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Piccalilli @piccalil.li · 29/09/2026
In this final lesson of the free to read Principles module from Complete CSS, @bell.bz breaks down why progressive enhancement is the foundation of building websites that actually work for everyone and without it, you're already losing piccalilli.link/cc-free-less...
We build for everyone. Not just for ourselves or our peer groups.
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Kevin Powell @kevinpowell.co · 28/09/2026
Ever double-tapped a button on your phone and had the page zoom in? In this post over on @piccalil.li, @bell.bz looks at a simple CSS one-liner of `touch-action: manipulation` to prevent that, rather than messing with the viewport meta. piccalil.li/blog/stop-bu...
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Stop buttons triggering zoom when they’re double tapped
It’s annoying when your browser zooms if a button is rapidly tapped. There’s actually a really simple fix and no, you don’t have to prevent all zooming with a meta tag!
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Paweł Grzybek @pawelgrzybek.com · 28/09/2026
"Stop buttons triggering zoom when they’re double tapped" by @piccalil.li Great post. Describes the problem I didn't even know I have, but also comes with a one-liner solution. I also didn't know about this property/value is in the CSS. As always top content! piccalil.li/blog/stop-bu... #css
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Stop buttons triggering zoom when they’re double tapped
It’s annoying when your browser zooms if a button is rapidly tapped. There’s actually a really simple fix and no, you don’t have to prevent all zooming with a meta tag!
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Piccalilli @piccalil.li · 25/09/2026
It’s Friday, so let’s close out the week with some Good Links™ in The Index #199, sponsored by Mozilla Festival! piccalil.li/the-index/199/
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The Index: Issue #199
It’s Friday, so let’s close out the week with some Good Links™ in The Index #199, sponsored by Mozilla Festival!
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Piccalilli @piccalil.li · 23/09/2026
It's so frustrating that this still hasn't been addressed with the new "masonry" capability. Not like we covered it over two years ago or anything. Thanks to Manuel for giving us the details here. www.matuzo.at/blog/2026/gr...
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Your Grid Lanes will likely fail WCAG 2.4.3 - Manuel Matuzovic
I’m a frontend developer, consultant, accessibility auditor, blogger, teacher, and book author from Austria.
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Piccalilli @piccalil.li · 23/09/2026
It’s annoying when your browser zooms if a button is rapidly tapped. There’s actually a really simple fix and no, you don’t have to prevent all zooming with a meta tag! piccalil.li/blog/stop-bu...
piccalil.li
Stop buttons triggering zoom when they’re double tapped
It’s annoying when your browser zooms if a button is rapidly tapped. There’s actually a really simple fix and no, you don’t have to prevent all zooming with a meta tag!
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Bramus @bram.us · 22/09/2026
Another week, another package: show-keystrokes.netlify.app The native app I typically use to display keystrokes on the screen is disallowed by a corp policy. So I wrote a component to fill that gap. Embed it on your site and you’re good to go.
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<show-keystrokes> – Keystroke & Shortcut Visualizer
A custom element that visualizes keystrokes, keyboard shortcuts, and navigational keys with macOS/Windows support and customizable themes.
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Andy Bell @bell.bz · 22/09/2026
The @piccalil.li PRICEFALL event ends at midnight UTC so there's still time to save 80 big ones piccalil.li/courses/
Autumn sale, September 8th until September 22nd. 

35% off all courses. 

Save over £80 with code “PRICEFALL”
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Piccalilli @piccalil.li · 22/09/2026
In this free lesson from JavaScript for Everyone, @wil.to introduces us to concepts like execution threads, the event loop, and the callback and microtask queues, so we can start putting them to work. piccalilli.link/js4e-free-le...
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Mike Hall @mikehall314.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Second speaker we have announced is Andy Bell. Andy’s CSS course at @piccalil.li taught me so much, the man is a legend. See him live at Viewport!
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Piccalilli @piccalil.li · 21/09/2026
There's been so much dry content about Temporal so far but Sophie Koonin has written about a nice creative usage here. localghost.dev/blog/time-ba...
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Time-based background colour transitions with Temporal and CSS color-mix - localghost
A visual refresh with a background that changes colour according to the time of day, using the new Temporal API along with CSS custom properties that blend into each other.
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Piccalilli @piccalil.li · 21/09/2026
🚨 Our huge 35% discount on all courses ends tomorrow! 🚨 Use the coupon code PRICEFALL at checkout. Don't miss out! piccalil.li/courses/
Autumn sale, September 8th until September 22nd. 

