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Direct link to the article Full Bleed
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Full Bleed

We’ve covered techniques before for when you want a full-width element within a constrained-width column, like an edge-to-edge image within a narrower column of text. There are loads of techniques.

Perhaps my favorite is this little utility class:…

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Chris Coyier on Oct 15, 2020 (Updated on Oct 16, 2020)
Direct link to the article A Lightweight Masonry Solution
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A Lightweight Masonry Solution

Back in May, I learned about Firefox adding masonry to CSS grid. Masonry layouts are something I’ve been wanting to do on my own from scratch for a very long time, but have never known where to start. So, naturally, …

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Ana Tudor on Aug 3, 2020
Direct link to the article 10 modern layouts in 1 line of CSS
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10 modern layouts in 1 line of CSS

Una doing an amazing job of showing just how (dare I say it?) easy CSS layout has gotten. There is plenty to learn, but what you learn makes sense, and once you have, it’s quite empowering. …

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Chris Coyier on Jul 31, 2020
Direct link to the article Styling Layout Wrappers In CSS
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Styling Layout Wrappers In CSS

Two things that strike me often about the web are how many ways there are to go about the same thing and how many considerations go into even the most seemingly simple things.

Working with wrapper elements is definitely on …

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Geoff Graham on Jun 29, 2020
Direct link to the article Overlapping Header with CSS Grid
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Overlapping Header with CSS Grid

Snook shows off a classic design with an oversized header up top, and a content area that is “pulled up” into that header area. My mind goes to the same place:

Historically, I’ve done this with negative margins. The header

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Chris Coyier on Jun 1, 2020
Direct link to the article Exciting Things on the Horizon For CSS Layout
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Exciting Things on the Horizon For CSS Layout

Michelle Barker notes that it’s been a heck of a week for us CSS layout nerds.

  1. Firefox has long had the best DevTools for CSS Grid, but Chrome is about to catch up and go one bit better by visualizing
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Chris Coyier on May 7, 2020
Direct link to the article Making Things Better: Redefining the Technical Possibilities of CSS
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Making Things Better: Redefining the Technical Possibilities of CSS

Robin recently lamented the common complaint that CSS is frustrating. There are misconceptions about what it is and what it does. There are debates about what kind of language it is. There are even different views on where it …

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Direct link to the article Same HTML, Different CSS
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Same HTML, Different CSS

Ahmad Shadeed covers the idea of a card component that has a fixed set of semantic HTML with some BEMy classes on it. There is a title, author, image, and tags. Then he redesigns the card into five totally different …

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Chris Coyier on Feb 19, 2020
Direct link to the article Helping Browsers Optimize With The CSS Contain Property
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Helping Browsers Optimize With The CSS Contain Property

There is a growing number of things that we have to do to help the browser achieve for peak performance.

  • Responsive image syntax has several. For example, needing to tell the browser how large the image will be in our
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Chris Coyier on Feb 10, 2020
Direct link to the article Print-Inspired Layout on the Web
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Print-Inspired Layout on the Web

I always love seeing people get inspired by print design and trying to port it over to the web. There is a much deeper history of interesting print work to draw from, and still a ton of modern work happening …

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Chris Coyier on Dec 18, 2019
Direct link to the article Techniques for a Newspaper Layout with CSS Grid and Border Lines Between Elements
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Techniques for a Newspaper Layout with CSS Grid and Border Lines Between Elements

I recently had to craft a newspaper-like design that featured multiple row and column spans with divider lines in between them. Take a look at the mockup graphic here and see if it makes you sweat at all. If you’re …

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Marco Troost on Nov 20, 2019
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