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Entry (Sources) and Additional TopicsDate#
On the Semantic Web286
html, buttons, forms
You Don’t Know HTML Lists285
html, lists
Semantic HTML Just Might Make Your CSS Less Fragile (sch)284
html, css, resilience
When Is a Link Not a Link? (dec)283
html, links, accessibility
I Learned the First Rule of ARIA the Hard Way (css)282
accessibility, aria, html
ARIA Roles Can Remove Their Children’s Semantics (ste)281
html, aria, accessibility
HTML Content Categories (rus)280
html
The Three Semantics of HTML (mat)279
html
Did You Know Some ARIA Roles Remove Child Semantics? (rus)278
html, aria, accessibility
Semantics Beyond the Tag Name (kno/mat)277
html, attributes, aria, accessibility
The “<time>” Element Should Actually Do Something (nol)276
html, time
HTML Semantics: The Short Descriptions of All 113 Elements (j9t)275
html, overviews
Explaining the Accessible Benefits of Using Semantic HTML Elements (geo/css)274
html, accessibility
Just Use a Button (cfe)273
html, buttons
ChatGPT Sez Build With Semantics First (ste)272
chatgpt, chatgpt-atlas, ai, openai, browsers, html, accessibility
Tables: Beyond Rows and Columns (tpg)271
accessibility, wcag, tables, html, jaws, nvda, screen-readers
Why Moving Away From SPAs Improves Usability, Accessibility, and SEO (inn)270
single-page-apps, usability, accessibility, seo, html
When HTML Speaks Clearly269
html, accessibility, conformance
Thinking Deeply About Theming and Color Naming (zel/css)268
theming, naming, color-palettes, colors, pico
How Semantics and ARIA Attributes Support Accessible Design (tpg)267
accessibility, aria, html, attributes
Why Semantic HTML Still Matters (jon)266
html
Naked and Semantic (ark+/dea)265
podcasts, interviews, awareness-days, css, maintainability
Top 5 Web Accessibility Issues in 2024 (and How to Fix Them) (int)264
accessibility, focus, keyboard-navigation, contrast, colors
Know Your HTML (Yes, TSX Included) (hel)263
html, accessibility
Inclusive Development Practices in Next.js Projects (web/deq)262
accessibility, nextjs, keyboard-navigation, aria, alt-text, localization, performance, axe
The “col” Element (hey)261
html, tables
Making Scannable Web Pages for Assistive Technology (jar)260
accessibility, assistive-tech, design, headings, html
The “caption” Element (hey)259
html, tables
The True Path to Garbage Code: Figma Sites (joe)258
figma, html, quality, accessibility
What Is Semantic Caching? (doe)257
ai, performance, caching, concepts
The “cite” Element (hey)256
html
The “canvas” Element (hey)255
html, canvas
Unlocking Accessibility: Frontend Developers Discuss Semantic HTML and Accessible Code254
accessibility, html, community
Mastering HTML: The Art of Minimal and Valid Code in Professional Web Development (AI Edition) (j9t)253
guest-posts, html, minimalism, conformance, interoperability, accessibility, standards
Keeping It on the “<dl>”—Another HTML Gem You Never Use (cod)252
html, lists
Mastering Typography in Design Systems With Semantic Tokens and Responsive Scaling251
typography, design-systems, design-tokens, responsive-design, scaling
Quick Accessibility Wins That Are Easy to Implement (kev)250
videos, accessibility, html, alt-text, images, contrast, colors, keyboard-navigation, focus, skip-links
Is React Accessible? That’s the Wrong Question249
accessibility, react, jsx, html
It’s Right There in the Back of the Book (hom)248
accessibility, html
Definition Layers Within Semantic Tokens (ikn)247
design-tokens
10 Digital Accessibility Mistakes to Avoid246
accessibility, mistakes, alt-text, images, contrast, colors, keyboard-navigation, aria, headings, labels, forms, pop-ups, testing
Accessibility Essentials Every Front-End Developer Should Know (mar)245
accessibility, fundamentals, html, forms, keyboard-navigation, modals, alt-text, focus, responsive-design, reduced-motion, aria
Updated Brief Note on Description List Support (aar)244
html, lists, accessibility, screen-readers, support
Accessibility First: How to Design Inclusive Frontend Experiences243
how-tos, design, accessibility, html, alt-text, keyboard-navigation, aria, contrast, forms, focus