35% off all courses. 

Save over £80 with code “PRICEFALL”
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Piccalilli @piccalil.li · 18/09/2026
Dan Cederholm has brought out yet another affordable, and very nice font. simplebits.shop/products/kyroh
simplebits.shop
Kyroh
Kyroh is an all-caps, sans-serif display font inspired by a vintage luggage label from the National Hotel in Cairo, Egypt (found in the amazing book from Letterform Archive). I riffed off the…
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zeldman @zeldman.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
“Let me make it clear: without people at the top of their game sharing their experience and knowledge—regardless of whatever ‘game changing’ technology is in place—we are pulling up the ladders and committing our industry to stagnation and death.” bell.bz/youll-miss-p...
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You’ll miss publishers when they’re gone
Ever since Piccalilli started to get traction, I’ve always seen CSS-Tricks, Smashing Magazine and A List Apart (among others) as peers. We all help each other behind the scenes and importantly, back…
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Christian Alder @hejchristian.com · 18/09/2026
I got two of these courses (CSS and JS) and it’s top-tier money well spent material. 10/10 will always recommend.
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Piccalilli @piccalil.li · 18/09/2026
Our huge 35% discount on all courses ends on Tuesday. Use the coupon code PRICEFALL at checkout. Don't miss out! piccalil.li/courses/
Autumn sale, September 8th until September 22nd. 

35% off all courses. 

Save over £80 with code “PRICEFALL”
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Scott Riley @scott.is · 18/09/2026
hated every second of this professional.scott.is
professional.scott.is
Scott Riley – Very Professional Designer™
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Piccalilli @piccalil.li · 18/09/2026
It’s Friday, so let’s close out the week with some Good Links™ in The Index #198! piccalil.li/the-index/198/
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The Index: Issue #198
It’s Friday, so let’s close out the week with some Good Links™ in The Index #198!
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Geoff Graham @geoffgraham.me · 17/09/2026
Kevin's one of my favorite people and what he says here is incredibly sweet... and accurate.
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Piccalilli @piccalil.li · 17/09/2026
We're a while off from being able to leverage ::checkmark with checkbox styling, but here's a decent way to get the styling control you want, while preserving the useful parts of the native input element. piccalil.li/blog/a-decen...
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A decent custom checkbox pattern for until ::checkmark is ready
We're a while off from being able to leverage ::checkmark with checkbox styling, but here's a decent way to get the styling control you want, while preserving the useful parts of the native input element.
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Piccalilli @piccalil.li · 16/09/2026
Mat has not given up and nor should you! wil.to/js4e/newslet...
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New Game+
My name is Mat Marquis, and I believe in the web.
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Piccalilli @piccalil.li · 15/09/2026
@bell.bz co-authored Every Layout with @heydonworks.com back in 2019. It transformed how developers approach layout in CSS and in this free lesson of Complete CSS, Andy gives even more detail in how skeletal layouts are the way to get a solid UI piccalilli.link/cc-free-less...
I did a lot of CSS consultancy for various sized organisations — from huge multinational corporations to smaller startups. What do you think the most common downfall in CSS codebases were across nearly all of these organisations? Framework choices? Sass? Less? CSS-in-JS? No, it’s layout and spacing.
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Piccalilli @piccalil.li · 15/09/2026
There's only one week left of our huge 35% discount on all courses if you use the coupon code PRICEFALL at checkout. Don't miss out! piccalil.li/courses/
Autumn sale, September 8th until September 22nd. 

35% off all courses. 

