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Definition · Supertopics: standards, markup-languages · Subtopics: attributes, canvas, character-references, dhtml, disclosure-widgets, doctypes, dom, forms, frameworks, frames, hacks, headings, html-minifier, htmlnano, iframes, image-maps, lists, mathml, metadata, microdata, nesting, presentational-html, ruby-markup, semantics, skip-links, source-order, svg, tables, web-components, web-forms, xhtml (non-exhaustive) · “html” RSS feed (per email)

Entry (Sources) and Additional TopicsDate#
On the Semantic Web2,163
semantics, buttons, forms
What’s !important #14: Gap Decorations, “random()”, “<select>” Field Sizing, and More (dxn/css)2,162
css, retrospectives, functions, theming, web-platform
Clickable Table Rows Are a Bad Idea (tem)2,161
tables, accessibility, keyboard-navigation
Animating the “dialog” Element Using View Transitions (rik)2,160
modals, animations, view-transitions, javascript, css
I Stored a Website in a Favicon2,159
favicons, images, experiments
The Siren Song of “ariaNotify()” (wil/css)2,158
javascript, aria, notifications, attributes, jaws, nvda, voiceover, screen-readers, accessibility
“headingoffset” Is Not the Document Outline Algorithm (aar)2,157
attributes, headings
How Building an HTML-First Site Doubled Our Users Overnight (moh)2,156
web-components, validation, traffic, case-studies
WWDC26: Rediscover the HTML “select” Element2,155
videos, forms, css
WWDC26: Get Started With the HTML “model” Element2,154
videos, introductions, animations
Streaming HTML (oll)2,153
streaming, javascript
Another Stab at the Perfect CSS Pie Chart… Sans JavaScript (vil/css)2,152
css
Astro: HTML First, JavaScript When You Need It (jad)2,151
astro, javascript
Context-Aware Headings in HTML (mat)2,150
headings, attributes
Gary Illyes: The Web’s JavaScript Mess Is an AI Agent Nightmare (ppc)2,149
ai, ai-agents, javascript, rag, llmstxt
Re: Accessibility Question: Is Nesting Interactive Elements Bad? (aar)2,148
accessibility, nesting
Accessible (I Think) Split-Cell Table Headers (mey)2,147
css, tables
Managing Anchor Associations With Data Attributes and Advanced “attr()” (dxn/fro)2,146
anchor-positioning, custom-data, css, functions, attributes
Lost, Forgotten, and Unfamiliar HTML (tho)2,145
attributes
Not Every Form Field Needs to Be in a Fieldset (jea)2,144
forms, design-systems, accessibility
What’s New in Web UI (una+)2,143
videos, web-platform, user-experience, principles, canvas, css, google
Don’t Put “aria-label” on Generic Elements Like Divs (mat)2,142
attributes, aria, screen-readers, support, accessibility
Accessible by Design: HTML, CSS, Javascript, and ARIA Techniques That Scale2,141
videos, accessibility, css, javascript, aria
Declarative Partial Updates (tun+)2,140
apis, chrome, google, browsers
Introducing the HTML-in-Canvas API Origin Trial (nma)2,139
introductions, canvas, apis, origin-trials, chrome, google, browsers
A Few Ways of Specifying Per-Theme Colours in Only CSS2,138
css, dark-mode, colors, techniques
You Don’t Know HTML Lists2,137
lists, semantics
hihtml (j9t)2,136
packages, npm, conformance, links, link-rot, minification, html-minifier, optimization, quality
Install Web Apps With the New HTML “install” Element (pat)2,135
web-apps, installing, origin-trials, chromium
Not All Hidden Content Is Equal: How Different Hiding Methods Impact Accessibility2,134
accessibility, hiding, css, aria, attributes, techniques, comparisons
AI and HTML: Validating, Omitting Optional Code, and Minifying as Token Optimization (j9t)2,133
ai, token-optimization, conformance, minimalism, minification, optimization
In-n-Out-Styling With Chris Coyier (chr/sma)2,132
videos, css
The “<selectmenu>” Element: Stop Using JavaScript Dropdown Libraries2,131
forms, javascript, css
Out With the JS, in With the HTML (jim)2,130
javascript, refactoring
Using Claude Code: The Unreasonable Effectiveness of HTML2,129
claude, anthropic, ai, efficiency
HTML.md (j9t)2,128
documentation, ai
What’s !important #10: HTML-in-Canvas, Hex Maps, E-Ink Optimization, and More (dxn/css)2,127
css, retrospectives, canvas, apis, images, web-platform
ARIA Roles and Web Accessibility: A Quick Guide (lev)2,126
guides, accessibility, aria, attributes
Hard to Read One-Liners (kri)2,125
css, collaboration
The End of Responsive Images (wil/pic)2,124
images, responsive-design
Visual Validation Feedback for Form Fields (aar)2,123
forms, validation, javascript
The Web Is Fun Again: First Experiments With HTML in Canvas (ami/fro)2,122
experiments, canvas, javascript
Multi-Level Navigation: The Challenge of Identifying Parent Sections for Screen Readers (ele)2,121
navigation, aria, screen-readers, accessibility
A11y 101: 3.1.1 Language of Page (nat)2,120
introductions, accessibility, wcag, localization
My Thoughts on the “focusgroup” Attribute Proposal (stv)2,119
forms, attributes
Video as Code: A Deep Dive Into HeyGen’s Hyperframes2,118
deep-dives, multimedia, css, tooling
The Radio State Machine (ami/css)2,117
css, state-management
The Community Has Spoken, Now We Need Browsers Vendors to Help: A “<rangegroup>” Update (uti)2,116
community, browsers
Why AI Sucks at Front End (arg)2,115
ai, css
How to Use Standard HTML Video and Audio Lazy-Loading on the Web Today (sco)2,114
how-tos, multimedia, lazy-loading, performance
Old Advice: Hiding Content Has No Effect on Accessible Name or Description Calculation (ste)2,113
accessibility, hiding, aria
Making Emojis and Icons Screen Reader Accessible (pop)2,112
