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Entry (Sources) and Additional TopicsDate#
Why I Built a Semantic HTML First Library (kar)292
libraries, components, html
On the Semantic Web (kar)291
html, buttons, forms
Semantica11y—Semantic HTML for Everyone (ste)290
packages, html, accessibility
You Don’t Know HTML Lists289
html, lists
Semantic HTML Just Might Make Your CSS Less Fragile (sch)288
html, css, resilience
When Is a Link Not a Link? (dec)287
html, links, accessibility
I Learned the First Rule of ARIA the Hard Way (css)286
accessibility, aria, html
ARIA Roles Can Remove Their Children’s Semantics (ste)285
html, aria, accessibility
HTML Content Categories (rus)284
html
The Three Semantics of HTML (mat)283
html
Did You Know Some ARIA Roles Remove Child Semantics? (rus)282
html, aria, accessibility
Semantics Beyond the Tag Name (kno/mat)281
html, attributes, aria, accessibility
The “<time>” Element Should Actually Do Something (nol)280
html, time
HTML Semantics: The Short Descriptions of All 113 Elements (j9t)279
html, overviews
Explaining the Accessible Benefits of Using Semantic HTML Elements (geo/css)278
html, accessibility
Just Use a Button (cfe)277
html, buttons
ChatGPT Sez Build With Semantics First (ste)276
chatgpt, chatgpt-atlas, ai, browsers, html, accessibility
Tables: Beyond Rows and Columns (tpg)275
accessibility, wcag, tables, html, jaws, nvda, screen-readers
Why Moving Away From SPAs Improves Usability, Accessibility, and SEO (inn)274
single-page-apps, usability, accessibility, seo, html
When HTML Speaks Clearly273
html, accessibility, conformance
Thinking Deeply About Theming and Color Naming (zel/css)272
theming, naming, color-palettes, colors, pico
How Semantics and ARIA Attributes Support Accessible Design (tpg)271
accessibility, aria, html, attributes
Why Semantic HTML Still Matters (jon)270
html
Naked and Semantic (ark+/dea)269
podcasts, interviews, awareness-days, css, maintainability
Top 5 Web Accessibility Issues in 2024 (and How to Fix Them) (int)268
accessibility, focus, keyboard-navigation, contrast, colors
Know Your HTML (Yes, TSX Included) (hel)267
html, accessibility
Inclusive Development Practices in Next.js Projects (web/deq)266
accessibility, nextjs, keyboard-navigation, aria, alt-text, localization, performance, axe
The “col” Element (hey)265
html, tables
Making Scannable Web Pages for Assistive Technology (jar)264
accessibility, assistive-tech, design, headings, html
The “caption” Element (hey)263
html, tables
The True Path to Garbage Code: Figma Sites (joe)262
figma, html, quality, accessibility
What Is Semantic Caching?261
ai, performance, caching, concepts
The “cite” Element (hey)260
html
The “canvas” Element (hey)259
html, canvas
Unlocking Accessibility: Frontend Developers Discuss Semantic HTML and Accessible Code258
accessibility, html, community
Mastering HTML: The Art of Minimal and Valid Code in Professional Web Development (AI Edition) (j9t)257
guest-posts, html, minimalism, conformance, interoperability, accessibility, standards
Keeping It on the “<dl>”—Another HTML Gem You Never Use (cod)256
html, lists
Mastering Typography in Design Systems With Semantic Tokens and Responsive Scaling255
typography, design-systems, design-tokens, responsive-design, scaling
Quick Accessibility Wins That Are Easy to Implement (kev)254
videos, accessibility, html, alt-text, images, contrast, colors, keyboard-navigation, focus, skip-links
Is React Accessible? That’s the Wrong Question253
accessibility, react, jsx, html
It’s Right There in the Back of the Book (hom)252
accessibility, html
Definition Layers Within Semantic Tokens (ikn)251
design-tokens
10 Digital Accessibility Mistakes to Avoid250
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)249
accessibility, fundamentals, html, forms, keyboard-navigation, modals, alt-text, focus, responsive-design, reduced-motion, aria
Updated Brief Note on Description List Support (aar)248
html, lists, accessibility, screen-readers, support
Accessibility First: How to Design Inclusive Frontend Experiences247
how-tos, design, accessibility, html, alt-text, keyboard-navigation, aria, contrast, forms, focus
