







Why styling on semantics and roles could make accessibility harder to skip

#10: "Bad at CSS" by Keith Cirkel
I am sorry, but everyone is getting syntax highlighting wrong
Applying human ergonomics and design principles to syntax highlighting

LLMs reward expertise
In the 2010s, if you had technical gaps (say, you couldn’t write CSS), you had to either rely on a skilled colleague or just hope that the answer to your exact problem was out there on the internet. Today, everyone can write sort-of-okay CSS by delegating the task to an LLM. LLMs make everybody into a generalist.

The CSS Selection - 2026 Edition - Project Wallace
The CSS Selection shows real-world CSS usage from over 100,000 websites and looks at the most important metrics.

Tailwind CSS is the worst…
CSS is filling the gaps with rules. A way to style gaps in grid and flex. | utilitybend
A practical walkthrough of CSS gap decorations: column-rule, row-rule, rule-break, rule-inset, rule-visibility-items, repeat(), and animation.


2026 CSS wishlist – Nathan Knowler
What I’d like to see prioritized for CSS in 2026, how those features will allow us to create better web-based design systems, and how they renew separation of concerns.

A threat model for accessibility on the web - Alice
A explanation of the primary threat to accessibility on the web, and a call to action for the web standards community

Styling Tables the Modern CSS Way
Modern CSS makes styling HTML tables in a considered, responsive nature a breeze. Michelle Barker breaks it all down for you in this deep dive.
7 CSS Tricks That Actually Have Good Browser Support
Modern CSS snippets. Every old hack, replaced.
Side-by-side comparisons of outdated CSS techniques and their modern native replacements. Grid, custom properties, nesting, container queries, and more.

Modern CSS snippets. Every old hack, replaced.
Side-by-side comparisons of outdated CSS techniques and their modern native replacements. Grid, custom properties, nesting, container queries, and more.

Pretext Does What CSS Can't — Measuring Text Before the DOM Even Exists | HackerNoon
Cheng Lou's Pretext library measures multiline text height without touching the DOM — unlocking layout capabilities CSS has never been able to offer.