emoji, icons, images, accessibility, screen-readers
Semantic HTML Just Might Make Your CSS Less Fragile (sch)2,111
css, semantics, resilience
There’s No Need to Include “Navigation” in Your Navigation Labels (tem)2,110
accessibility, labels, navigation
Mike Smith Fireside (ste)2,109
videos, interviews, standards, accessibility, community
Headings the Right Way: Site Building Tips for Accessible Page Content (dru)2,108
videos, headings, accessibility
Bad Example: Timesheet Submit Button (rac)2,107
buttons, accessibility
Tooltips That Work for Everyone (ele)2,106
tooltips, accessibility, aria, attributes, screen-readers, nvda, jaws
Quick Tip: Don’t Use “<abbr>” (nat)2,105
tips-and-tricks, screen-readers, support, accessibility
Astro: How to Set Up More Powerful HTML Minification (in 31 Seconds) (j9t)2,104
how-tos, astro, html-minifier, minification, optimization
New Bookmarklet—Structure Revealer (llo)2,103
bookmarklets, accessibility
Abusing Customizable Selects (pat/css)2,102
forms, css, functions
The Enforced Accessibility of the “geolocation” Element (chr/fro)2,101
geolocation, accessibility
Testing Browser Support for “focusgroup” (ada)2,100
attributes, focus, javascript
The Different Ways to Select “<html>” in CSS (dxn/css)2,099
css, selectors
You Don’t Know HTML Tables2,098
tables, javascript
Request for Developer Feedback: “focusgroup” (jac)2,097
attributes, chromium, browsers
Your Skip Link Targets May Not Need “tabindex=-1” to Work Properly (mat)2,096
skip-links, attributes, accessibility
1995: From Batman Forever’s Cinematic Design to HTML Tables (ric)2,095
web, history, design, netscape, mosaic, browsers, tables, layout, wysiwyg, code-editors
Figcaptions Versus Alt Text (tem)2,094
images, alt-text, accessibility, comparisons
You Can Use Newline Characters in URLs (lem)2,093
urls, data-urls, links, attributes
“role=presentation” Is No Alternative for “aria-hidden=true” (mat)2,092
accessibility, aria, attributes, comparisons
When Is a Link Not a Link? (dec)2,091
links, semantics, accessibility
Matt May Speaks (mat+)2,090
videos, interviews, accessibility, standards
“aria-haspopup” Might Not Do What You Think It Does (mat)2,089
aria, attributes, navigation, accessibility
Standard HTML Video and Audio Lazy-Loading Is Coming (sco)2,088
multimedia, lazy-loading, standards, performance
Native HTML Components Don’t Guarantee Good UX (ada)2,087
components, user-experience
The Problem With HTML Reset Buttons (ada)2,086
buttons, user-experience
An Official* Logo for HTML (zac)2,085
Everything You Never Wanted to Know About “visually-hidden” (dbu)2,084
css, hiding, accessibility
Notes on Relying on the ARIA Authoring Practices Guide (ste)2,083
aria, accessibility
Mastering Dialog Accessibility2,082
accessibility, modals, aria
You Might Not Need “role="presentation"” (stv/pic)2,081
aria, accessibility
Virtual Scrolling for Billions of Rows—Techniques From HighTable (sev)2,080
tables, scrolling, performance, react
You Know What? Just Don’t Split Words Into Letters (aar)2,079
accessibility, screen-readers, support
Trying to Make the Perfect Pie Chart in CSS (mon/css)2,078
css
How to Improve Your HTML Game (j9t)2,077
how-tos, conformance, learning, career
Introduction to the New HTML Element “<geolocation>” (mat)2,076
introductions, geolocation
Accessible Inline Collapsible (eri)2,075
accessibility, disclosure-widgets
Repeatable Form Fields Made Simple (aar)2,074
forms, web-components
More Invoker Commands, and More Reasons Not to Use JavaScript Please (paw)2,073
examples
SPAs Are a Performance Dead End (yeg)2,072
single-page-apps, performance
Barriers From Links With ARIA (aar)2,071
accessibility, links, aria
I Learned the First Rule of ARIA the Hard Way (css)2,070
accessibility, aria, semantics
Faking a Fieldset-Legend (tyl/clo)2,069
forms, css
SEO (htt)2,068
web-almanac, studies, research, metrics, seo, robotstxt, llmstxt, links, content, structured-data, amp, internationalization
Accessible Faux-Nested Interactive Controls (eri/pic)2,067
accessibility, conformance, nesting
The Incredible Overcomplexity of the Shadcn Radio Button (pau)2,066
forms, shadcn, complexity
EPUB and HTML—Survey Results and Next Steps (rei/w3c)2,065
surveys, epub
So You Think Your Website Is Doing Great (cit)2,064
javascript, css, quality
ARIA Roles Can Remove Their Children’s Semantics (ste)2,063
aria, semantics, accessibility
Introducing the “<geolocation>” HTML Element (tom+)2,062
introductions, geolocation, chrome, google, browsers
A Polyfill for the HTML “switch” Element (tom)2,061
forms, polyfills
What Is the Minimum Markup Needed to Create a Modal? (rus)2,060
modals, minimalism, css, accessibility
Very Good Components (bee)2,059
websites, components
How Browsers Work (dmy)2,058
websites, guides, browsers, urls, http, tcp, dom
How Can You Tell What’s Allowed Inside Each HTML Element? (rus)2,057
conformance
HTML Content Categories (rus)2,056
semantics
The Final Nail in the HTML5 Document Outline Coffin (tem)2,055
headings, accessibility
Opening and Closing Dialogs Without JavaScript Using HTML Invoker Commands (sch)2,054
modals
Revisiting HTML Streaming for Modern Web Performance (per)2,053
performance, streaming
The Three Semantics of HTML (mat)2,052
semantics
For the Love of “<details>” (dev/mat)2,051
disclosure-widgets
The HTML Elements Time Forgot (val/mat)2,050
history
2026 Predictions: The Next Big Shifts in Web Accessibility (web)2,049
accessibility, outlooks, ai, wcag