On-Page SEO Checklist: The Complete Task List for 2025 (sem)242
seo, checklists, html
The HTML Native Search Element (tre)241
html
The Semantic Interface Palette Is Simple240
design, design-tokens, figma
The “br” Element (hey)239
html
The “button” Element (hey)238
html, buttons, links
HTML Cheat Sheet237
html, examples, cheat-sheets
The “body” Element (hey)236
html
The “blockquote” Element (hey)235
html
The “bdi” Element (hey)234
html, internationalization
The “b” Element (hey)233
html
Why HTML Has Both “<b/i>” and “<strong/em>”?232
html
The “aside” Element (hey)231
html, accessibility
The “address” Element (hey)230
html
The “abbr” Element (hey)229
html, accessibility
The Anchor Element (hey)228
html, links, terminology, usability
Know the “search” Element (j9t)227
html
HTML Cheat Sheets: From Basics to Advanced Elements226
fundamentals, html, examples, cheat-sheets
Maybe Don’t Name That Landmark (aar)225
html, accessibility
Semantic Code in HTML: What Is It and Does It Still Matter? (boa)224
html, accessibility, seo, maintainability, performance
Using Footnotes (mfo)223
footnotes, content, writing
Level-Setting Heading Levels (aar)222
headings, conformance, accessibility, aria
When “Semantic Tokens” Are No Longer Semantic221
design-tokens
Tailwind Marketing and Misinformation Engine220
tailwind, css, principles, maintainability, marketing
“X” Marks the Spot: Landmark Elements (stv)219
html, accessibility, assistive-tech, aria
A Call for Consensus on HTML Semantics (5t3)218
html
Basic Accessibility Mistakes I Often See in Audits (cfe)217
accessibility, mistakes, auditing, html, focus, links, buttons
Buttons and Links—Common Misconceptions216
accessibility, html, buttons, links
The Implied Web (hws/mat)215
html, accessibility
Are We Too Pedantic With Semantic (dis)214
design, design-tokens
The Road to HTMHell Is Paved With Semantics (pep/mat)213
html, quality
You Might Be Looking for HTML “article”, Not “section” (san)212
html
Revisiting Fundamentals—Semantic Lists for Improved Accessibility (mis/mat)211
fundamentals, html, accessibility
The UX of HTML (vas/mat)210
html, user-experience
Understanding HTML Landmarks and How to Apply Them (its/log)209
html, accessibility, aria
Truly Semantic (don)208
design-tokens, naming
Removing List Styles Without Affecting Semantics (mat)207
html, css, accessibility
Tailwind vs. Semantic CSS206
tailwind, css, html, comparisons, performance
Select Element: Now With Horizontal Rules (una)205
html, forms, browsers, google, chrome, apple, safari, support
An Intro to the “dialog” Element (cfe)204
introductions, modals, html
Progressively Enhanced HTML Accordion (aar)203
html, accordions, accessibility, progressive-enhancement
A Blog Post With Every HTML Element (pat)202
html
I’m Betting on HTML201
html
I Blame the W3C’s HTML Standard for Ordered Lists (sid)200
html, lists
Semantic Code in HTML: What Is It and Does It Still Matter? (boa)199
html
Semantics and the “popover” Attribute: What to Use When? (hdv)198
html, attributes, accessibility, pop-overs
CSS Custom Properties Beyond the “:root” (mat)197
css, custom-properties
It’s Very Likely That… (mat)196
html, buttons, modals
New HTML Element: “search” (alv)195
html
What Is Semantic HTML? (dav)194
html
On-Page SEO Checklist: The Complete Task List for 2023 (sem)193
seo, checklists, html
Fighting Inter-Component HTML Bloat (eli)192
components, html, quality
The “search” Element (sco)191
html, accessibility
The H1 Conundrum: Understanding the Challenges of Heading Level One190
accessibility, headings, html
We Don’t Need “.visually-hidden” (den)189
accessibility, css, quality
50.1% Empty Links (mat)188
accessibility, html, links, seo
ARIA vs. HTML (aar)187
accessibility, html, aria, comparisons
Representation of Style (ste)186
html
Buttons, Links, and Focus (tem)185
accessibility, buttons, links, focus
Screen Readers Don’t Convey the Semantics of “strong” and “em” (mat)184
accessibility, screen-readers, html
An Introduction to HTML Cheat Sheet183
introductions, html, cheat-sheets
How to Write Semantic CSS (kev)182
videos, how-tos, css
