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Loading Smarter: SVG vs. Raster Loaders in Modern Web Design
23 February 2026 @ 2:18 pm
Let’s get nuanced in this article and discuss the capabilities of both SVG and raster imaged so that you can make informed decisions in your own work.
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Potentially Coming to a Browser :near() You
20 February 2026 @ 3:36 pm
Danny has several ideas for how we could use :near(), a proposed pseudo-class that detects when the pointer is near an element.
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Distinguishing “Components” and “Utilities” in Tailwind
18 February 2026 @ 4:21 pm
The distinction between "components" and "utilities" seems clear at first glance, but gets a little blurred when working with them in Tailwind.
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Spiral Scrollytelling in CSS With sibling-index()
17 February 2026 @ 3:17 pm
Lee accepts a challenge: arranging text in a spiral that animates as a vortex on scroll... all in CSS.
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Interop 2026
17 February 2026 @ 2:17 pm
Interop 2026 is officially a thing and there's plenty of new (and even old) CSS features that we can look forward to being cross-browser compatible and consistent!
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What’s !important #5: Lazy-loading iframes, Repeating corner-shape Backgrounds, and More
13 February 2026 @ 3:19 pm
This issue of What’s !important is dedicated to our friends in the UK, who are currently experiencing a very miserable 43-day rain streak. Presenting: the five most interesting things to read about CSS from the last couple of weeks. Plus, the latest features from Chrome 145, and anything else you might’ve missed. TL;DR: lots of content, but also lots of rain.
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Making a Responsive Pyramidal Grid With Modern CSS
12 February 2026 @ 2:57 pm
This is the second part of a small two-part series. In this article, we will explore another type of grid: a pyramidal one. We are still working with hexagon shapes, but a different organization of the elements., while exploring other different shapes.
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Approximating contrast-color() With Other CSS Features
11 February 2026 @ 3:01 pm
The new contrast-color() function is not fully supported yet. But can we still implement it in a cross-browser friendly way using other new CSS features?
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Trying to Make the Perfect Pie Chart in CSS
9 February 2026 @ 5:34 pm
Can we make pie chart that's semantic, with flexible markup, and avoids using a JavaScript library? Here's how I tackled it.
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CSS Bar Charts Using Modern Functions
5 February 2026 @ 3:13 pm
CSS-only bar charts are one of those things we've tackled a bunch of times in different ways. But how can modern CSS features finally make it not only trivial, but fun?
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