The Two Most Important Tools for HTML Developers2,048
tooling, conformance, minification, html-minifier, htmlnano, swc
Why “role="button"” on a “<button>” Does Nothing (rus)2,047
buttons, attributes, aria
Styling by Language: Using the “lang” Attribute for Multilingual Design (mat)2,046
internationalization, css
Did You Know Some ARIA Roles Remove Child Semantics? (rus)2,045
aria, semantics, accessibility
The Many Lives of the Page Title (kat/mat)2,044
user-experience, accessibility, wcag
Semantics Beyond the Tag Name (kno/mat)2,043
attributes, aria, semantics, accessibility
Targeting by Reference in the Shadow DOM (mey)2,042
shadow-dom, javascript
The Anatomy of an Accessible Text Field (ink)2,041
forms, accessibility, labels
Accessibility Is Personal (css)2,040
accessibility
Forms Are a Badly Designed Part of HTML (jen/mat)2,039
forms, standards
Don’t Leave the Screen Reader Hungry (ger/mat)2,038
emoji, screen-readers, accessibility
How “aria-labelledby” Really Works (rus)2,037
accessibility, aria, attributes
State of HTML 2025 [Results] (sac/dev)2,036
surveys, metrics
Giving Pages a Clear Shape by Using Headings (mat)2,035
headings
Does Chrome Get the “<header>” Element Wrong? (rus)2,034
aria, chrome, google, browsers
I Ported JustHTML From Python to JavaScript With Codex CLI and GPT-5.2 in 4.5 Hours (sim)2,033
migrating, ai, python, javascript, tooling, parsing
Them’s the Breaks (tyl/mat)2,032
The “<time>” Element Should Actually Do Something (nol)2,031
time, semantics
Hell Is Other People’s Markup (llo/mat)2,030
auditing, tooling
Changes in the World of HTML Minifiers (apo)2,029
tooling, minification, html-minifier
Why We Teach Our Students Progressive Enhancement (cyd)2,028
progressive-enhancement, css, javascript, training
How HTML Changes in EPUB (rob/mat)2,027
epub, standards
A11y Freedom Beaver (ste/mat)2,026
accessibility, aria
Useful Patterns for Building HTML Tools (sim)2,025
ai, tooling
Discover Dialog (sar/mat)2,024
modals, javascript, css
That Time I Tried Explaining HTML and CSS to My 5-Year Old Niece (css)2,023
css, learning
What’s Wrong With This HTML, and Is It Valid? (pat/mat)2,022
standards, conformance, web-platform
Comparing HTML Minifiers (j9t)2,021
minification, tooling, html-minifier, htmlnano, metrics, comparisons
Controlling Dialogs and Popovers With the Invoker Commands API (sta/mat)2,020
modals, pop-overs, apis, attributes
Accessible by Design: The Role of the “lang” Attribute (col/mat)2,019
accessibility, internationalization, attributes, metrics
NoLoJS: Reducing the JS Workload With HTML and CSS (aar/per)2,018
disclosure-widgets, forms, modals, pop-overs, navigation, scrolling, positioning
IDREFs: What They Are and How to Use Them (kil/mat)2,017
forms, aria, accessibility
Referencing HTML Elements Inside Shadow DOM (meh/mat)2,016
shadow-dom, web-components
HTML Semantics: The Short Descriptions of All 113 Elements (j9t)2,015
semantics, overviews
Using the Ancient Evils for Debugging (bol/mat)2,014
debugging
Exploring Large HTML Documents on the Web (per)2,013
performance, metrics
How Modern Browsers Work (add)2,012
browsers, chromium, network, parsing, painting, rendering, javascript-engines, v8, memory, modules, javascript, css
Eleventy: How to Set Up Effective HTML Minification (in 24 Seconds) (j9t)2,011
how-tos, eleventy, html-minifier, minification, optimization
What Are Invokers? Interactivity Without JavaScript (tol/syn)2,010
videos, javascript, pop-overs
Testing Methods: Page Titled (dec)2,009
accessibility, wcag, testing
A Complete Guide to the HTML Number Input (oll)2,008
guides, attributes, forms
“::details-content”: Style Expandable Content Without Wrapper Divs (tre)2,007
disclosure-widgets, css
Why Headings Are Important in HTML: Structure, Accessibility, and SEO2,006
headings, accessibility, seo
Headings: Semantics, Fluidity, and Styling—Oh My! (geo/css)2,005
headings, css
Link vs. Button: Choosing the Right Element for the Right Job (tpg)2,004
links, buttons, accessibility, wcag, comparisons
Tailwind CSS Won the War… but We’re the Losers2,003
tailwind, css, web-platform
Explaining the Accessible Benefits of Using Semantic HTML Elements (geo/css)2,002
semantics, accessibility
Now Available: “On Web Development II”! (j9t)2,001
books, css, engineering-management, maintainability, quality
Just Use a Button (cfe)2,000
buttons, semantics
HTML Minifier: A 12-Year Journey Building and Maintaining an Open Source Tool1,999
minification, tooling, windows, asp-net, retrospectives
Parenthetical Asidenotes (mey)1,998
css
ChatGPT Sez Build With Semantics First (ste)1,997
chatgpt, chatgpt-atlas, ai, openai, browsers, semantics, accessibility
Don’t Forget These Tags to Make HTML Work Like You Expect (jim)1,996
What’s an Interactive Element? (mat)1,995
focus, concepts
Challenging the Idea of “Optional HTML” (mar)1,994
guest-posts, minimalism
Links and Anchors: Ancient HTML and JS Magic in Your Browser (cod/wea)1,993
css, javascript, links
What State ARIA In? (tpg)1,992
aria, accessibility
Implicit Labels Aren’t (cfe)1,991
forms, labels
Headers, Headings, and Titles (tem)1,990
headings, comparisons, terminology
Page Headings Don’t Belong in the Header (tem)1,989
headings, skip-links, accessibility
A Look Into Customizable HTML “select” Elements1,988
forms, css
Tables: Beyond Rows and Columns (tpg)1,987
accessibility, wcag, tables, semantics, jaws, nvda, screen-readers
HTML “dialog”: Getting Accessibility and UX Right (jar)1,986
modals, scrolling, accessibility, user-experience
