Episodes
Una and Adam recap the season! They share their favorite features, stories, and use cases. Season 5 covered popovers, dialogs, top layers, trig functions, color functions, :has() tricks, balanced text wrapping, linear() easing, nesting, anchoring, state queries, view transitions, and scroll driven animation. What a year for CSS! Una Kravets (co-host) Twitter | Instagram | YouTube Making the web more colorful ✨🎨  Web DevRel @googlechrome Unicorn face host of @toolsday & Designing in...
Published 10/03/24
Published 10/03/24
In this episode our esteemed guest returns! This time to help us grok Scroll Driven Animation. Learn all about scroll(), view(), animation-timeline, timeline-scope, animation-range, and more. Power those animations with off-the-main-thread CSS scroll animation powers.   Resources: Bramus's Demos: All mentioned Demos + Tools + Video Course + DevTools Extension link → https://goo.gle/3Uw31up  Video Course direct link: https://goo.gle/learn-scroll-driven-animations   Adam's Demos: ...
Published 09/26/24
In this episode Una and Adam bring on an esteemed guest Bramus, who brings us deep knowledge on View Transitions. These are easy to get started with but difficult to master, but not with Bramus here to teach us. He'll be covering introductory to advanced API features and a big bag of examples and demos.  Resources: Developer Documentation → https://goo.gle/4aHY7zo  Quick intro to View Transitions (Google I/O 2023 video) → https://goo.gle/3ZieRLp  What's new in View Transitions? (Google...
Published 09/19/24
In this episode, Una and Adam discuss a future web capability that builds on container queries: state queries. From CSS, this feature will be able to detect  if a container is overflowing, when an element is scroll snapped, and when an element is stuck from position: sticky. Resources: :stuck, :snapped, :on-screen, etc → https://goo.gle/3WVhSi6   state queries syntax → https://goo.gle/3T2gI33  explainer → https://goo.gle/3XevW7x  Intent To Prototype → https://goo.gle/3Au8rOY  Scroll...
Published 09/12/24
In this episode Una and Adam explain anchor positioning and all its amazing features. Resources: Introducing the CSS anchor positioning API → https://goo.gle/3SWrvM5  CSS anchor positioning → https://goo.gle/4dwgmd9  Tab’s talk from CSS Day → https://goo.gle/4ds8g5B  Una's Anchor Tool → https://goo.gle/3yDYDSd  Una Kravets (co-host) Twitter | Instagram | YouTube Making the web more colorful ✨🎨  Web DevRel @googlechrome Unicorn face host of @toolsday & Designing in the...
Published 08/22/24
In this episode Una and Adam catch you up to the latest syntax features of CSS nesting. Resources: Episode 47 → https://goo.gle/3SvM9T4 Episode 65 → https://goo.gle/3ygA7X1 CSS Nesting Update → https://goo.gle/3WHCRpK  Una Kravets (co-host) Twitter | Instagram | YouTube Making the web more colorful ✨🎨  Web DevRel @googlechrome Unicorn face host of @toolsday & Designing in the Browser 🎬  Adam Argyle (co-host) Twitter | Instagram | YouTube @GoogleChrome CSS DevRel; @CSSWG; VisBug...
Published 08/08/24
In this episode Una and Adam cover the linear() CSS easing function that can create bounce and spring effects.   Resources: Ep 22 on Animation → https://goo.gle/4frnp8y  linear() generator → https://goo.gle/46xs2JZ  Complex animation curves in CSS with linear() → https://goo.gle/4ftm0Oz  Open Props premade spring and bounce variables → https://goo.gle/46uaGOc  Una Kravets (co-host) Twitter | Instagram | YouTube Making the web more colorful ✨🎨  Web DevRel @googlechrome Unicorn face...
Published 08/01/24
In this episode Una and Adam talk about text wrap, a great modern improvement to typography on the web platform. Learn how you can create logical layout rules for your headings and other copy with just one line of code. Resources: text-wrap on MDN → https://goo.gle/3zvwixd  soft breaks → https://goo.gle/4cXKLAq    Una Kravets (co-host) Twitter | Instagram | YouTube Making the web more colorful ✨🎨  Web DevRel @googlechrome Unicorn face host of @toolsday & Designing in the Browser...
