Links

CSS-only floating focus with anchor positioning
With just those few lines of CSS, we have a floating focus indicator that follows the keyboard focus around the page. Using only CSS means all the work is offloaded to the browser's rendering engine, which can optimize it better. That means less CPU usage, better battery life and smoother animations.
Subgrid: how to line up elements to your heart’s content
Subgrid is not new, but the recent State of CSS survey results showed that it was something that was still confusing to people, so we thought we’d circle back and show an easy way to understand what’s happening. It’s been supported by the major browsers for a while now, so it’s safe to use.
Start using Scroll-driven animations today!
To celebrate scroll-driven animations finally landing in Safari 26, here are some things you probably want to know before using them.
Taking a shot at the double focus ring problem using modern CSS
A double focus ring is really useful in general but especially so with complex, themed systems. Eric Bailey shows us how to develop a really smart system, using modern CSS.
CSS to speech: alternative text for CSS-generated content
This is a 101 post on when and how to use the slash content property syntax in CSS to provide alt text for CSS-generated content, and why it is important.
Videos

Common things people get wrong about Flex and Grid
There are a lot of CSS misconceptions out there in general, and today I’m tackling two of the biggest layout-related ones: How
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works, and the idea that Flexbox is inherently simpler than Grid.
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