HTML—the Most Difficult Programming Language in the World (j9t)1,985
programming, conformance, professionalism
Numbers That Fall (Scroll-Driven Animations and Sibling Index) (chr/fro)1,984
css, animations, scrolling, effects
When to Use Modal vs. Dialog Components (a11)1,983
modals, aria, accessibility
Lowriders and Websites (aaa)1,982
css, craft
Rethinking Cookie Dialogs (nat)1,981
accessibility, disclosure-widgets, cookies, consent-management
A Progressive Enhancement Challenge (chr/fro)1,980
progressive-enhancement, javascript, feature-detection, support
How to Optimize Viewport for Mobile for Faster Interactions (deb)1,979
how-tos, viewport, mobile, performance, optimization
Understanding the Removal of 4.1.1 Parsing in WCAG 2.2 (tpg)1,978
accessibility, wcag, conformance
HTML’s Best Kept Secret: The “<output>” Tag (den)1,977
Let’s Play Accordion With the HTML “details” Element (ale)1,976
disclosure-widgets, accordions
Creating a Truly Accessible Flip Card (sib/tpg)1,975
css, javascript, accessibility
Web Development for Beginners: Creating Web Pages via HTML (rau)1,974
fundamentals, urls, servers, forms
The “picture” Element (kev)1,973
A Quick Primer on Accessible Pagination (kar)1,972
introductions, accessibility, pagination, css, assistive-tech
“aria-label” or “title”? Screen Reader Behaviour Explained (a11)1,971
attributes, accessibility, screen-readers
Navigating the World of Web Accessibility With Sara Soueidan (sar+)1,970
videos, interviews, accessibility, wcag, aria, css
2025: 0 of the Global Top 200 Websites Use Valid HTML (j9t)1,969
conformance, metrics, quality, craft
Just Use HTML (cfe)1,968
javascript
Baby Steps Accessibility—Page Titles (dec)1,967
microcontent, best-practices, accessibility
Why Moving Away From SPAs Improves Usability, Accessibility, and SEO (inn)1,966
single-page-apps, usability, accessibility, seo, semantics
Screen Reader HTML Support—Lookup (ste)1,965
screen-readers, accessibility, support, overviews
Your Images Are (Probably) Oversized1,964
images, pixel-density
Why Did I Ever Abandon HTML/CSS? (syl)1,963
css
Tricks to Write HTML and CSS 10× Faster (jay)1,962
css, efficiency, tips-and-tricks
You No Longer Need JavaScript (reb)1,961
javascript, css, examples
Opening a “details” Element From the URL (chr/fro)1,960
disclosure-widgets, urls
Hack to the Future—Frontend (the)1,959
history, css, javascript, design, layout, flash, image-replacement, libraries, frameworks, hacks, xhtml, tooling, testing, outlooks
How to Create an Accessible Table With Clickable Rows (ale)1,958
how-tos, tables, accessibility
Design Hacks From the Pre-CSS Era (den/hac)1,957
tables, layout, hacks, history
A Proposal for Inline LLM Instructions in HTML Based on llms.txt (ind)1,956
ai, llmstxt
The First Rule of ARIA (nat)1,955
accessibility, aria, principles
Covering “hidden=until-found” (geo/css)1,954
hiding
5 Heading Accessibility Issues to Avoid (pop)1,953
accessibility, headings
A Progressive Complexity Manifesto (che)1,952
manifestos, complexity, web-apps, htmx, javascript, web-components, frameworks, principles
HTML Popovers Shown on Interest Should Be Accessible on Mobile Devices (uti)1,951
pop-overs, mobile, usability
HTML Is Dead, Long Live HTML (unc)1,950
css, dom, standards, metrics
When HTML Speaks Clearly1,949
accessibility, conformance, semantics
A Few Things About the Anchor Element’s “href” You Might Not Have Known (jim)1,948
attributes, links, data-urls
More Than Just Text: The Real Power of Labels (tpg)1,947
accessibility, labels, forms
HTML-First, Framework-Second: Is JavaScript Finally Growing Up?1,946
javascript, frameworks
Web Components: Working With Shadow DOM (sma)1,945
web-components, shadow-dom, dom
The “figcaption” Problem (chr/fro)1,944
css
Why and How to Write Minimal and Valid HTML, a Link Guide (j9t)1,943
minimalism, conformance, how-tos, guides, link-lists
State of HTML 2025 Now Open (lea)1,942
surveys
How Semantics and ARIA Attributes Support Accessible Design (tpg)1,941
accessibility, semantics, aria, attributes
Super Short Note: Placeholder Perfidy (ste)1,940
accessibility, placeholders
Why Semantic HTML Still Matters (jon)1,939
semantics
A Label and a Name Walk Into a Bar (ste)1,938
accessibility, labels, concepts, examples
Why I’m Writing Pure HTML and CSS in 20251,937
css
Screen Reader HTML Support Tables (ste/tet)1,936
support, screen-readers, jaws, nvda
HTML Minifier Next (a Maintained Fork of HTML Minifier) (j9t)1,935
html-minifier, minification, optimization, tooling
HTML Day 2025 (htm)1,934
awareness-days
What Is “popover=hint”? (una)1,933
attributes, pop-overs
Shadow DOM: The Ultimate Solution for Embedding Third-Party HTML Without CSS Conflicts1,932
shadow-dom, dom, css
Custom Select (That Comes Up From the Bottom on Mobile) (chr/fro)1,931
forms, css, animations, progressive-enhancement, mobile
Tabindex: What It Is, How It Works, and When to Use It (pop)1,930
focus, keyboard-navigation, accessibility
Google: Many Top Sites Have Invalid HTML and Still Rank (mat/sea)1,929
google, conformance, quality, seo
A Step Into the Spatial Web: The HTML Model Element in Apple Vision Pro (zac/web)1,928
spatial-web, apple, xr
The Mythical Magical Button (cri)1,927
buttons, css, custom-properties, custom-data
Know Your HTML (Yes, TSX Included) (hel)1,926
semantics, accessibility
CSS Cascade Layers vs. BEM vs. Utility Classes: Specificity Control (sma)1,925
css, cascade, bem, presentational-html
Selfish Reasons for Building Accessible Uis (nol)1,924
accessibility, debugging, testing
