Marco Silva An accessible search bar does two jobs at once: it helps people find content fast and it behaves predictably for assistive tech. By the end of this article, you will have a polished search bar with clear visuals, keyboard-friendly focus, screen reader labels, a CSS-only clear button that appears when the field has text, and … Read more
A red dot that softly expands and fades is the fastest way to signal “this content is live.” In this tutorial you will build a pulsing Live indicator with pure CSS. The result is a tiny, reusable badge that drops into any header, player, or dashboard without JavaScript. You will get a clean HTML structure, … Read more
A plain list of links does not deserve your long article. You want a Table of Contents that guides the eye, reveals depth, and responds to scroll and focus. By the end of this tutorial you will style a clean, numbered Table of Contents (TOC) with circles for top-level items, subtle connectors for nested items, … Read more
Bold outlined text grabs attention without shouting. In this tutorial you will build a crisp “text stroke” (outline) effect that works across modern browsers. You will learn the WebKit text stroke approach for perfect edges, a resilient text-shadow fallback for Firefox and legacy contexts, and a flexible pattern for combining a stroked outline with solid … Read more
SVG path animation is a reliable way to deliver crisp, scalable motion without JavaScript. By the end of this article you will build two polished path animations with pure CSS: a signature-style line drawing and a circular check badge. You will learn the small set of CSS properties that make paths “draw” themselves, how to … Read more
A pulsing animation draws the eye without screaming for attention. Think about a live-status dot, a subtle beacon on a map pin, or a call-to-action that gently radiates. By the end of this guide, you will build a flexible, accessible, and smooth pulsing effect in pure CSS, with variants for small indicators and buttons. You … Read more
Breadcrumbs solve a simple problem with a big UX impact: “Where am I, and how do I get back?” By the end of this article you will build a responsive, accessible breadcrumb trail with flexible separators (slash, triangle, or chevron), clear focus states, and smart truncation for long labels. You will understand what to show, … Read more
linear-gradient() is the workhorse behind modern backgrounds, overlays, borders, and even text effects. You will learn the syntax deeply, control angles and hard stops precisely, layer multiple gradients, create crisp stripes with repeating-linear-gradient(), and animate gradients without images. By the end, you will be able to paint polished UI components with a few lines of … Read more
A “Back to Top” button saves your readers from endless manual scrolling. You will build a compact, accessible, and smooth-scrolling button that only appears after the user has moved down the page. The component will be keyboard-friendly, screen-reader-friendly, and easy to drop into any project. By the end of this tutorial you will have a … Read more
User avatars carry more weight than a logo in many UI moments. They anchor comments, drive recognition in chat, and keep team views readable. This guide shows you how to build a flexible avatar system that uses shapes to crop images and initials: circles, rounded squares, diamonds, and hexagons. You will finish with reusable CSS … Read more