Web Standards

February 10

Reference Target: having your encapsulation and eating it too

New proposal lets shadow DOM internals be referenced via the host without breaking encapsulation.

February 9

A polyfill for the HTML switch element

Near-native switch UI for checkboxes outside Safari.

February 6

Explicit resource management in JavaScript

New “using” syntax makes cleanup automatic, reducing leaks and boilerplate.

February 5

CSS grid lanes are arriving sooner than you think

Use progressive enhancement to ship masonry-style layouts now with JS polyfill or a CSS grid layout fallback.

February 4

CSS scroll-state container queries can now detect scrolling

Chrome 144 adds a CSS-only scroll direction state for lightweight UI tweaks.

February 3

Results of the State of JavaScript 2025 survey

TypeScript goes native, Vite overtakes Webpack, and AI-assisted coding keeps climbing.

February 2

How to dynamically install custom elements

Auto-import only the elements you actually use, and keep upgrades working after DOM changes.

February 9

A polyfill for the HTML switch element

Near-native switch UI for checkboxes outside Safari.

January 29

Try text scaling support in Chrome Canary

New meta element brings OS text scaling to mobile.

January 22

Introducing the <geolocation> HTML element

Declarative location requests land in Chrome 144, cutting boilerplate and improving recovery.

December 25, 2025

Getting a close button to hang off of a dialog

Simpler dialogs with anchor-positioned close buttons.

December 19, 2025

IDREFs: what they are and how to use them

How to build explicit HTML and ARIA relationships for accessibility.

December 18, 2025

Smooth view transitions for dialogs

Combining modern web APIs for seamless UI animations.

December 17, 2025

Results of the State of HTML 2025 survey

Developers still value practical UI over flashy new tech.

February 5

CSS grid lanes are arriving sooner than you think

Use progressive enhancement to ship masonry-style layouts now with JS polyfill or a CSS grid layout fallback.

February 4

CSS scroll-state container queries can now detect scrolling

Chrome 144 adds a CSS-only scroll direction state for lightweight UI tweaks.

January 28

Opinionated CSS reset for modern browsers

Low-specificity defaults via @layer plus modern typography and form, and media normalization.

January 20

Popover context menus with anchor positioning

A practical recipe for popover menus that animate, and flip to fit the viewport.

January 9

VoxCSS, a CSS voxel engine

3D HTML voxels via stacked CSS grids, no Сanvas.

January 6

How to @scope CSS now that it’s Baseline

Full browser support makes scoped CSS practical for cleaner, modular styling.

December 25, 2025

Getting a close button to hang off of a dialog

Simpler dialogs with anchor-positioned close buttons.

February 6

Explicit resource management in JavaScript

New “using” syntax makes cleanup automatic, reducing leaks and boilerplate.

February 3

Results of the State of JavaScript 2025 survey

TypeScript goes native, Vite overtakes Webpack, and AI-assisted coding keeps climbing.

February 2

How to dynamically install custom elements

Auto-import only the elements you actually use, and keep upgrades working after DOM changes.

January 27

Stop turning everything into arrays

Lazy iterator helpers cut allocations and stop work early in UI data pipelines.

January 21

Bundle size investigation. A step-by-step guide to shrinking your JavaScript

A checklist for hunting megabytes, and shipping less JS.

January 16

Date is out, Temporal is in

A quick tour of Temporal, the saner successor to JavaScript’s Date.

January 13

A production-ready web component starter template

Skip boilerplate with scaffolded tests, CI, and secure npm publishing.

February 10

Reference Target: having your encapsulation and eating it too

New proposal lets shadow DOM internals be referenced via the host without breaking encapsulation.

January 30

Five accessibility checks to run on every component

Essential component tests for keyboard, tokens, names, zoom, and screen readers.

January 29

Try text scaling support in Chrome Canary

New meta element brings OS text scaling to mobile.

December 19, 2025

IDREFs: what they are and how to use them

How to build explicit HTML and ARIA relationships for accessibility.

December 8, 2025

APCA + WCAG 2 contrast checker

New open-source contrast checker unites APCA and WCAG 2.

December 2, 2025

Top layer troubles: popover vs dialog

Why toast popovers can float above dialogs yet stay unreachable, and how to fix the top-layer trap.

November 24, 2025

HTML popover attribute in practice

Covers implicit anchors, auto vs manual vs hint modes, and JS control for accessible popovers.