What I Wish Someone Told Me When I Was Getting Into ARIA (eri/sma)1,923
accessibility, aria, assistive-tech, support
Having “figure” Match Width of Contained Image (jef)1,922
css, images
Escaping “<” and “>” in Attributes—How It Helps Protect Against Mutation XSS (sec)1,921
attributes, security, xss, escaping, chrome, google, browsers
Why Visual Website Builders Didn’t Take Off (whi)1,920
videos, code-editors, wysiwyg, history
HTML Spec Change: Escaping “<” and “>” in Attributes (sec)1,919
attributes, escaping, security, xss
Is HTML Not a Programming Language?1,918
programming
Creating an Auto-Closing Notification With an HTML Popover (pre/css)1,917
notifications, pop-overs
ARIA/HTML Relationship Severance (ste)1,916
accessibility, aria
The “<output>” Element (kev)1,915
“aria-selected”: Practical Examples and Use Cases (flo/a11)1,914
accessibility, aria, examples
HTML-Native Accordions (cfe)1,913
accordions
How to Use ARIA Roles and Properties Effectively1,912
how-tos, aria, accessibility
Getting Creative With HTML Dialog (mal/css)1,911
modals
HTML Only Experiments (ala)1,910
websites, experiments
Up and Coming ARIA (web)1,909
accessibility, aria
The “col” Element (hey)1,908
tables, semantics
The Magic of the Most Minimal HTML Possible (and Why We Don’t Make Use of It) (j9t)1,907
minimalism, maintainability
What I Learnt About Making Websites by Reading Two Thousand Web Pages (ale)1,906
css, conditional-comments, lessons
Decorative Text Within HTML (ede)1,905
attributes, css, formatting
Making Scannable Web Pages for Assistive Technology (jar)1,904
accessibility, assistive-tech, design, headings, semantics
The “datalist” Element (kev)1,903
forms
Styling the Icon for HTML Date and Time Types (cas)1,902
forms, css, time
The “caption” Element (hey)1,901
tables, semantics
Expanding/Collapsing With “details” (ons/oze)1,900
accessibility, disclosure-widgets
Is There a Correct Answer? Flipping Layouts When Google Translate Swaps Between a Left-to-Right Language and a Right-to-Left Language (chr/fro)1,899
internationalization, localization, conversion
How Often Should We Speak About HTML Conformance? (j9t)1,898
conformance, metrics
Just Fucking Use HTML (kyr)1,897
websites
Enhancements to the Proposed “<permission>” Element (tom)1,896
Foundations: Keyboard Accessibility (tet)1,895
fundamentals, accessibility, keyboard-navigation, focus
The True Path to Garbage Code: Figma Sites (joe)1,894
figma, quality, semantics, accessibility
The Hidden Gold of Web Accessibility: Everything About ARIA Labels (flo/a11)1,893
accessibility, aria, best-practices
K.I.S.S. ARIA (nat)1,892
aria, accessibility
The “code” Element (hey)1,891
markdown
Revisiting Image Maps (mal/css)1,890
images, image-maps, techniques
The “cite” Element (hey)1,889
semantics
Seeking an Answer: Why Can’t HTML Alone Do Includes? (chr/fro)1,888
maintainability
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css, anchor-positioning, source-order
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foss, hosting, javascript
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navigation, pagination, aria, accessibility
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canvas, semantics
Unlocking Accessibility: Frontend Developers Discuss Semantic HTML and Accessible Code1,883
accessibility, semantics, community
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attributes, css, selectors
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forms, colors
The Problem(s) With Image Accessibility1,880
accessibility, images, alt-text
Mastering HTML: The Art of Minimal and Valid Code in Professional Web Development (AI Edition) (j9t)1,879
guest-posts, minimalism, conformance, semantics, interoperability, accessibility, standards
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lists, semantics
Creating an Accessible Accordion With HTML Description Lists (kar)1,877
accessibility, lists, accordions
5 Ways to Reduce HTML File Size on Your Website, Step 0 (j9t)1,876
performance, optimization
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css, headings, browsers
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minification, compression, performance, optimization
ARIA in HTML (sco+/w3c)1,873
standards, accessibility, aria
Milana Cap on the Interactivity and HTML APIs, and Their Enormous Potential (mil+)1,872
podcasts, interviews, wordpress, apis, dom
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strings
Hiding Elements That Require JavaScript Without JavaScript (0xd)1,870
javascript, css
Tweaking Text Level Styles, Reprised (aar)1,869
css, accessibility, support, browsers, screen-readers
CSS-Only Glitch Effect1,868
css, effects
Markup Languages (j9t)1,867
overviews, link-lists, sgml, xml, xhtml, hdml, dhtml, mathml, wml, chtml
“input type="number"” (kev)1,866
forms
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accessibility, aria, labels
Create an HTML Dialog When You Click an Image (cas)1,864
images, modals
The “contenteditable” “plaintext-only” Attribute Value Combination Is Now Baseline Newly Available (tom)1,863
attributes, browsers, support, web-platform
Quick Accessibility Wins That Are Easy to Implement (kev)1,862
videos, accessibility, semantics, alt-text, images, contrast, colors, keyboard-navigation, focus, skip-links
The Bare Minimum You Need to Enable View Transitions on Your Website (ami)1,861
css, view-transitions, minimalism
Is React Accessible? That’s the Wrong Question1,860
accessibility, react, jsx, semantics
