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Issue #587

May 22, 2024

State of HTML Survey Results

State of HTML Survey Results

The State of HTML 2023 survey results are finally live—dig in, and you’ll certainly uncover some interesting insights.

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The Times You Need A Custom @property Instead Of A CSS Variable

The Times You Need A Custom @property Instead Of A CSS Variable

Preethi Sam demonstrates where custom properties are more suitable than variables while showcasing the greater freedom and flexibility that custom properties provide for designing complex, refined animations.

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What Have I Been up To

Should you use text-emphasis CSS Property for your headlines?

Should you use text-emphasis CSS Property for your headlines?

My short exploration on why text-emphasis isn’t good for spicing up your headlines, along with some use cases where it might be acceptable.

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Articles & Tutorials

Why don’t we talk about minifying CSS anymore?

Salma Alam-Naylor explains why we rarely need to think about CSS minification, chunking, splitting, and post-processing anymore.

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The Modern Guide For Making CSS Shapes

Temani Afif explores different techniques for creating common shapes with the smallest and most flexible code possible.

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▶ 3 CSS tips for styling textarea you probably didn't know about

Wes Bos shows a couple of nifty quick tips on styling textareas.

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Baseline Progressive Enhancement

Jeremy Keith shares some thoughts on thinking about newly available features as progressive enhancement even if they still aren’t widely supported.

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How to check your site in different languages and writing modes

Kilian Valkhof shows you how to test your site in different languages and writing modes without changing your OS settings or having access to your content in other languages.

(And speaking of different writing modes, you might want to check my guide on Logical CSS Properties.)

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Until Next Week

When it comes to frontend technologies, the most exciting and probably most valued are JavaScript and CSS; it feels like HTML doesn’t get nearly as much love.

But HTML is the core of everything on the web, and you shouldn’t overlook it. Understanding semantics and getting familiar with new features is not only important but crucial regardless of which part of the front end you’re focused on.

Happy coding,
Zoran Jambor


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