Interop 2023 CMS Checkin (chr)181
interoperability, html, syndication, rss, atom
What Are HTML5 Semantic Elements?180
html
Screen Readers Support for Text Level HTML Semantics (ste/tpg)179
html, screen-readers, support
If You Need a Link, Don’t Use a Button (tem)178
html, links, buttons, accessibility
Unordered Lists in Main Navigations (mat)177
html, lists, navigation
A Problem With Link Relationships (j9t)176
html, links, metadata, maintainability
Enforcing Better HTML Markup With Eleventy (mat)175
html, conformance, eleventy
5 HTML Elements, and a Partridge in a Despair Tree (mat)174
html, accessibility
Brief Note on Description List Support (aar)173
html, lists, accessibility, screen-readers, support
Reading the Meter (sup/mat)172
html, accessibility
Landmarks and Where to Put Them (kil/mat)171
html, aria, accessibility
HTML Semantics and Accessibility Cheat Sheet (web)170
cheat-sheets, html, accessibility
Newer Things to Know About Good Ol’ HTML Lists (dxn/css)169
html, lists
HTML Content Model Categories (rus)168
html
The Shape-Shifting “a” Element (rus)167
html, links
The “label” Element (rus)166
html, labels
Dialogs, Modality, and Popovers Seem Similar—How Are They Different? (hdv)165
html, accessibility, modals, pop-overs
16 Rare HTML Tags You Really Should Know164
html
Structured Data (htt)163
web-almanac, studies, research, metrics, structured-data, semantic-web
A Little Semantic HTML Trick for React Components162
react, html, components, tips-and-tricks
Foundations: HTML Semantics (ihe/tet)161
accessibility, fundamentals, html
When Going Somewhere Does a Thing: On Links and Buttons (kil)160
accessibility, html, links, buttons
A “details” Element as a Burger Menu Is Not Accessible (ger/clo)159
html, disclosure-widgets, accessibility
How to (Not) Make a Button158
how-tos, accessibility, buttons, html
Should I Use a Button or a Link? (ash)157
html, buttons, links
On Ratings and Meters (lea)156
html, css
One Year of Coding—Recommendations for Beginners From a Beginner155
learning, accessibility
“<article>” vs. “<section>”: How to Choose the Right One (sma)154
html, comparisons
Roundup of Recent Document Outline Chatter (geo/css)153
html, headings, accessibility
Subheadings, Subtitles, Alternative Titles, and Taglines in HTML (ste/tpg)152
html, headings, microcontent, accessibility
Perceived Affordances and the Functionality Mismatch (tin)151
usability, accessibility
What Is the Best Way to Mark Up an Exclusive Button Group? (lea)150
html, accessibility, aria
Why the HTML Outlining Algorithm Was Removed From the Spec—the Truth Will Shock You! (bru)149
html, accessibility
How to Use Headings for Website Accessibility148
how-tos, accessibility, headings
Aspects of Accessibility—Semantics, Contrast, and… Anxiety?147
accessibility, colors, contrast, user-experience
HTML Cheat Sheet: A Quick Reference Guide for HTML Developers146
guides, html, examples, cheat-sheets
Divs Are Bad! (mat)145
html
What’s Your Heading? (col)144
accessibility, html, headings
Non-Interactive Elements With the “inert” Attribute (web)143
html, attributes
Plain Old Semantic HTML: A Perfect Basis for Accessibility142
accessibility, html
Does Valid and Semantic HTML Still Matter? (5t3+)141
podcasts, html, conformance
Title Rewrites: 3 Patterns to Avoid (moz)140
seo, writing, microcontent
Those HTML Elements You Never Use139
html
12 Years Beyond a HTML Joke (ste)138
html
HTML Semantics (cfe)137
html
Should “Cancel” Be a Button or a Link?136
interaction-design, buttons, links
It Needs to Map Back to a Role (eri)135
accessibility, aria, html
Foundations: Headings (ihe/tet)134
accessibility, fundamentals, html, headings
Column Headers and Browser Support (aar)133
accessibility, html
Colors That Make Sense132
accessibility, colors
Why Radio Buttons Are Called Radio Buttons in UIs? (ami)131
html, naming
Replace JavaScript Dialogs With the New HTML Dialog Element (sto/css)130
modals, html
HTML Cheat Sheet—HTML Elements List Reference (fre)129
html, examples, cheat-sheets
4 Questions to Ask Before Using ARIA128
accessibility, aria, testing
More to Give Than Just the Div: Semantics and How to Get Them Right (hdv)127