Save over £80 with code “PRICEFALL”
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Andy Bell @bell.bz · 15/09/2026
I run @piccalil.li and having publications like CSS-Tricks around is really important. We all help and challenge each other and the result is a better ecosystem for everyone else. That's the whole point! I really hope this situation gets resolved, or CSS-Tricks gets a new owner that cares.
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Why CSS-Tricks Has Been Quiet Lately - Geoff Graham
Because I haven't published anything to it since August 31. And no one else has either. That's not a super long time to go silent but it is for a site that
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Piccalilli @piccalil.li · 14/09/2026
We very rarely share video content, but this episode was an absolute delight to watch. They're running a hackathon too which is well worth checking out. codetv.dev/series/web-d...
codetv.dev
The Best Landing Page Ever | Web Dev Challenge Season 3
Build a landing page that makes us all stop and pay attention.
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Piccalilli @piccalil.li · 11/09/2026
A very handy looking tool that certainly beats a laborious Photoshop process. ditherimage.online
ditherimage.online
Dither Image Online
Get professional dithering effects instantly with this dithertone free tool. Features real-time, local processing with no sign-up required for maximum speed and security.
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Piccalilli @piccalil.li · 11/09/2026
Just a quick reminder, we're offering a huge 35% discount on all courses if you use the coupon code PRICEFALL at checkout. piccalil.li/courses/
Autumn sale, September 8th until September 22nd. 

35% off all courses. 

Save over £80 with code “PRICEFALL”
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Piccalilli @piccalil.li · 11/09/2026
It’s Friday, so let’s close out the week with some Good Links™ in The Index #197! piccalil.li/the-index/197/
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The Index: Issue #197
It’s Friday, so let’s close out the week with some Good Links™ in The Index #197!
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Piccalilli @piccalil.li · 10/09/2026
JavaScript for Everyone's Mat Marquis takes us on a history lesson of how document.all ended up being the only object that is falsy. Not to spoil the show, but it's IE's fault… youtube.com/shorts/Ntii4... Grab JavaScript for Everyone here: piccalil.li/javascript-f...
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The only falsy object in JavaScript
JavaScript for Everyone's Mat Marquis takes us on a history lesson of how document.all ended up being the only object that is falsy. Not to spoil the show, but it's IE's fault… Grab JavaScript for…
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Piccalilli @piccalil.li · 09/09/2026
This is great fun! bayeuxgo.live
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Bayeux Go!
Bayeux Go! Thou art Harold. Go forth and win thine battle. Jump your way to victory, avoiding arrows…
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Piccalilli @piccalil.li · 09/09/2026
The summer is over and the autumn (or fall, for our American friends) is here, so we're offering a huge 35% discount on all courses if you use the coupon code PRICEFALL at checkout. piccalil.li/links/pricef...
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Save 35% on all courses for two weeks only
The summer is over and the autumn (or fall, for our American friends) is here, so we're offering a huge 35% discount on all courses if you use the coupon code PRICEFALL at checkout.
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luci @punkrockweb.dev · 08/09/2026
Mindful Design and Complete CSS are both fantastic. I've been very slow to work through Mindful Design but I look at nearly everything through a more discerning lens with regard to both Mindfulness and aesthetic. Complete CSS felt easy and very Piccalilli: organization, iterations, and collaboration
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Piccalilli @piccalil.li · 08/09/2026
In this free lesson from JavaScript for Everyone, @wil.to guides us through the intricacies of asynchronous functions, restitching the fabric of time in the process. piccalilli.link/js4e-free-le...
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Piccalilli @piccalil.li · 08/09/2026
The summer is over and the autumn (or fall, for our American friends) is here, so we're offering a huge 35% discount on all courses if you use the coupon code PRICEFALL at checkout. piccalil.li/courses/
Autumn sale, September 8th until September 22nd. 

35% off all courses. 