On-Page SEO Checklist: The Complete Task List for 2025 (sem)246
seo, checklists, html
The HTML Native Search Element (tre)245
html
The Semantic Interface Palette Is Simple244
design, design-tokens, figma
The “br” Element (hey)243
html
The “button” Element (hey)242
html, buttons, links
HTML Cheat Sheet241
html, examples, cheat-sheets
The “body” Element (hey)240
html
The “blockquote” Element (hey)239
html
The “bdi” Element (hey)238
html, internationalization
The “b” Element (hey)237
html
Why HTML Has Both “<b/i>” and “<strong/em>”?236
html
The “aside” Element (hey)235
html, accessibility
The “address” Element (hey)234
html
The “abbr” Element (hey)233
html, accessibility
The Anchor Element (hey)232
html, links, terminology, usability
Know the “search” Element (j9t)231
html
HTML Cheat Sheets: From Basics to Advanced Elements230
fundamentals, html, examples, cheat-sheets
Maybe Don’t Name That Landmark (aar)229
html, accessibility
Semantic Code in HTML: What Is It and Does It Still Matter? (boa)228
html, accessibility, seo, maintainability, performance
Using Footnotes (mfo)227
footnotes, content, writing
Level-Setting Heading Levels (aar)226
headings, conformance, accessibility, aria
When “Semantic Tokens” Are No Longer Semantic225
design-tokens
Tailwind Marketing and Misinformation Engine224
tailwind, css, principles, maintainability, marketing
“X” Marks the Spot: Landmark Elements (stv)223
html, accessibility, assistive-tech, aria
A Call for Consensus on HTML Semantics (5t3)222
html
Basic Accessibility Mistakes I Often See in Audits (cfe)221
accessibility, mistakes, auditing, html, focus, links, buttons
Buttons and Links—Common Misconceptions220
accessibility, html, buttons, links
The Implied Web (hws/mat)219
html, accessibility
Are We Too Pedantic With Semantic (dis)218
design, design-tokens
The Road to HTMHell Is Paved With Semantics (pep/mat)217
html, quality
You Might Be Looking for HTML “article”, Not “section” (san)216
html
Revisiting Fundamentals—Semantic Lists for Improved Accessibility (mis/mat)215
fundamentals, html, accessibility
The UX of HTML (vas/mat)214
html, user-experience
Understanding HTML Landmarks and How to Apply Them (its/log)213
html, accessibility, aria
Truly Semantic (don)212
design-tokens, naming
Removing List Styles Without Affecting Semantics (mat)211
html, css, accessibility
Tailwind vs. Semantic CSS210
tailwind, css, html, comparisons, performance
Select Element: Now With Horizontal Rules (una)209
html, forms, browsers, chrome, safari, support
An Intro to the “dialog” Element (cfe)208
introductions, modals, html
Progressively Enhanced HTML Accordion (aar)207
html, accordions, accessibility, progressive-enhancement
A Blog Post With Every HTML Element (pat)206
html
I’m Betting on HTML205
html
I Blame the W3C’s HTML Standard for Ordered Lists (sid)204
html, lists
Semantic Code in HTML: What Is It and Does It Still Matter? (boa)203
html
Semantics and the “popover” Attribute: What to Use When? (hdv)202
html, attributes, accessibility, pop-overs
CSS Custom Properties Beyond the “:root” (mat)201
css, custom-properties
It’s Very Likely That… (mat)200
html, buttons, modals
New HTML Element: “search” (alv)199
html
What Is Semantic HTML? (dav)198
html
On-Page SEO Checklist: The Complete Task List for 2023 (sem)197
seo, checklists, html
Fighting Inter-Component HTML Bloat (eli)196
components, html, quality
The “search” Element (sco)195
html, accessibility
The H1 Conundrum: Understanding the Challenges of Heading Level One194
accessibility, headings, html
We Don’t Need “.visually-hidden” (den)193
accessibility, css, quality
50.1% Empty Links (mat)192
accessibility, html, links, seo
ARIA vs. HTML (aar)191
accessibility, html, aria, comparisons
Representation of Style (ste)190
html
Buttons, Links, and Focus (tem)189
accessibility, buttons, links, focus
Screen Readers Don’t Convey the Semantics of “strong” and “em” (mat)188
accessibility, screen-readers, html
An Introduction to HTML Cheat Sheet187
introductions, html, cheat-sheets
How to Write Semantic CSS (kev)186
videos, how-tos, css