Published 07/11/24
In this episode Una and Adam expand on episode 61 about :has() by focusing specifically on use cases, tips and tricks. Get inspired and discover new ways to make reactive UI from CSS. Resources: Ep 61 → https://goo.gle/4cID6pE  Piccali → https://goo.gle/4ePKJMG  Ahmad Shadeed → https://goo.gle/4bsk85F  The Looper → https://goo.gle/3yKmXkI  Una Kravets (co-host) Twitter | Instagram | YouTube Making the web more colorful ✨🎨  Web DevRel @googlechrome Unicorn face host of @toolsday...
Published 07/03/24
In this episode Una and Adam provide a color update, covering changes to the specs and new functions.  Links RCS calc() tool → https://goo.gle/4cRRJHt  Apple Annie CSS Color Modules and Changes, Part I → https://goo.gle/3xtTr2A  Lea verou article on RCS for contrast → https://goo.gle/3L3x5YF Una Kravets (co-host) Twitter | Instagram | YouTube Making the web more colorful ✨🎨  Web DevRel @googlechrome Unicorn face host of @toolsday & Designing in the Browser 🎬  Adam Argyle...
Published 06/27/24
In this episode Una and Adam share practical use cases, syntax and strategies for all the new math functions in CSS. From trig to algebra, they'll help you get a good idea on where and how these fit into your UI toolbelt. Links Ana Tudor tests your browser for CSS math function support → https://goo.gle/4cmBm5r  Great guide and overview from Daniel Wilson → https://goo.gle/4enKgBe  layout pow() → https://goo.gle/3RlvAsI  Using Absolute Value, Sign, Rounding and Modulo in CSS Today →...
Published 06/20/24
In this episode Una and Adam continue talking about dialogs and popovers, but this time it's all about animating them into and out of the top layer.. We'll be introducing starting-style, a new mode for transitioning discrete properties, and the overlay property for smooth entry and exit animations.  Links: top-layer CSS spec → https://goo.gle/4c2elUW Four new CSS features for smooth entry and exit animations by Una → https://goo.gle/3KpyB7e Using @starting-style and transition-behavior...
Published 06/13/24
The CSS Podcast is back, with an episode highlighting the popover API and dialog element! Learn what they can do, and when to use which when. Links Popover API lands in Baseline → https://goo.gle/3Vo2dIs Dialogs and popovers seem similar. How are they different? → https://goo.gle/3wXD1z5 Dialog dilemmas and modal mischief → https://goo.gle/3R9nmDE Semantics and the popover attribute → https://goo.gle/3Vl3NuM Building a dialog component GUI Challenges → https://goo.gle/4c0YFkK Una...
Published 06/06/24
I can’t believe we’re already at the end of season 4! This season, we’ve been focusing on CSS gotchas and resolving these common CSS pitfalls. And alas, on our last episode of the season, we’re going to take a look back at all of those tips and tricks and pick some of our favorites to highlight in this recap episode.   Links: Why isn’t percentage working → https://goo.gle/418EnBG  Why isn’t my element stuck → https://goo.gle/3uSX7Jk  Why isn’t my custom property the value I expect →...
Published 12/06/23
In this episode, Una and Adam talk about percentage resolution for various properties like font-size, padding height and width. They break down and explain why percentages may not work or may not be what you expected.   Links → https://goo.gle/47XtWU1  Understanding CSS Percentage → https://goo.gle/3RhLJzG  CSS Box Sizing Module Level 3 → https://goo.gle/46FRF9T    Una Kravets (co-host) Twitter | Instagram | YouTube Making the web more colorful ✨🎨  Web DevRel @googlechrome Unicorn...
Published 11/28/23
In this episode Una and Adam help you uncover moments where a sticky element isn't sticking. There are a couple of gotcha around implementing a sticky element and by the end of the show you'll know what they are and a few ways to work around them.   Links: sticky stack - https://goo.gle/3QICxTz  sticky desperado - https://goo.gle/3sC3OPj   sticky slide - https://goo.gle/47bcRGb    Una Kravets (co-host) Twitter | Instagram | YouTube Making the web more colorful ✨🎨  Web DevRel...
