Build it in HTML
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draggable div
Make a draggable div with HTML and JavaScript
Make a div you can drag with a mouse or a finger, in about 20 lines of JavaScript. Live examples to try, the code to copy, and fixes for jumping and phones.
css transform
CSS transform: move, rotate, scale and skew an element
How CSS transform moves, rotates, scales and skews an element without touching layout. Live examples, why function order matters, and fixes when it does nothing.
back to top button
Make a back to top button with HTML, CSS and JavaScript
Build a back to top button that works without JavaScript, scrolls smoothly, appears after scrolling and shows reading progress. Live examples, code, and fixes.
smooth scroll css
Smooth scroll with CSS, from one line to a finished one-page site
Smooth scroll with one CSS line, plus scroll-margin-top for sticky headers, scrollIntoView for buttons, reduced motion, and a nav that marks the section in view.
before after slider html
Build a before/after slider with HTML and CSS
Build a before/after image comparison slider with two stacked layers, clip-path and a range input or drag handle. Live examples, code to copy, and fixes.
drag and drop file upload html
Build a drag and drop file upload zone in HTML
Build a drag and drop file upload zone in HTML and JavaScript: dragover and drop, a highlight, a click fallback, image previews and type and size checks.
carousel html
Build a carousel in HTML, CSS and JavaScript
Build an image or card carousel in plain HTML, CSS and JavaScript. Scroll-snap for swipe, a sliding track with dots, and autoplay that pauses. Live code to copy.
marquee html
Scrolling text in HTML: the marquee tag and the CSS way
The <marquee> tag is obsolete, though browsers still render it. Build the same scrolling text in CSS with a seamless loop, hover pause and reduced motion.
form submit html
HTML form submit: what the browser sends, and how to take over
What happens when an HTML form is submitted: GET vs POST, why unnamed fields vanish, the submit event, FormData, and requestSubmit() vs submit(). Live examples.
box shadow css
Box shadow in CSS, one value at a time
How box-shadow works value by value, with a live generator, six presets to copy, cards that lift on hover, and fixes for shadows that get cut off or vanish.
z-index css
CSS z-index and stacking contexts, explained with live examples
z-index only works on positioned elements and flex or grid items, and only inside its stacking context. Live examples to try, and fixes for when it seems ignored.
buttons html css
Good-looking buttons with HTML and CSS
Style HTML buttons with CSS, one line at a time: reset, padding, colour, hover, pressed and focus states, plus primary, outline, ghost, danger and loading buttons.
innerhtml
innerHTML in JavaScript: read, set and use it safely
How element.innerHTML reads and sets HTML, when to use textContent or insertAdjacentHTML instead, why += breaks your page, and how to show user text safely.
css cursor
The CSS cursor property: every value and when to use it
Hover every CSS cursor value in a live grid, learn which one fits which job, and add a custom cursor image with a hotspot and the fallback keyword it needs.
queryselector
querySelector and querySelectorAll: find elements with CSS selectors
Find elements with CSS selectors in JavaScript: by id, class, attribute or state. Try selectors live, see why querySelector returns null, and loop a NodeList.
getelementbyid
document.getElementById: get one element and change it
How document.getElementById works: read and set .value, .textContent, .style and .classList, and fix the null error. Live examples and a tip calculator to copy.
fieldset html
Group form controls with fieldset and legend
Group related form fields with fieldset and legend: named radio groups, disabling a whole section at once, CSS for the border and legend, and fixes for phones.
css opacity
CSS opacity: how see-through works, and when to use something else
How CSS opacity works from 0 to 1, why it fades the text too, how to make only the background see-through, and opacity: 0 vs visibility: hidden vs display: none.
input types html
HTML input types: every type, what it shows and what it gives you
Every HTML input type in one live gallery: what each one draws, the value your script gets, the phone keyboard it asks for, and the validation it adds for free.