html, accessibility
Div Divisiveness (sco)126
html
Show, Don’t Tell (css)125
writing, design
How to Define Your Relationship to Sites You Link To (ste)124
how-tos, html, links, seo
HTML Cheat Sheet123
html, examples, cheat-sheets
Details/Summary (5t3)122
html, disclosure-widgets
Semantics and How to Get Them Right (hdv/btc)121
videos, html, accessibility
Design Systems, Structured Content, and Headless Publishing (amy)120
design-systems, content, headless
Semantic “menu” Context (sco)119
html
Buttons vs. Links (yat)118
html, buttons, links, comparisons
HTML Cheatsheet117
html, examples, cheat-sheets
Use the “i” Element, and Use It Appropriately (j9t)116
html
Not Your Typical Horizontal Rules (sar)115
html
HTML: The 16 Content Categories and Their Elements (j9t)114
html
Why You Should Choose HTML5 “article” Over “section” (bru/sma)113
html, headings
Quoting in HTML: Quotations, Citations, and Blockquotes (css)112
html
Conversational Semantics (aar/btc)111
videos, html, voice, conversational-design
How to Section Your HTML (css)110
how-tos, html, examples
Why, How, and When to Use Semantic HTML and ARIA (ada/css)109
html, aria, accessibility
You’re Using “em” Wrong (log)108
html, markdown
Conversational Semantics (aar/ali)107
html, voice, conversational-design
Small Tweaks That Can Make a Huge Impact on Your Website’s Accessibility (bel/css)106
accessibility, contrast, colors, labels, forms, typography, keyboard-navigation
A Developer’s Guide to Better Accessibility (a11+/24a)105
guides, accessibility, html, keyboard-navigation, naming, tooling
A Look Back at the History of CSS (jay/css)104
history, css, browsers, doctypes, box-model, hacks, standards, css-zen-garden
Writing JavaScript With Accessibility in Mind (mat)103
javascript, accessibility, focus, buttons, aria
The Document Outline Dilemma (ame/css)102
html, headings, accessibility
HTML5 Page Structure Basics (lou)101
fundamentals, html
What’s New in HTML 5.1100
html
Meaningful CSS: Style Like You Mean It (tba/ali)99
css, html
Do You Know These Eight HTML5 Tags?98
html
No Good Can Come of Bad Code (zel/ali)97
quality, accessibility, standards
A Vision of Web Development (j9t)96
outlooks, minimalism, conformance, maintainability
10 Typical HTML Interview Exercises95
html, interviewing, conformance, aria
HTML5 Forms: The Markup (cra)94
html, forms
A Q&A on the Picture Element (wil+/ali)93
interviews, html, images, responsive-design
The Battle for the Body Field (ali)92
html, xml, wysiwyg
10 HTML Tags You May Not Be Using91
html
The HTML5 “meter” Element (pan/css)90
html, examples
HTML Table Element Guide (chr/css)89
guides, html, tables, css
A Look at the HTML5 “nav” Element88
html, navigation
Semantic CSS With Intelligent Selectors (hey/sma)87
css, selectors, html
Introducing the New HTML5 “<main>” Element (cra)86
introductions, html
On Web Semantics (j9t)85
html, best-practices
HTML for Icon Font Usage (chr/css)84
html, icon-fonts, fonts
Getting Started in HTML583
introductions, html, multimedia, forms, apis
Let’s Talk About Semantics (htm)82
html, naming
About HTML Semantics and Front-End Architecture81
html, naming, architecture
Sexy New HTML5 Semantics (bru/sma)80
html
Pursuing Semantic Value (ada/sma)79
html
Our Pointless Pursuit of Semantic Value (div/sma)78
html
Goodbye “time”, “datetime”, and “pubdate”—Hello “data” and “value” (htm)77
html, attributes, time
The Hidden Nuggets of WCAG2: Information Relationships76
accessibility, wcag, html
On Semantics in HTML (j9t)75
html
The Return of the “u” Element (htm)74
html
Are CSS Tables Better Than HTML Tables?73
tables, css, html, comparisons
Learning to Love HTML5 (lou/sma)72
html
When (and When Not to) Use an Anchor Tag? (chr/css)71
html, links
What Makes for a Semantic Class Name? (chr/css)70
html, css, attributes, naming, examples
Naming and Using IDs and Classes Properly (mat)69
html, css, attributes, naming
Making Forms Fabulous With HTML568
html, forms, overviews
How Important Is Semantic HTML?67
html
Don’t Forget About HTML5’s “Little Guys” (lou)66
html
Extending HTML5—Microdata (htm)65
microdata, html, attributes
