We're getting new functions for generating random numbers in CSS! But the road to get here has been a long and winding one.The Importance of Native Randomness in CSS originally handwritten and published with love on CSS-Tricks. You should really get the newsletter as well.

The contrast() filter function increases or decreases the contrast of an element.contrast() originally handwritten and published with love on CSS-Tricks. You should really get the newsletter as well.

The contrast-color() function takes a <color> and returns either black or white, whichever is the most contrasting color for that value.contrast-color() originally handwritten and published with love on CSS-Tricks. You should really get the newsletter as well.

My shim might give the powers that be another reason to say native support isn't necessary, or if lots of people use my :nth-letter hack in the wild, the browser gods might recognize the need to implement it for real.Let’s Use the Nonexistent ::nth-letter Selector Now originally handwritten and published with love on CSS-Tricks. You should really get the newsletter as well.

Putting CSS’s more recent scrolling animation capabilities to the test to recreate a complex animation of the Apple Vision Pro headset from Apple's website.Recreating Apple’s Vision Pro Animation in CSS originally handwritten and published with love on CSS-Tricks. You should really get the newsletter as well.

I use a Markdown Component for two main reasons: (1) It reduces the amount of markup I need to write, and (2) it converts typographic symbols. Here's how it works.Enhancing Astro With a Markdown Component originally handwritten and published with love on CSS-Tricks. You should really get the newsletter as well.

Although Astro has built-in support for Markdown via .md files, I'd argue that your Markdown experience can be enhanced with MDX.Markdown + Astro = ❤️ originally handwritten and published with love on CSS-Tricks. You should really get the newsletter as well.

This issue of What’s !important brings you clip-path jigsaws, a view transitions toolkit, name-only containers, the usual roundup of new, notable web platform features, and more.What’s !important #9: clip-path Jigsaws, View Transitions Toolkit, Name-only Containers, and More originally handwritten and published with love on CSS-Tricks. You should really get the newsletter as well.

Behind every technology, there should be a guide for its use. While JavaScript modules make it easier to write “big” programs, if there are no principles or systems for using them, things could easily become difficult to maintain.A Well-Designed JavaScript Module System is Your First Architecture Decision originally handwritten and published with love on CSS-Tricks. You should really get the newsletter as well.

The hypot() function takes a list of values and returns the square root of the sum of their squares.hypot() originally handwritten and published with love on CSS-Tricks. You should really get the newsletter as well.

One of the best-known examples of CSS state management is the checkbox hack. What if we want a component to be in one of three, four, or seven modes? That is where the Radio State Machine comes in.The Radio State Machine originally handwritten and published with love on CSS-Tricks. You should really get the newsletter as well.

Craving for a view transition? Sunkanmi has lots of common transitions you can drop into your website right now!7 View Transitions Recipes to Try originally handwritten and published with love on CSS-Tricks. You should really get the newsletter as well.

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 handwritten and published with love on CSS-Tricks. You should really get the newsletter as well.

The saturate() function increases or decreases the saturation of an element.saturate() originally handwritten and published with love on CSS-Tricks. You should really get the newsletter as well.

The justify-self property aligns an individual element, overriding its parent current align-items value.justify-self originally handwritten and published with love on CSS-Tricks. You should really get the newsletter as well.