Emily Carter Designers ship images cropped into circles, hexagons, and slanted hero banners all the time. You do not need a photo editor for any of that. With CSS masks and clip-path, you can apply “non-destructive” shapes to any image: the source stays intact, the shape is fully adjustable, and the same asset adapts across breakpoints and … Read more
You will build a friendly cartoon cat using only HTML and CSS. By the end, you will have a tidy component with ears, eyes, whiskers, paws, and a swishy tail. The process teaches shape composition, layering with pseudo-elements, and small animations that feel alive. Why CSS Art: How to Draw a Cartoon Cat Matters CSS … Read more
A clean divider can save a layout. It separates topics, paces long pages, and gives readers a moment to reset their eyes. By the end of this walkthrough you will build a flexible, themeable page divider with pure CSS, including solid, dashed, and labeled variants, plus an angled option that works without images or SVGs. … Read more
Images are not your only option for rich backgrounds. With a single background property, you can stack multiple gradients to paint skies, rays, textures, borders, and shine. In this tutorial you will learn how to combine linear, radial, repeating, and conic gradients into one layered background that powers a poster-style hero and a glossy button, … Read more
Neon glow is one of those effects that immediately shifts a plain UI toward something memorable. In this guide you will build a crisp, layered neon glow using only CSS. You will create glowing text, a circular neon badge, and a button with a neon arrow. By the end you will know how to stack … Read more
A gear icon is the universal Settings symbol. You can ship it as an image or SVG, but building it in pure CSS gives you theme control, sharp rendering at any size, and zero network requests. By the end of this project, you will have a compact, scalable gear built with a single element, two … Read more
Icons are fast for sighted users and silent for assistive tech unless you wire them correctly. By the end of this article you will know exactly when to use aria-hidden and when to use aria-label, and you will build two small icon components that speak clearly to screen readers without sacrificing visual polish. Why Accessibility … Read more
A crisp hamburger icon that morphs into a clear “X” is one of those tiny touches that makes an interface feel polished. In this walkthrough you will build an animated hamburger menu icon toggle that smoothly transitions between the two states with CSS transitions, clean HTML, and a small dose of accessible JavaScript to keep … Read more
Every site that cares about orienting users relies on breadcrumbs. A clean breadcrumb trail with crisp chevrons offers clarity without noise. In this tutorial you will build fully responsive, accessible breadcrumbs that draw their “greater-than” chevrons purely with CSS. No images, no SVGs, and no extra markup clutter. By the end, you will have a … Read more
You need gentle, drifting smoke for a UI scene: a steaming mug, a tiny chimney, or a bonfire banner. This guide builds a convincing smoke effect with pure CSS. No images, no SVG filters, no JavaScript. By the end, you will have layered puffs that rise, blur, fade, and drift with subtle randomness, all driven … Read more