Save over £80 with code “PRICEFALL”
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Piccalilli @piccalil.li · 07/09/2026
Even the new custom <select> capabilities bring headaches, but at least Jake's got height sorted for you. jakearchibald.com/2026/goldilo...
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The Goldilocks customizable select height
The 'ideal' sizing is more complicated than you think…
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Piccalilli @piccalil.li · 04/09/2026
'It’s hard to find anything other than anecdata from individuals telling us how AI has made them individually more productive. If AI really was creating measurable improvements in productivity across entire organisations, wouldn’t we be seeing that data?' rachelandrew.co.uk/archives/202...
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Where’s the holistic AI productivity data? – Rachel Andrew
The website of Rachel Andrew.
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Piccalilli @piccalil.li · 02/09/2026
A rather deep dive into how some of the newer CSS can make this age old pattern even better. dbushell.com/2026/07/03/f...
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Fixing full-bleed CSS
The one where I apply some at-rule property magic.
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Piccalilli @piccalil.li · 01/09/2026
In this free preview lesson from his Mindful Design course, @scott.is gives some advice on giving yourself the best possible start when tackling a prototype, including a few tips on dealing with Fear Of The Blank Page™. piccalilli.link/md-free-less...
You open Penpot and you see this — the blank canvas, the empty page — the stuff of nightmares. It can be really really difficult to know how to get started. Even for me, with all my years designing, this still makes me a little bit anxious.
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Piccalilli @piccalil.li · 31/08/2026
One for the freelancers/moonlighters amongst us who are sick of over-complicated invoice solutions. usebilly.app/en
usebilly.app
Billy · Invoice Manager
A tool crafted with love for all the freelancers and small businesses that want their bureaucracy to be a little more organized and beautiful.
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Piccalilli @piccalil.li · 28/08/2026
It's about time we got this! www.matuzo.at/blog/2026/co...
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Context-aware headings in HTML - Manuel Matuzovic
I’m a frontend developer, consultant, accessibility auditor, blogger, teacher, and book author from Austria.
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Piccalilli @piccalil.li · 28/08/2026
It’s Friday, so let’s close out the week with some Good Links™ in The Index #196! piccalil.li/the-index/196/
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The Index: Issue #196
It’s Friday, so let’s close out the week with some Good Links™ in The Index #196!
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Mat “Wilto” Marquis @wil.to · 27/08/2026
Folks............ we used the thumbnail. bsky.app/profile/picc...
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Piccalilli @piccalil.li · 27/08/2026
JavaScript for Everyone's Mat Marquis does not like Date() and he's here to show you how Temporal is in a completely different league entirely. www.youtube.com/watch?v=7qfG...
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JavaScript Date is out. Temporal is in.
JavaScript for Everyone's Mat Marquis does *not* like Date() and is here to show you how Temporal is in a completely different league entirely. Grab JavaScript for Everyone here:…
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Piccalilli @piccalil.li · 27/08/2026
We asked @wil.to what it is he likes about JavaScript. Knowing Mat, it's no surprise to hear him talk with affection for all its rough edges. "A little dust on the lens is all part of the charm" as he puts it. We've got a lot of time for this perspective. piccalilli.link/js4e-q-and-a-1
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Piccalilli @piccalil.li · 27/08/2026
Adding markdown files for every new music item is a faff, so I built a multi-step CLI to do it for me. piccalil.li/projects/per...
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A CLI for adding new music to the collection
Adding markdown files for every new music item is a faff, so I built a multi-step CLI to do it for me.
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Piccalilli @piccalil.li · 26/08/2026
Actually mind-blowing read. Never use client-side only auth, pals. bobdahacker.com/blog/fifa-hack
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I Could've Rickrolled the Entire FIFA World Cup. All I Needed Was My ID.
How I found that anyone could register on FIFA's public Agent Platform, gain access to the Football Data Platform's Streaming Management panel, and get RTMP ingest URLs and stream keys for every live…
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Piccalilli @piccalil.li · 25/08/2026
CSS frameworks are all fun while a project is greenfield, but after that, it's rarely the case. Leaning heavily on his experience as a CSS consultant fixing this exact problem, @bell.bz gives solid advice in this free lesson from Complete CSS.
There is no such thing as a silver bullet in CSS. It’s about finding a system — or a combination of systems — that enable you and your team to author and maintain CSS in the most effective way possible.
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Piccalilli @piccalil.li · 24/08/2026
A very good explainer of how the AT protocol stuff actually works. overreacted.io/a-social-fil...
overreacted.io
A Social Filesystem — overreacted
Formats over apps.
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Piccalilli @piccalil.li · 21/08/2026
'We’re approaching—or arguably are in—an era where ‘made by humans’ is a differentiator. A notion that something beyond money and prompts was put into whatever the heck it is we’re using or consuming or enjoying. We should never lose sight of that.' mindfuldesign.xyz/by-humans/
mindfuldesign.xyz
By Humans, For Humans – Mindful Design
Now, more than ever, we need to consider the real, human impact of the work we do. This is a fundamental principle of Mindful Design.
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Piccalilli @piccalil.li · 21/08/2026
It’s Friday, so let’s close out the week with some Good Links™ in The Index #195! piccalil.li/the-index/195/
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The Index: Issue #195
It’s Friday, so let’s close out the week with some Good Links™ in The Index #195!
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