“trick”

• I cannot wait for the CSS @function

  December 29, 2024 In my quest to apply as much cool CSS tricks as possible, I encountered an issue that navigated me towards a new and exciting CSSWG draft.

• MacOS-like dock effect with a “previous-sibling combinator”

  May 20, 2024 A guide on using the “previous-sibling combinator” trick to recreate the magnifier effect of the MacOS dock.

• Using recursive CSS to change styles based on depth

  February 11, 2024 Can CSS be used recursively to change styles based on the depth of an element in a container? Well it can, but it is a little tricky.

• Combining :has and :only-child to change tab containers

  January 15, 2024 For a styling implementation detail, I set the challenge to come up with a CSS-only solution, instead of implementing the logic in a front-end framework.

• Use the child-element count in CSS

  February 21, 2023 A little CSS trick to get a count of child elements on your parent selector.

• A nth-child CSS trick

  January 25, 2023 A little CSS trick that allows you to use nth-child values in the CSS calc() function.

• Authentication token management

  November 17, 2021 Complex client-side applications require sophisticated solutions around authentication management and background refreshing.