The warning is correct. And the recommended fixes you've probably seen are wrong. Here's what you can do instead to properly fix the issue. Blocked aria-hidden: The Warning is Right, and Every Fix You’ve Found is Wrong o…

Border images are an overlooked feature. One neat fact is that border image slices can run across entire borders on an element, and animating it creates beautiful effects. Animating CSS border-image originally handwritte…

Smashing Magazine’s in-person conferences are back and returning to the wonderful city of Freiburg next month, September 7–10. SmashingConf Freiburg 2026, September 7-10 originally handwritten and published with love on …

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…

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 …

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 originall…

Bad Code Is Often a Leadership Problem

The Codebase Is just the Receipt for Every Bad Business Decision.

Every language app in your pocket inherited a teaching method built for Latin. Understanding why that happened is a more useful design lesson than anything the apps themselves will teach you. In 1788, Prussia introduced …

Your system can be scalable, secure, and beautifully designed. And still be the wrong thing to build.

I want to discuss accessibility because it is the most important thing for making websites. Other A List Apart articles give you innovation and insight. This article will give you homework. These are just my personal vie…

Stop Wasting LLM Tokens. 🛑

If you're using JSON for your LLMs, you are likely overpaying for your API usage.

JavaScript SpeechSynthesis API

As the web continues to be the medium for all users, standards bodies need to continue to provide new APIs to enrich user experience and accessibility. One underused API for unsighted users is speechSynthesis, an API to …

Fix “This video format is not supported” on YouTube TV

Setting up a new computer is bliss — no old, unused apps and the machine performs much better than the previous. Unfortunately, you may encounter new problems based on the new hardware. One such issue I encountered with …

Today’s web is not always an amiable place. Sites greet you with a popover that demands assent to their cookie policy, and leave you with Taboola ads promising “One Weird Trick!” to cure your ailments. Social media sites…

"Language is not merely a set of unrelated sounds, clauses, rules, and meanings; it is a totally coherent system bound to context and behavior." — Kenneth L. Pike The web has accents. So should our design systems. Design…

Picture this: You’re in a meeting room at your tech company, and two people are having what looks like the same conversation about the same design problem. One is talking about whether the team has the right skills to ta…

As a product builder over too many years to mention, I've lost count of the number of times I've seen promising ideas go from zero to hero in a few weeks, only to fizzle out within months. Financial products, which is th…

Understanding Software Licenses: Open Source and Closed Source

Understanding open source licenses is crucial as it determines how software can be used, modified, and distributed. This guide explores the various types of open source licenses, their legal implications, and how to choo…

Easy way to upload, transform and deliver files and images (Sponsored)

Managing media is a really difficult task if you try to do all of it yourself, especially if the media comes from other sources. The file can be submitted in any state and size, but what if you need something really spec…

CRDTs: Collaborate Without the Conflict

Ever tried editing a Google Doc simultaneously with ten colleagues? If so, congratulations—you're already acquainted with this technology! Before you lose faith in collaborative tech, let's introduce your soon-to-be favo…

"It Works on My Machine" and Other Lies We Tell Ourselves

A Survival Guide to Blame Your Team and the Universe

How to Download a YouTube Video or Channel

The ability to download media on the internet almost feels like a lost art. When I was in my teens, piracy of mp3s, movies, and just about everything else via torrents and apps like Kazaa, LimeWire, Napster, etc. was in …

How to Add a Header to a curl Request

curl is one of those great utilities that’s been around seemingly forever and has endless use cases. These days I find myself using curl to batch download files and test APIs. Sometimes my testing leads me to using diffe…

Case Insensitive CSS Attribute Selector

CSS selectors never cease to amaze me in how powerful they can be in matching complex patterns. Most of that flexibility is in parent/child/sibling relationships, very seldomly in value matching. Consider my surprise whe…