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web-components, components, frameworks, comparisons
A Review of HTML Linters1,858
overviews, linting, conformance, tooling, link-lists, comparisons
Popping Preconceived Popover Ponderings (sco)1,857
accessibility, pop-overs
Future of CSS: “select” Styling Without the Hacks1,856
css, selectors, forms
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css, disclosure-widgets, accordions, animations, transitions
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accessibility, aria, forms, labels
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performance, css, data-urls, compression, base64
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introductions, attributes
DeepSeek and HTML (j9t)1,851
ai, deepseek, minimalism, conformance
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modals, disclosure-widgets, forms, progress-indicators
Grouping Selection List Items Together With CSS Grid (pre/css)1,849
lists, forms, css, grids, layout
Building Websites With LLMS (jim)1,848
css, view-transitions
Using and Styling the “details” Element (geo/css)1,847
css, disclosure-widgets, examples
The Professional Standing of Frontend Developers (mar)1,846
guest-posts, career, learning, css, javascript, communication, collaboration, community, ai
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apis
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css, art
There’s No Such Thing as “Menubar Navigation” (tem)1,843
accessibility, navigation
When to Use Lists for Better Accessibility1,842
accessibility, lists
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tables, webkit, browser-engines, browsers
“ruby-align” Is Baseline Newly Available1,840
ruby-markup, css, browsers, support, web-platform
Everything You Need to Know About Invoker Commands (kei/web)1,839
videos, pop-overs
Introduction to Frontend Development1,838
introductions, css, javascript, frameworks, libraries, tooling, career, trends
Rethinking Find-in-Page Accessibility: Making Hidden Text Work for Everyone (sch)1,837
accessibility, search, hiding, browsers
It’s Right There in the Back of the Book (hom)1,836
accessibility, semantics
Using the “step” and “pattern” Attributes to Make Number Inputs More Useful (cas/pic)1,835
forms
Which HTML Element Are You?1,834
quizzes
Testing 10 JavaScript Frameworks on Their HTML Defaults (j9t)1,833
frameworks, javascript, conformance, comparisons, link-lists
Optimizing Images for Web Performance (tod/fro)1,832
images, performance, optimization, jpeg, png, webp, avif, caching
Taking RWD to the Extreme (sma)1,831
responsive-design, intrinsic-design, css
How to Declare Your Page’s Language (pop)1,830
how-tos, internationalization
HTML and CSS for a One-Time Password Input (chr/fro)1,829
css, forms, passwords
A Content List With Bulk Actions Using Ancient HTML and Modern CSS (tyl/clo)1,828
forms, lists, css
Using Padding to Space an Input and Label (dar)1,827
forms, labels, spacing, css
Foundations: Grouping Forms With “<fieldset>” and “<legend>” (tet)1,826
fundamentals, forms, aria
How to Set Up an Accessible Page Structure and Navigation (pop)1,825
how-tos, accessibility, navigation
XHTML in Modern Web Development (mar)1,824
guest-posts, xhtml
What Text Area Popovers Taught Me About Browser APIs (bla)1,823
forms, apis, javascript
Only One “<details>” Open at a Time (osv)1,822
disclosure-widgets
Creating an Angled Slider (zac/fro)1,821
sliders, css, effects
Don’t Wrap Figure in a Link (aar)1,820
links, screen-readers, accessibility
23 HTML Cheat Sheets, for a Different Look at HTML (fro)1,819
cheat-sheets, link-lists
Learning HTML Is the Best Investment I Ever Did (cod)1,818
learning, career
HTML Developers: Please Consider—in the Year of 2025 (ste)1,817
aria, accessibility
Clean Up HTML Content for Retrieval-Augmented Generation With Readability.js (phi/dat)1,816
scraping, tooling, nodejs, rag
Lesser Known Uses of Better Known Attributes (sma)1,815
attributes
Sharing a Variable Across HTML, CSS, and JavaScript (chr/fro)1,814
variables, css, javascript
Accessibility Essentials Every Front-End Developer Should Know (mar)1,813
accessibility, fundamentals, semantics, forms, keyboard-navigation, modals, alt-text, focus, responsive-design, reduced-motion, aria
Brief Note on Figure and Figcaption Support (aar)1,812
accessibility, screen-readers, support
How to Order Attributes on HTML Elements1,811
how-tos, attributes, sorting, conventions
Relatively New Things You Should Know About HTML Heading Into 2025 (chr/fro)1,810
forms, toggles, pop-overs, javascript, import-maps, css, transitions
The Difference Between HTML Attributes and Properties (pau/clo)1,809
attributes, javascript, terminology
Use “translate” to Turn Off Element Translations (ste)1,808
localization
HTML Is Actually a Programming Language—Fight Me (tim/wir)1,807
programming
Updated Brief Note on Description List Support (aar)1,806
lists, semantics, accessibility, screen-readers, support
Datalists Are More Powerful Than You Think (two/mat)1,805
Media (ste+/htt)1,804
web-almanac, studies, research, metrics, multimedia, images
Misleading Icons: Icon-Only-Buttons and Their Impact on Screen Readers (ale/mat)1,803
buttons, icons, images, accessibility, screen-readers
Why Heading Order Matters in HTML (gra)1,802
headings, accessibility
The Underrated “<dl>” Element (luh/mat)1,801
lists
Preloading Fonts for Web Performance With “link rel=preload” (acc/mat)1,800
performance, preloading, fonts, hints
