouts.
A practical map of what the browser already handles in forms: validation, state styling, sizing, focus, and autofill, with links to the deep dives.
Explains how to use the CSS Motion Path API to move elements along complex vector paths without JavaScript. Covers responsive path scaling and controlling element rotation along the curve.
Clarifies the distinct performance roles of the loading and decoding attributes on HTML images. Explains when to defer network requests versus when to defer main-thread image decoding.
Explains how to use scroll-padding and scroll-margin to prevent anchor links from scrolling underneath fixed or sticky headers. Replaces old JavaScript offset calculations with native CSS.
Declarative Shadow DOM allows developers to attach a shadow root to a custom element using only HTML, bypassing the need for client-side JavaScript execution. This article explains how to use the shadowrootmode attribute on the <template> element to enable server-side rendering for web components. The key takeaway is how this approach eliminates layout shifts and flashes of unstyled content in component-heavy applications.
A guide to the CSS layout features that matter now: container queries, subgrid, masonry, anchor positioning, and logical properties.
A guide to the four CSS-native techniques replacing JavaScript animation libraries: view transitions, scroll-driven animation, @starting-style, and @property.
A working map of :has(), cascade layers, @scope and @when/@else, and how they change the way you write CSS in 2026.