Issue #523

September 29, 2022

Web Almanac 2022

In the CSS section of the latest edition of Web Almanac, Rachel Andrew shows what developers actually use in production, which new features are being adopted, which old techniques are falling out of use, and more.

Ahmad Shadeed explores a few use cases for comparison functions and explains each in detail.

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Articles & Tutorials

CSS Checkerboard Background… But With Rounded Corners and Hover Styles

Preethi demonstrates how to create an interesting background pattern.

Why the number input is the worst input

Jared Toporek outlines some challenges with number input.

CSS Rules vs. CSS Rulesets

Louis Lazaris explains the difference between the terms CSS rules and CSS rulesets, which have been used interchangeably over the years.

Why Custom Properties Don’t Work With the url() CSS Function

Stefan Judis explains that custom properties don’t work in CSS url() functions because without quotes, the parser treats the entire declaration as a url-token.

Testing Web Design Color Contrast

Adam Argyle and Charlie Gleason give an overview of three tools and techniques for testing and verifying accessible color contrast of your design.

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