The Search Input: They Almost Got It Right (stv/mat)1,799
forms, labels, screen-readers, assistive-tech, accessibility
The Devil Is in the “<details>” (mat)1,798
disclosure-widgets
Please Keep Your HTML Tables Clean and Lean, if You Really Need to Use Them (cer)1,797
accessibility, tables
PSA: Stop Using the “title” Attribute as Tooltip (dni/mat)1,796
attributes, tooltips, toggles, accessibility
Accessibility First: How to Design Inclusive Frontend Experiences1,795
how-tos, design, accessibility, semantics, alt-text, keyboard-navigation, aria, contrast, forms, focus
Grouping Form Fields (mat)1,794
forms
My Favourite Colour Is Chuck Norris Red (val/mat)1,793
colors
No ARIA Is Better Than Bad ARIA (kar)1,792
videos, accessibility, aria
Getting Oriented With HTML Video (sco/mat)1,791
multimedia, web-components
Microdata for Books (ala/mat)1,790
microdata
HTML Conformance: A Comparison of 6.5 npm Validator Packages (With 1.5 Recommendations) (j9t)1,789
conformance, tooling, npm, comparisons
You Don’t Need the “isOpen” Class (mau/mat)1,788
aria, accessibility
HTML “inert” Attribute (stv/5t3)1,787
attributes
The Gift You Do Not Want: A Div in a Button’s Clothing (mat)1,786
buttons, accessibility
Page by Page: How Pagination Makes the Web Accessible (mat)1,785
accessibility, pagination, css, svg
ARIA in HTML (sco+/w3c)1,784
standards, accessibility, aria
Improving User Experience for Multilingual Web Browsing (mat)1,783
user-experience, internationalization
HTML and CSS I Didn’t Even Know About Before I Started Creating Content in Japanese (mat)1,782
ruby-markup, css, internationalization
Makeshift Hot Reload (eva/mat)1,781
metadata
On-Page SEO Checklist: The Complete Task List for 2025 (sem)1,780
seo, checklists, semantics
Submit to the Quirks of HTML (fel/mat)1,779
forms
Native HTML Light and Dark Color Scheme Switching (pep/mat)1,778
dark-mode, css, javascript, functionality
Past HTML, Future HTML? (j9t/mat)1,777
Almost, but Not Quite, Entirely Unlike… (tin/mat)1,776
accessibility, buttons, ai
What Do the State of CSS and HTML Surveys Tell Us? (rac)1,775
web-platform, css, community
What Is HTML Optimization? What Is It Not? (j9t)1,774
optimization, terminology
Control the Viewport Resize Behavior on Mobile With “interactive-widget” (bra/mat)1,773
css, units, viewport, resizing, mobile, metadata
Creating an Effective Multistep Form for Better User Experience (sma)1,772
forms, javascript, user-experience
Starting Off Right: Where Autofocus Shines (kil/mat)1,771
forms, focus
The HTML Native Search Element (tre)1,770
semantics
Character-Based Alignment (css)1,769
css, alignment
Preloading Responsive Images (tre)1,768
images, hints, performance, preloading
A Button Is Not a Link (mor/mat)1,767
buttons, links
Language of Parts Bookmarklet (bea)1,766
bookmarklets, metadata, accessibility
Old Alt Text Advice (ste)1,765
accessibility, images, alt-text, microcontent, best-practices
Avoid Read-Only Controls (aar)1,764
forms, accessibility
Where Has All the Valid HTML Gone (j9t)1,763
conformance, quality
My 3 Most-Wanted CSS Table Features (dar)1,762
css, tables, wish-lists
Importing a Frontend JavaScript Library Without a Build System (b0r)1,761
javascript, libraries, commonjs, esm, nodejs
Native Dual-Range Input1,760
forms, css
State of HTML 2024 [Results] (sac/dev)1,759
surveys, metrics
The “br” Element (hey)1,758
semantics
Markup (gua/htt)1,757
web-almanac, studies, research, metrics
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css
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learning, http, css, tooling, git, javascript, typescript, databases, frameworks
How to Identify Decorative Images and Boost Accessibility (a11)1,754
how-tos, images, decoration, accessibility, aria
The Lowdown on Dropdowns in HTML and CSS (zer)1,753
css
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disclosure-widgets, css
How Do HTML Event Handlers Work? (tbr)1,751
javascript, events
Disabled and Obscured (ste)1,750
accessibility, forms, wcag, standards
The “button” Element (hey)1,749
semantics, buttons, links
HTML Cheat Sheet1,748
semantics, examples, cheat-sheets
Building My Resume in HTML Using Eleventy (men)1,747
career, eleventy
20 HTML Tips You Must Know in 2024 (xiu)1,746
tips-and-tricks
The “<details>” and “<summary>” Elements Are Getting an Upgrade (sea)1,745
disclosure-widgets
25 Accessibility Tips to Celebrate 25 Years (jar/web)1,744
accessibility, tips-and-tricks, aria
The “body” Element (hey)1,743
semantics
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pop-overs, modals, comparisons, accessibility
Come to the “light-dark()” Side (sar/css)1,741
dark-mode, css, colors
HTML Form Validation Is Heavily Underused1,740
forms, validation, react
Talkin’ Tables (aar/web)1,739
videos, accessibility, tables
Why Does “target="_blank"” Have an Underscore in Front? (kyr)1,738
frames, links
My Top 5 Most Popular Front-End Tips (kev)1,737
videos, css, forms, tips-and-tricks
How Should “<selectedoption>” Work? (jaf)1,736
forms
An HTML Email Template With Basic Typography and Dark/light Modes (chr/fro)1,735
templates, email, typography, dark-mode
Using Static Websites for Tiny Archives1,734
css
I’ve Been Doing Blockquotes Wrong (mic)1,733
The “blockquote” Element (hey)1,732
semantics
My Eulogy for the Open Web and Old Google1,731
open-web, google
HTML/CSS Frameworks, in Their Own Words (by Word Cloud) (j9t)1,730
frameworks, css, bootstrap, tailwind, foundation, bulma, milligram, pure, uikit, comparisons
