A clever approach for selecting multiple dates on a calendar where the :nth-child()'s “n of selector” syntax does all the heavy lifting... even in the JavaScript.Selecting a Date Range in CSS originally published on CSS-Tricks, which is part of the DigitalOcean family. You should get the newsletter.

Cascade layers, specificity tricks, smarter ordering, and even some clever selector hacks can often replace !important with something cleaner, more predictable, and far less embarrassing to explain to your future self.Alternatives to the !important Keyword originally published on CSS-Tricks, which is part of the DigitalOcean family. You should get the newsletter.

Chrome 145 introduces the column-height and column-wrap properties, enabling us to wrap the additional content into a new row below, creating a vertical scroll instead of a horizontal scroll.Looking at New CSS Multi-Column Layout Wrapping Features originally published on CSS-Tricks, which is part of the DigitalOcean family. You should get the newsletter.

Creating rectangles, circles, and rounded rectangles is the basic of CSS. Creating more complex CSS shapes such as triangles, hexagons, stars, hearts, etc. is more challenging but still a simple task if we rely on modern features.Making Complex CSS Shapes Using shape() originally published on CSS-Tricks, which is part of the DigitalOcean family. You should get the newsletter.

These are the historical pranks I consider the top 10 most noteworthy, rather than the “best.” You’ll see that some of them crossed the line and/or backfired.Front-End Fools: Top 10 April Fools’ UI Pranks of All Time originally published on CSS-Tricks, which is part of the DigitalOcean family. You should get the newsletter.

A deep sniff of the new CSS Olfactive API, a set of proposed features for immersive user experiences using smell.Sniffing Out the CSS Olfactive API originally published on CSS-Tricks, which is part of the DigitalOcean family. You should get the newsletter.

Short n’ sweet but ever so neat, this issue covers light/dark favicons, @mixin, anchor-interpolated morphing, object-view-box, new web features, and more.What’s !important #8: Light/Dark Favicons, @mixin, object-view-box, and More originally published on CSS-Tricks, which is part of the DigitalOcean family. You should get the newsletter.

That gap between "the form works" and "the business works" is something we don't really tend to discuss much as front-enders. We focus a great deal on user experience, validation methods, and accessibility, yet we overlook what the data does once it leaves our controlForm Automation Tips for Happier User and Clients originally published on CSS-Tricks, which is part of the DigitalOcean family. You should get the newsletter.

Looking at research and experiments that are designed to automatically generate user interfaces based on user preferences.Generative UI Notes originally published on CSS-Tricks, which is part of the DigitalOcean family. You should get the newsletter.

The new CSS corner-shape() property is mathematical, so it’s easily animated. Author Daniel Schwarz pokes at animating the property for interesting UI effects.Experimenting With Scroll-Driven corner-shape Animations originally published on CSS-Tricks, which is part of the DigitalOcean family. You should get the newsletter.

Mat Marquis and Andy Bell have released JavaScript for Everyone, an online course offered exclusively at Piccalilli. This post is an excerpt from the course taken specifically from a chapter all about JavaScript destructuring. JavaScript for Everyone: Destructuring originally published on CSS-Tricks, which is part of the DigitalOcean family. You should get the newsletter.

For this issue we have random(), folded clip-path corners, anchored container queries, customizable select, scroll-triggered animations, and more.What’s !important #7: random(), Folded Corners, Anchored Container Queries, and More originally published on CSS-Tricks, which is part of the DigitalOcean family. You should get the newsletter.

Tailwind is really great for making layouts and there are many reasons why. Zell Liew looks at four specific examples of common use cases.4 Reasons That Make Tailwind Great for Building Layouts originally published on CSS-Tricks, which is part of the DigitalOcean family. You should get the newsletter.

Let’s go over a few demos using the new customizable <select> feature that may be wild, but also give us a great chance to learn new things in CSS.Abusing Customizable Selects originally published on CSS-Tricks, which is part of the DigitalOcean family. You should get the newsletter.

How we look at the stacking order of our projects, how we choose z-index values, and more importantly, the implications of those choices.The Value of z-index originally published on CSS-Tricks, which is part of the DigitalOcean family. You should get the newsletter.