json.parse
JSON.parse and JSON.stringify in JavaScript
JSON.parse turns JSON text into objects; JSON.stringify turns them back. A live validator, the error each mistake gives, and a table built from JSON in the page.
css display
CSS display: what each value changes, and which one to pick
What each CSS display value changes: new lines, width and height, margins. Why width does nothing on a span, the inline-block gap, and display: none vs hidden.
css position
CSS position explained with live examples
What each CSS position value does, what top and left are measured from, and why absolute jumps to the page corner. Live examples to try, and fixes when it breaks.
css background color
CSS background-color: every format, with live examples
Set a background colour with CSS in hex, rgb, rgba or hsl, fill the whole page, and keep text readable. Live examples to try, code to copy, and fixes.
audio tag html
The HTML audio tag, from controls to a custom player
How the HTML audio tag works: controls, source fallbacks, why autoplay with sound is blocked, the JavaScript API, and a custom player you can try and copy.
ul tag html
The ul tag in HTML: lists, bullets and the CSS that styles them
How the HTML ul tag works: ul vs ol vs dl, nested lists, list-style-type values, ::marker, custom bullets and a flex nav bar. Live examples to edit and copy.
h1 tag html
The h1 tag in HTML: headings, levels and how to size them
What the h1 tag means, how h1-h6 build a page outline, why the level is not the size, and how to size an h1 in CSS with clamp(). Live examples and fixes.
css border
CSS border, from one line to rounded cards
How the CSS border property works: why a border needs a style to show, one side at a time, border-radius for pills and circles, outline vs border, and fixes.
dom html javascript
The DOM in HTML and JavaScript: the page as a tree you can change
What the DOM is, how it differs from your HTML source, and how JavaScript selects, creates, moves and removes elements. Live tree viewer, kanban example and fixes.
text input html
The HTML text input: label it, read it, style it
How to make a text input box in HTML: the input tag with a label, value vs defaultValue, input vs change events, CSS for the field, and live examples to copy.
textarea html
The HTML textarea: size it, grow it, read it
How the HTML textarea works: rows and cols vs CSS, resize: none, auto height, placeholder, reading .value, keeping line breaks, and a character counter.
datalist html
HTML datalist: suggestions for an input, free text still allowed
Add suggestions to any text box with <datalist> and the list attribute. Live examples, datalist vs select, filling it from JavaScript, and fixes when it fails.
object fit css
CSS object-fit: fit any image into a fixed box
How object-fit fits an image or video into a fixed box: fill, contain, cover, none and scale-down side by side, object-position, and why it sometimes does nothing.
css before after
CSS ::before and ::after, explained with live examples
How CSS ::before and ::after work: why content is required, why width is ignored, how to position them, and five real uses. Live examples, code and fixes.
max width css
Use max-width in CSS: width, max-width and min-width
How max-width, width and min-width differ, with live examples: a centered column, images that fit, readable line length in ch, and fixes when max-width fails.
css variables
CSS variables: define once on :root, use everywhere with var()
Define CSS variables on :root, use them with var() and a fallback, override them per component, change them from JavaScript, and fix the ones that do not work.
css background image
CSS background image: url(), size, position and repeat
Set a CSS background image with url(), then control it with background-size, background-position and background-repeat. Live examples, a full-screen hero, and fixes.
span tag html
The HTML span tag: styling part of a line
The span tag wraps part of a line so CSS and JavaScript can reach it. Live examples of span vs div, when strong, em or mark fit better, and why width does nothing.
css filter
CSS filter: every function, live
Every CSS filter function on one live example: blur, brightness, grayscale, sepia, hue-rotate and more. Chaining order, backdrop-filter glass, and fixes.
line height css
Line height in CSS: how it works and what to set
Set line-height in CSS with a unitless number so it scales with each font size. Live examples, the px inheritance trap, one-line centering and fixes.
nav tag html
The nav tag in HTML: when to use it and how to label it
What the HTML nav tag does, when to use it and when a div or footer is enough. Label several navs, mark the current page, add a skip link. Live examples.