Interop 2023 CMS Checkin (chr)185
interoperability, html, rss, atom
What Are HTML5 Semantic Elements?184
html
Screen Readers Support for Text Level HTML Semantics (ste/tpg)183
html, screen-readers, support, accessibility
If You Need a Link, Don’t Use a Button (tem)182
html, links, buttons, accessibility
Unordered Lists in Main Navigations (mat)181
html, lists, navigation
A Problem With Link Relationships (j9t)180
html, links, metadata, maintainability
Enforcing Better HTML Markup With Eleventy (mat)179
html, conformance, eleventy
5 HTML Elements, and a Partridge in a Despair Tree (mat)178
html, accessibility
Brief Note on Description List Support (aar)177
html, lists, accessibility, screen-readers, support
Reading the Meter (sup/mat)176
html, accessibility
Landmarks and Where to Put Them (kil/mat)175
html, aria, accessibility
HTML Semantics and Accessibility Cheat Sheet (web)174
cheat-sheets, html, accessibility
Newer Things to Know About Good Ol’ HTML Lists (dxn/css)173
html, lists
HTML Content Model Categories (rus)172
html
The Shape-Shifting “a” Element (rus)171
html, links
The “label” Element (rus)170
html, labels
Dialogs, Modality, and Popovers Seem Similar—How Are They Different? (hdv)169
html, accessibility, modals, pop-overs
16 Rare HTML Tags You Really Should Know168
html
Structured Data (htt)167
web-almanac, studies, research, metrics, structured-data, semantic-web
A Little Semantic HTML Trick for React Components166
react, html, components, tips-and-tricks
Foundations: HTML Semantics (ihe/tet)165
accessibility, fundamentals, html
When Going Somewhere Does a Thing: On Links and Buttons (kil)164
accessibility, html, links, buttons
A “details” Element as a Burger Menu Is Not Accessible (ger/clo)163
html, disclosure-widgets, accessibility
How to (Not) Make a Button162
how-tos, accessibility, buttons, html
Should I Use a Button or a Link? (ash)161
html, buttons, links
On Ratings and Meters (lea)160
html, css
One Year of Coding—Recommendations for Beginners From a Beginner159
learning, accessibility
“<article>” vs. “<section>”: How to Choose the Right One (sma)158
html, comparisons
Roundup of Recent Document Outline Chatter (geo/css)157
html, headings, accessibility
Subheadings, Subtitles, Alternative Titles, and Taglines in HTML (ste/tpg)156
html, headings, microcontent, accessibility
Perceived Affordances and the Functionality Mismatch (tin)155
usability, accessibility
What Is the Best Way to Mark Up an Exclusive Button Group? (lea)154
html, accessibility, aria
Why the HTML Outlining Algorithm Was Removed From the Spec—the Truth Will Shock You! (bru)153
html, accessibility
How to Use Headings for Website Accessibility152
how-tos, accessibility, headings
Aspects of Accessibility—Semantics, Contrast, and… Anxiety?151
accessibility, colors, contrast, user-experience
HTML Cheat Sheet: A Quick Reference Guide for HTML Developers150
guides, html, examples, cheat-sheets
Divs Are Bad! (mat)149
html
What’s Your Heading? (col)148
accessibility, html, headings
Plain Old Semantic HTML: A Perfect Basis for Accessibility147
accessibility, html
Non-Interactive Elements With the “inert” Attribute (web)146
html, attributes
Does Valid and Semantic HTML Still Matter? (5t3+)145
podcasts, html, conformance
Title Rewrites: 3 Patterns to Avoid (moz)144
seo, writing, microcontent
Those HTML Elements You Never Use143
html
12 Years Beyond a HTML Joke (ste)142
html
HTML Semantics (cfe)141
html
Should “Cancel” Be a Button or a Link?140
interaction-design, buttons, links
It Needs to Map Back to a Role (eri)139
accessibility, aria, html
Foundations: Headings (ihe/tet)138
accessibility, fundamentals, html, headings
Column Headers and Browser Support (aar)137
accessibility, html
Colors That Make Sense136
accessibility, colors
Why Radio Buttons Are Called Radio Buttons in UIs? (ami)135
html, naming
Replace JavaScript Dialogs With the New HTML Dialog Element (sto/css)134
modals, html
HTML Cheat Sheet—HTML Elements List Reference (fre)133
html, examples, cheat-sheets
4 Questions to Ask Before Using ARIA132
accessibility, aria, testing
More to Give Than Just the Div: Semantics and How to Get Them Right (hdv)131
