There's a lot of nuance to the <dialog> element, a seemingly little piece of web architecture. I've got some notes from digging into it.Using and Styling the Dialog Element originally handwritten and published with love on CSS-Tricks. You should really get the newsletter as well.

A few notes and takeaways from the 2026 State of CSS survey results, including a nice CSS-Tricks cameo!2026 State of CSS, Devs Surveys originally handwritten and published with love on CSS-Tricks. You should really get the newsletter as well.

Today, with CSS gap decorations fully supported in Chrome and Edge, starting with version 149, you can now very easily style gaps, and with a lot of control.Gap Decorations Are Now Available, Here’s What’s New originally handwritten and published with love on CSS-Tricks. You should really get the newsletter as well.

We recently got the shape() function and corner-shape property. What else could we possibly need as far as making shapes in CSS? Let me tell you: the border-shape property!Get Ready For the Powerful CSS border-shape Property! originally handwritten and published with love on CSS-Tricks. You should really get the newsletter as well.

The soon-Baseline sibling-index() function for animations, CSS and the 2026 FIFA World Cup, use cases for the infinity keyword, container "stuck" queries, and more.What’s !important #16: sibling-index() Animations, Use Cases for the infinity Keyword, Container Stuck Queries, and More originally handwritten and published with love on CSS-Tricks. You should really get the newsletter as well.

The writing-mode CSS property sets whether lines of text are laid out horizontally or vertically, and the direction in which blocks and lines progress..element { writing-mode: vertical-rl;}This is most useful in languages such as Chinese, Japanese or …writing-mode originally handwritten and published with love on CSS-Tricks. You should really get the newsletter as well.

The pointer-events property controls whether an element can become the target of pointer events like clicks, hover states, and other pointer-based events. In other words, it lets you decide whether the browser should treat an element as interactive when the …pointer-events originally handwritten and published with love on CSS-Tricks. You should really get the newsletter as well.

Read all about boundary-aware CSS, accessible grid lanes, time-based web designs, full-bleed, the customizable select, and new web platform features.What’s !important #15: Boundary-aware CSS, Time-based CSS, Full-bleed CSS, and More originally handwritten and published with love on CSS-Tricks. You should really get the newsletter as well.

I know you’re busy, so for What’s !important #14, I’ll be sprinting through what’s been a stacked couple of weeks despite few browser updates. From CSS Quake to CSS Gap Decorations, this isn’t one to miss!What’s !important #14: Gap Decorations, random(), <select> field-sizing, and More originally handwritten and published with love on CSS-Tricks. You should really get the newsletter as well.

CSS has always had pseudo-classes that style things based on user interactions. Recent features, however, are blurring the line between what CSS "listens" for and how they are alternatives to what Javascript typically listens for.The Shifting Line Between CSS States and JavaScript Events originally handwritten and published with love on CSS-Tricks. You should really get the newsletter as well.

The translateZ() function moves an element closer to or farther from the user. translateZ() originally handwritten and published with love on CSS-Tricks. You should really get the newsletter as well.

The translateY() function shifts an element vertically by the specified amount. translateY() originally handwritten and published with love on CSS-Tricks. You should really get the newsletter as well.

The translateX() function shifts an element horizontally by the specified amount. translateX() originally handwritten and published with love on CSS-Tricks. You should really get the newsletter as well.

The CSS translate() function shifts an element from its default position on a 2-dimensional planetranslate() originally handwritten and published with love on CSS-Tricks. You should really get the newsletter as well.

Sometimes designers have silly ideas that eventually grow on you. That happened to me with this concept where I had to build columns of items moving in opposite directions when a user scrolls the page.CodePen Embed FallbackNote: This …Using Scroll-Driven Animations for Opposing Scroll Directions originally handwritten and published with love on CSS-Tricks. You should really get the newsletter as well.