Published 11/15/23
In this episode, Una and Adam discuss common gotchas with custom properties, which often feel fully reactive during use, but their limits and implementation details can popup at unexpected times and create a headache. They'll cover these situations and their solutions!   Links: Value stages → https://goo.gle/3FDo7yA  How custom property values are computed →https://goo.gle/49cOUiQ  A complete guide to custom properties → https://goo.gle/40gtVb8  The big gotcha with custom properties →...
Published 10/27/23
In this episode we tackle one of the most asked questions of all CSS history.. how do I center this div? We'll cover multiple strategies that each have tradeoffs and super powers over each other.    Links: Centering in CSS → https://goo.gle/3RRki02  Comparing grid and flex place-items and place-content → https://goo.gle/3ZE3NGM  Centering in CSS: A Complete Guide → https://goo.gle/46xudw7  Centering examples from Una → https://goo.gle/3rF7lvR    Una Kravets (co-host) Twitter |...
Published 10/11/23
On this episode of the #CSSpodcast, we’re diving into how to deal with glitchy animations in your code base!   Links: MDN transform-style - https://goo.gle/45YFu8B  MDN backface-visibility - https://goo.gle/46mPvfE   Una Kravets (co-host) Twitter | Instagram | YouTube Making the web more colorful ✨🎨  Web DevRel @googlechrome Unicorn face host of @toolsday & Designing in the Browser 🎬    Adam Argyle (co-host) Twitter | Instagram | YouTube @GoogleChrome CSS DevRel; @CSSWG;...
Published 09/21/23
In this episode, we tackle the issues around getting undesirable gradient results. Sometimes it's you, sometimes it's the color space. We'll help you identify, assess and remedy muddy gradients.   Links: HD color guide - https://goo.gle/3RhyvmP  various gradients in color spaces - https://goo.gle/3Pc02TV  modern css gradient tool - https://goo.gle/3P4KxNI  try color mix - https://goo.gle/3r2toML  color-mix() with white hover codepen - https://goo.gle/3Pw6mHm  interpolation visualizer...
Published 09/08/23
In this episode we're shifting the topic to layout shift, that moment where you watch the page adapt to something lazily loaded which has impacted the layout in some way where you see content shift around.   Links: CLS - https://goo.gle/3kle3AW  Optimizing CLS - https://goo.gle/3fxu6IE  CSS for Web Vitals - https://goo.gle/3E98gY9    Una Kravets (co-host) Twitter | Instagram | YouTube Making the web more colorful ✨🎨  Web DevRel @googlechrome Unicorn face host of @toolsday & ...
Published 08/31/23
Too small? Too big? Learn how to make your images just right and all the reasons they might be looking a little funky when you’re adding media to your interface.   Links: CSS for Web Vitals → https://goo.gle/3E98gY9  Learn Responsive Images  → https://goo.gle/45EFuds  Aspect Ratio → https://goo.gle/3PdyjDS  Demos → https://goo.gle/3qJuQ6z & https://goo.gle/45uDvZB    Una Kravets (co-host) Twitter | Instagram | YouTube Making the web more colorful ✨🎨  Web DevRel @googlechrome...
Published 08/25/23
In this episode we're overjoyed to overexplain why you may be having overflow in your page. somewhere over the rainbow, an overheating developer overcooked the inline sizes and ended up oversleeping for work the next day. Now let's overanalyze and overshare about CSS overflow.   Links: The rules of Margin Collapse → https://goo.gle/441OGaH   Everything you need to know → https://goo.gle/4434Ctj  Check out → https://goo.gle/3YrJDiw     Una Kravets (co-host) Twitter | Instagram |...
Published 08/16/23
In this episode we explore why margin may not be working for you. We’ll teach you about block formatting contexts and margin collapsing! We'll make you the space you want in your designs! Links: The Rules of Margin Collapse → https://goo.gle/441OGaH  CSS Margins → https://goo.gle/4434Ctj  Learn more → https://goo.gle/3YrJDiw    Una Kravets (co-host) Twitter | Instagram | YouTube Making the web more colorful ✨🎨  Web DevRel @googlechrome Unicorn face host of @toolsday & Designing...
Published 08/09/23