html, accessibility
Div Divisiveness (sco)130
html
Show, Don’t Tell (css)129
writing, design
How to Define Your Relationship to Sites You Link To (ste)128
how-tos, html, links, seo
HTML Cheat Sheet127
html, examples, cheat-sheets
Details/Summary (5t3)126
html, disclosure-widgets
Semantics and How to Get Them Right (hdv/btc)125
videos, html, accessibility
Design Systems, Structured Content, and Headless Publishing (amy)124
design-systems, content, headless
Semantic “menu” Context (sco)123
html
Buttons vs. Links (yat)122
html, buttons, links, comparisons
HTML Cheatsheet121
html, examples, cheat-sheets
Use the “i” Element, and Use It Appropriately (j9t)120
html
Not Your Typical Horizontal Rules (sar)119
html
HTML: The 16 Content Categories and Their Elements (j9t)118
html
Why You Should Choose HTML5 “article” Over “section” (bru/sma)117
html, headings
Quoting in HTML: Quotations, Citations, and Blockquotes (css)116
html
Conversational Semantics (aar/btc)115
videos, html, voice, conversational-design
How to Section Your HTML (css)114
how-tos, html, examples
Why, How, and When to Use Semantic HTML and ARIA (ada/css)113
html, aria, accessibility
You’re Using “em” Wrong (log)112
html, markdown
Conversational Semantics (aar/ali)111
html, voice, conversational-design
Small Tweaks That Can Make a Huge Impact on Your Website’s Accessibility (bel/css)110
accessibility, contrast, colors, labels, forms, typography, keyboard-navigation
A Developer’s Guide to Better Accessibility (a11+/24a)109
guides, accessibility, html, keyboard-navigation, naming, tooling
A Look Back at the History of CSS (jay/css)108
history, css, browsers, doctypes, box-model, hacks, standards, css-zen-garden
Writing JavaScript With Accessibility in Mind (mat)107
javascript, accessibility, focus, buttons, aria
The Document Outline Dilemma (ame/css)106
html, headings, accessibility
HTML5 Page Structure Basics (lou)105
fundamentals, html
What’s New in HTML 5.1104
html
Meaningful CSS: Style Like You Mean It (tba/ali)103
css, html
Do You Know These Eight HTML5 Tags?102
html
No Good Can Come of Bad Code (zel/ali)101
quality, accessibility, standards
A Vision of Web Development (j9t)100
outlooks, minimalism, conformance, maintainability
10 Typical HTML Interview Exercises99
html, interviewing, conformance, aria
HTML5 Forms: The Markup (cra)98
html, forms
A Q&A on the Picture Element (wil+/ali)97
interviews, html, images, responsive-design
The Battle for the Body Field (ali)96
html, xml, wysiwyg
10 HTML Tags You May Not Be Using95
html
The HTML5 “meter” Element (pan/css)94
html, examples
HTML Table Element Guide (chr/css)93
guides, html, tables, css
A Look at the HTML5 “nav” Element92
html, navigation
Semantic CSS With Intelligent Selectors (hey/sma)91
css, selectors, html
Introducing the New HTML5 “<main>” Element (cra)90
introductions, html
On Web Semantics (j9t)89
html, best-practices
HTML for Icon Font Usage (chr/css)88
html, icon-fonts, fonts
Getting Started in HTML587
introductions, html, multimedia, forms, apis
Let’s Talk About Semantics (htm)86
html, naming
About HTML Semantics and Front-End Architecture85
html, naming, architecture
Sexy New HTML5 Semantics (bru/sma)84
html
Pursuing Semantic Value (ada/sma)83
html
Our Pointless Pursuit of Semantic Value (div/sma)82
html
Goodbye “time”, “datetime”, and “pubdate”—Hello “data” and “value” (htm)81
html, attributes, time
The Hidden Nuggets of WCAG2: Information Relationships80
accessibility, wcag, html
On Semantics in HTML (j9t)79
html
The Return of the “u” Element (htm)78
html
Are CSS Tables Better Than HTML Tables?77
tables, css, html, comparisons
Learning to Love HTML5 (lou/sma)76
html
When (and When Not to) Use an Anchor Tag? (chr/css)75
html, links
What Makes for a Semantic Class Name? (chr/css)74
html, css, attributes, naming, examples
Naming and Using IDs and Classes Properly (mat)73
html, css, attributes, naming
Making Forms Fabulous With HTML572
html, forms, overviews
How Important Is Semantic HTML?71
html
Don’t Forget About HTML5’s “Little Guys” (lou)70
html
Extending HTML5—Microdata (htm)69