hr tag html
The HTML hr tag, and how to style the line
What the hr tag means, why its default line is a grey inset border, and how to set colour, thickness, dashes, gradients and margins. Live styler with CSS to copy.
clip path css
Cut elements into shapes with CSS clip-path
Cut any element into a triangle, circle or custom polygon with CSS clip-path. Drag points in a live editor, copy the value, and fix shadows and jumpy animations.
label html
The HTML label: connect the words to the control
How the HTML label tag works: for and id or wrapping, bigger checkbox click targets, screen reader names, layouts, custom toggles, and why a label is not working.
formdata javascript
FormData in JavaScript: read, change and convert form values
How the JavaScript FormData object reads a form: get vs getAll, append and set, checkboxes, files, converting to JSON, and why console.log shows it empty.
ol tag html
The ol tag in HTML: numbered lists you can control
How the HTML ol tag numbers a list: type, start, reversed and li value, list-style-type in CSS, and CSS counters for number badges and 1.1 / 1.2 outlines.
img tag html
The HTML img tag: every attribute that matters
How the HTML img tag works: src and alt, width and height to stop the page jumping, loading="lazy", the gap under images, and a fallback for broken files.
blockquote html
The HTML blockquote tag, and how to style a quote
How to mark up a quote with blockquote, q and cite, where to put the source, and how to replace the default indent with a bar, a big quote mark or a card.
html entities
HTML entities: what to escape, and what to just type
What HTML entities are, the few characters you must escape, when UTF-8 lets you type the rest, how really works, and a symbol list you can search and copy.
head tag html
The HTML head tag: what goes in it
What belongs in the HTML head tag, the order that avoids garbled text and late styles, head vs header, and a complete head template to copy. With live examples.
main tag html
The main tag in HTML: what goes inside, and where it goes
What the HTML main tag is for, the one-per-page rule, where it may not go, main vs div and section, a skip link target and a sticky footer layout. Live examples.
br tag html
The br tag in HTML: line breaks that belong in the text
When to use the br tag in HTML, when p and margin are the better fit, how to show typed line breaks with white-space: pre-line, and where wbr helps long URLs.
figure tag html
The HTML figure tag and figcaption
How the HTML figure tag and figcaption work: caption position, the default side margins, caption vs alt, and numbered figures with CSS counters. Live examples.
text transform css
CSS text-transform: change the case without changing the text
How CSS text-transform works: uppercase, lowercase, capitalize and none, why capitalize is not title case, lang and Turkish i, and small caps. Live examples.
css vertical align middle
CSS vertical-align: what middle really does, and how to center in a box
vertical-align only works on inline boxes and table cells, not on a div. Live examples of every value, the image gap fix, and how to center anything vertically.
css text align
CSS text-align: what it moves and what it does not
text-align lines up the text, images and buttons inside a block, not the block itself. Live examples of center, justify and start/end, plus centering fixes.
justify content css
CSS justify-content: how it places items and when it does nothing
Align flex items along the main axis or grid tracks along the inline axis. Try six common values and diagnose missing space, growth and auto margins.
css aspect ratio
CSS aspect-ratio: give any box a fixed shape
How CSS aspect-ratio sizes any box: 16:9 video frames, square tiles, 4:3 cards. Live examples, the padding hack it replaces, and fixes when it does not work.
html comment
HTML comments: syntax, multi-line comments and shortcuts
An HTML comment is <!-- text -->. Write one-line and multi-line comments, avoid the nesting trap, use the editor shortcut, and comment inside CSS and JavaScript.
aside tag html
The aside tag in HTML: sidebars, callouts and related links
What the HTML aside tag is for, how it differs from section and div, and how to build a sidebar that drops below on phones and one that stays sticky. Live examples.
strong tag html
The strong tag in HTML: strong vs b, and bold text with CSS
The strong tag marks important text, b only draws the eye, and both look bold. Live examples of strong vs b, font-weight 100 to 900, and why 600 can look like 700.