Exploring Markup for Breadcrumbs (chr/css)64
html, navigation, breadcrumbs
Extending HTML5—Microformats (htm)63
microformats, html, attributes
The Beauty of Semantic Markup, Introduction62
introductions, html, microformats
microformats.org at 5: Two Billion Pages With hCards, 94% of Rich Snippets (tan/mic)61
microformats, anniversaries, metrics
Are You Ready for HTML 5?60
html, simplicity, multimedia, canvas, forms
This Is Your Site—This Is Your Site on HTML5 (bur)59
html, standards
Semantic Navigation With the “nav” Element (tom/htm)58
html, navigation
A Big Day for Microformats (tka)57
microformats, html
Value Class Pattern (tan/mic)56
microformats, html
Semantic Technologies Should Be Personal (tan)55
semantic-web
Table Layouts vs. Div Layouts: From Hell to… Hell? (sma)54
html, layout, tables, comparisons
Our Yearly Reminder of What It’s All About (jch)53
awareness-days, css, maintainability
Making “<time>” Safe for Historians (ppk)52
html, time
“<section>” Is Not Just a “Semantic ‘<div>’”51
html
The 5 Most Under-Used HTML Tags (cra)50
html
Why CSS Should Not Be Used for Layout49
css, layout, tables, html
Semantics in HTML 5 (joh/ali)48
html
The Road to HTML 5—The “section” Element (div)47
html, history
Opera Study: Only 4.13% of the Web Is Standards-Compliant (ars)46
studies, research, opera, standards, conformance
Getting Semantic With Microformats: XFN45
microformats, xfn
Separating Presentation From Semantics (bur)44
drupal
Design Rants (dav)43
design, typography, readability, responsive-design
A Preview of HTML 5 (lac/ali)42
html, overviews
What Beautiful HTML Code Looks Like (chr/css)41
html, attributes, conformance, formatting
At What Point Do Semantics Not Apply? (jch)40
html, css
Microformats: More Meaning From Your Markup (bri)39
microformats, html
Web Standards Do—the Way of Web Standards (oli/w3c)38
standards, html, http, content-negotiation, caching, performance, xml, xhtml, testing, processes, urls, redirecting
The “<b>” and “<i>” Elements (lac)37
html
HTML: The Top 5 Forgotten Elements36
html
Standards, Semantics, Accessibility, and HTML Email (jch)35
html, standards, accessibility, email
Bulletproof HTML: 37 Steps to Perfect Markup34
html, xhtml, conformance, encoding, unicode, character-references
Long Live the Q Tag (ali)33
html
“dl”, “dt”, and “dd” Markup (ann)32
html, lists
First Annual Naked Day: April 0531
css, awareness-days, standards
Semantic Image Use (jch)30
html, images, alt-text, accessibility
Building Open Textual Content on HTML (tan/mic)29
html, content, microformats
Rel vs. Rev (mic)28
html, xhtml, microformats, comparisons
Class Attributes Are About More Than Styling (mic)27
html, attributes
Why Generic XML on the Web Is a Bad Idea (ann)26
html, xml
Who Cares About Semantics Anyway? (dav)25
html, xhtml
XHTML Was Good for the Web (ann)24
xhtml, html, standards
Microformats and Semantics in Japan (mey)23
microformats, xfn
Questions on XHTML2 (ann)22
xhtml
Semantic Markup (ann)21
html
<div style='font-weight: bold'>Lost Cause</div>20
html
The Four Essentials of Modern Web Design19
fundamentals, conformance, accessibility, principles, quality
Link Relationships (lac)18
html, links, metadata
Atom (or Web Syndication) (ann)17
syndication, atom
Semantics: A New Beginning?16
semantic-web
HTML: More Structural Than Semantic (sim)15
html
Semantic Markup14
html, xhtml
This Validates (sim)13
conformance, xhtml
On Standards and Semantics (sto)12
standards, conformance
Semantics and Bad Code (dav)11
html, xhtml, conformance
Standards Don’t Necessarily Have Anything to Do With Being Semantically Correct (kot)10
standards, conformance, html, xhtml, css
Semantic Obsolescence (div)9
xhtml, html
Tantek’s Markup Challenge (sim)8
html
A Touch of Class (tan)7
html, attributes, examples
Why Semantic Markup Is So Important6
xhtml, syndication, rss
Markup Challenge: aaronsw.com5
code-reviews, html
The Secret Life of Markup4
html, sgml, xml, content
Valid Garbage In, Valid Garbage Out: Answers3
html, conformance
The Myths of Structural Markup2
html, sgml, myths, maintainability
Using Standard HTML (tim)1
html, accessibility