microdata, html, attributes
Exploring Markup for Breadcrumbs (chr/css)68
html, navigation, breadcrumbs
Extending HTML5—Microformats (htm)67
microformats, html, attributes
The Beauty of Semantic Markup, Introduction66
introductions, html, microformats
microformats.org at 5: Two Billion Pages With hCards, 94% of Rich Snippets (tan/mic)65
microformats, anniversaries, metrics
Are You Ready for HTML 5?64
html, simplicity, multimedia, canvas, forms
This Is Your Site—This Is Your Site on HTML5 (bur)63
html, standards
Semantic Navigation With the “nav” Element (tom/htm)62
html, navigation
A Big Day for Microformats (tka)61
microformats, html
Value Class Pattern (tan/mic)60
microformats, html
Semantic Technologies Should Be Personal (tan)59
semantic-web
Table Layouts vs. Div Layouts: From Hell to… Hell? (sma)58
html, layout, tables, comparisons
Our Yearly Reminder of What It’s All About (jch)57
awareness-days, css, maintainability
Making “<time>” Safe for Historians (ppk)56
html, time
“<section>” Is Not Just a “Semantic ‘<div>’”55
html
The 5 Most Under-Used HTML Tags (cra)54
html
Why CSS Should Not Be Used for Layout53
css, layout, tables, html
Semantics in HTML 5 (joh/ali)52
html
The Road to HTML 5—The “section” Element (div)51
html, history
Opera Study: Only 4.13% of the Web Is Standards-Compliant (ars)50
studies, research, opera, standards, conformance
Getting Semantic With Microformats: XFN49
microformats, xfn
Separating Presentation From Semantics (bur)48
drupal
Design Rants (dav)47
design, typography, readability, responsive-design
A Preview of HTML 5 (lac/ali)46
html, overviews
What Beautiful HTML Code Looks Like (chr/css)45
html, attributes, conformance, formatting
At What Point Do Semantics Not Apply? (jch)44
html, css
Microformats: More Meaning From Your Markup (bri)43
microformats, html
Web Standards Do—the Way of Web Standards (oli/w3c)42
standards, html, http, content-negotiation, caching, performance, xml, xhtml, testing, processes, urls, redirecting
The “<b>” and “<i>” Elements (lac)41
html
HTML: The Top 5 Forgotten Elements (mat)40
html
Standards, Semantics, Accessibility, and HTML Email (jch)39
html, standards, accessibility, email
Bulletproof HTML: 37 Steps to Perfect Markup38
html, xhtml, conformance, encoding, unicode, character-references
Long Live the Q Tag (ali)37
html
“dl”, “dt”, and “dd” Markup (ann)36
html, lists
First Annual Naked Day: April 0535
css, awareness-days, standards
Semantic Image Use (jch)34
html, images, alt-text, accessibility
Building Open Textual Content on HTML (tan/mic)33
html, content, microformats
Rel vs. Rev (mic)32
html, xhtml, microformats, comparisons
Class Attributes Are About More Than Styling (mic)31
html, attributes
Why Generic XML on the Web Is a Bad Idea (ann)30
html, xml
Who Cares About Semantics Anyway? (dav)29
html, xhtml
XHTML Was Good for the Web (ann)28
xhtml, html, standards
Microformats and Semantics in Japan (mey)27
microformats, xfn
Questions on XHTML2 (ann)26
xhtml
Semantic Markup (ann)25
html
<div style='font-weight: bold'>Lost Cause</div>24
html
The Four Essentials of Modern Web Design23
fundamentals, conformance, accessibility, principles, quality
Link Relationships (lac)22
html, links, metadata
HTML, XHTML, Semantics, and the Future of the Web (joh)21
html, xhtml, web, outlooks, comparisons, conformance
What’s in a Name (mal)20
html, naming, design, conventions
Atom (or Web Syndication) (ann)19
syndication, atom
Semantics: A New Beginning?18
semantic-web
Semantics, HTML, XHTML, and Structure17
html, xhtml, examples
HTML: More Structural Than Semantic (sim)16
html
Semantic Markup15
html, xhtml
This Validates (sim)14
conformance, xhtml
On Standards and Semantics (sto)13
standards, conformance
Semantics and Bad Code (dav)12
html, xhtml, conformance
Standards Don’t Necessarily Have Anything to Do With Being Semantically Correct (kot)11
standards, conformance, html, xhtml, css
Standards, Semantic Markup, Distributed Authorship, and Knowledge Management10
standards, xhtml, css, content-management
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, 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