HTML for People (bw)1,729
books, websites, examples
The New Stylable “<select>” Element (jaf+)1,728
podcasts, css, apis, forms
No Industry for Old Men (ste/web)1,727
videos, retrospectives, aria, browsers, screen-readers, accessibility, w3c
The Popover API: Your New Best Friend for Tooltips (dev)1,726
pop-overs, apis, tooltips, css, javascript
Web Components: Little Bits (web)1,725
videos, web-components
Practical Accessibility Tips You Can Apply Today (pic)1,724
accessibility, tips-and-tricks
An Interesting HTML Parser Conundrum (dbu)1,723
parsing
The “bdi” Element (hey)1,722
semantics, internationalization
What’s the Difference Between HTML’s Dialog Element and Popovers? (chr/fro)1,721
modals, pop-overs, comparisons
How to Learn HTML: 46 Great Sites, Courses, and Books (All Free)1,720
how-tos, learning, courses, books, link-lists
The “b” Element (hey)1,719
semantics
“img sizes=auto” for Native Lazy Loading (ste)1,718
code-pens, images, lazy-loading, performance
Hire HTML and CSS People (fon)1,717
css, hiring, engineering-management
Why HTML Has Both “<b/i>” and “<strong/em>”?1,716
semantics
The Importance of Title Tags: Tips and Tricks to Optimize for SEO (web)1,715
seo, optimization, tips-and-tricks
State of HTML 2024 (sac/dev)1,714
surveys
Request for Developer Feedback: Customizable Select (una)1,713
forms
2024: 0.5% of the Global Top 200 Websites Use Valid HTML (j9t)1,712
conformance, metrics, quality, craft
What Does Hydration Mean? (chr/fro)1,711
hydration, concepts, javascript, dom
Going Buildless (mxb)1,710
building, components
The HTML History and Optimization Cheat Sheet (j9t)1,709
history, optimization, cheat-sheets
Should Form Labels Be Wrapped or Separate? (sib/tpg)1,708
forms, labels, accessibility, browsers, assistive-tech
HTML Whitespace Is Broken (dev)1,707
whitespace
Semi-Annual Reminder to Learn and Hire for Web Standards (aar)1,706
learning, fundamentals, standards, css
Headings (web)1,705
headings, accessibility
Paragraphs (sco)1,704
accessibility
What the Heck Is ARIA? A Beginner’s Guide to ARIA for Accessibility (a11)1,703
videos, guides, aria, accessibility
The “aside” Element (hey)1,702
semantics, accessibility
The Secret Inside One Million Checkboxes1,701
databases, community
What’s Missing From HTML and CSS? (rac)1,700
css
Make Me One (Input) With Everything (mor/mat)1,699
forms, accessibility, simplicity
How to Easily Add Dark Mode to Your Website1,698
how-tos, dark-mode, css, javascript, functionality
What Skills Should You Focus on as Junior Web Developer in 2024? (fro)1,697
career, fundamentals, css, javascript, frameworks, tooling, learning, link-lists
Is Using “aria-label” to Add Alternative Text but No “alt” Attribute Still a WCAG Fail?1,696
discussions, accessibility, attributes, forms, labels, aria, alt-text, images
Raw-Dogging Websites (bra)1,695
css, javascript, tech-stacks
Spoiler Alert: It Needs to Be Accessible (sco)1,694
accessibility, web-components, aria
The Top Programming Languages 2024 (iee)1,693
programming, comparisons, python, java, javascript, typescript, sql, go, php, lua
Foundations: Labelling Text Fields With Input and Label (tet)1,692
accessibility, fundamentals, forms, labels
Expert Guide: Writing HTML for Screen Reader Users (flo/a11)1,691
guides, accessibility, aria, alt-text, writing, screen-readers
Top 5 HTML Features You’re Not Using (but Should Be)1,690
How Are the “colspan” and “rowspan” Attributes Different? (geo/css)1,689
attributes, tables
How Does the Browser Render HTML? (and)1,688
browsers, browser-engines, rendering, dom, css, cssom, painting
“blocking=render”: Why Would You Do That?! (css)1,687
performance, rendering
Rote Learning HTML & CSS (j9t/fro)1,686
books, frontend-dogma, css, learning
The “address” Element (hey)1,685
semantics
Action Web Components Which Span the Server-Client Divide (jar)1,684
web-components, apis
ObsoHTML, the Obsolete HTML Checker (j9t)1,683
packages, npm, quality
The “abbr” Element (hey)1,682
semantics, accessibility
HTML Web Components Can Have a Little Shadow DOM, as a Treat (sco)1,681
web-components, shadow-dom, dom
The Anchor Element (hey)1,680
links, semantics, terminology, usability
HTML Web Components Make Progressive Enhancement and CSS Encapsulation Easier (css)1,679
web-components, principles, solid, progressive-enhancement, examples
The Anatomy of Accessible Forms: Best Practices (deq)1,678
accessibility, forms, best-practices
Replacing jQuery UI Datepicker With HTML Date Input (chr)1,677
jquery
Pop(over) the Balloons (css)1,676
disclosure-widgets, pop-overs, css
Learn Web Components (and)1,675
websites, courses, web-components, css, dom, javascript
Don’t Use JS for That: Moving Features to CSS and HTML (kil/jsc)1,674
videos, javascript, css
Named Alternates for WordPress (ede)1,673
wordpress
What ARIA Still Does Not Do (ste)1,672
aria, accessibility, standards
An Update on Invokers: Invoker Commands in HTML (uti)1,671
modals, pop-overs
How to Parse HTML in JavaScript (api)1,670
how-tos, parsing, javascript
Mythbusting DOM: Was DOM Invented Alongside HTML?1,669
myths, dom, history
Are Web Components Worth It?1,668
podcasts, web-components, dom, shadow-dom
A Rant About Front-End Development1,667
content, css, javascript, preprocessors, frameworks, complexity
Know the “search” Element (j9t)1,666
semantics
HTML Markup Explained: Building Blocks of Modern Web Pages1,665
fundamentals
Streaming HTML—Asynchronous DOM Updates Without JavaScript (inf)1,664
asynchronicity, dom, streaming