CSS

Layout, spacing, and visual state. Most CSS pain is a layout-model misunderstanding rather than a missing property.

8 articles

A complete guide to Flexbox

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The reference everyone actually keeps open: every flex property, on both container and item, with diagrams.

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A complete guide to CSS Grid

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Tracks, lines, areas, and the sizing functions — the companion piece to the Flexbox guide.

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CSS Grid

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Two-dimensional layout with explicit tracks, named areas, and the `minmax`/`auto-fit` pattern for responsive columns.

Intermediate9 minDraft
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Flexbox

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One-dimensional layout: main and cross axis, grow and shrink, and the basis value that causes the surprises.

Beginner8 minDraft
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The Box Model

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Content, padding, border, margin, and why `box-sizing: border-box` is the first line of most stylesheets.

Beginner6 minDraft
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Learn the Basics

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Selectors, the cascade, specificity, and inheritance — the rules that decide which declaration actually wins.

Beginner8 minDraft
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Custom Properties

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Runtime variables that cascade — the mechanism behind theming, dark mode, and design tokens in plain CSS.

Intermediate7 minDraft
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Responsive Design

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Media queries, container queries, fluid type, and designing from intrinsic size rather than device breakpoints.

Intermediate9 minDraft
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