Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) is the web’s core styling language. For web developers, It’s one of the quickest technologies to get started with, but one of the hardest to master. Follow Una Kravets and Adam Argyle, Developer Advocates from Google, who gleefully breakdown complex aspects of CSS into digestible episodes covering everything from accessibility to z-index.
78: Season 4 wrap!
I can’t believe we’re already at the end of season 4! This season, we’ve been focusing on CSS gotchas and resolving these common CSS pitfalls. And alas, on our last episode of the season, we’re going to take a look back at all of those tips and tricks and pick some of our favorites to highlight in this recap episode. Links: Why isn’t percentage working → https://goo.gle/418EnBG Why isn’t my element stuck → https://goo.gle/3uSX7Jk Why isn’t my custom property the value I expect → https://goo.gle/47BcZPj How do I center a div → https://goo.gle/3RiOBLA Why isn’t my animation glitching → https://goo.gle/4a5fzPh Una Kravets (co-host) Twitter | Instagram | YouTube Making the web more colorful ✨🎨 Web DevRel @googlechrome Unicorn face host of @toolsday & Designing in the Browser 🎬 Adam Argyle (co-host) Twitter | Instagram | YouTube @GoogleChrome CSS DevRel; @CSSWG; VisBug maker; punk; CSS/JS/UX addict; 💀🤘 Subscribe to Chrome for Developers → https://goo.gle/ChromeDevs
12/6/2023 • 19 minutes, 58 seconds
77: Why isn't percentage working here?
In this episode, Una and Adam talk about percentage resolution for various properties like font-size, padding height and width. They break down and explain why percentages may not work or may not be what you expected. Links → https://goo.gle/47XtWU1 Understanding CSS Percentage → https://goo.gle/3RhLJzG CSS Box Sizing Module Level 3 → https://goo.gle/46FRF9T Una Kravets (co-host) Twitter | Instagram | YouTube Making the web more colorful ✨🎨 Web DevRel @googlechrome Unicorn face host of @toolsday & Designing in the Browser 🎬 Adam Argyle (co-host) Twitter | Instagram | YouTube @GoogleChrome CSS DevRel; @CSSWG; VisBug maker; punk; CSS/JS/UX addict; 💀🤘 Subscribe to Chrome for Developers → https://goo.gle/ChromeDevs
11/28/2023 • 15 minutes, 5 seconds
76: Why isn't my element stuck where I wanted it to stick?
In this episode Una and Adam help you uncover moments where a sticky element isn't sticking. There are a couple of gotcha around implementing a sticky element and by the end of the show you'll know what they are and a few ways to work around them. Links: sticky stack - https://goo.gle/3QICxTz sticky desperado - https://goo.gle/3sC3OPj sticky slide - https://goo.gle/47bcRGb Una Kravets (co-host) Twitter | Instagram | YouTube Making the web more colorful ✨🎨 Web DevRel @googlechrome Unicorn face host of @toolsday & Designing in the Browser 🎬 Adam Argyle (co-host) Twitter | Instagram | YouTube @GoogleChrome CSS DevRel; @CSSWG; VisBug maker; punk; CSS/JS/UX addict; 💀🤘 Subscribe to Chrome for Developers YouTube → https://goo.gle/ChromeDevs
11/15/2023 • 9 minutes, 52 seconds
75: Why isn't my custom property the value I expect?
In this episode, Una and Adam discuss common gotchas with custom properties, which often feel fully reactive during use, but their limits and implementation details can popup at unexpected times and create a headache. They'll cover these situations and their solutions! Links: Value stages → https://goo.gle/3FDo7yA How custom property values are computed →https://goo.gle/49cOUiQ A complete guide to custom properties → https://goo.gle/40gtVb8 The big gotcha with custom properties → https://goo.gle/45VwUHe CodePen → https://goo.gle/3SdMnyY Una Kravets (co-host) Twitter | Instagram | YouTube Making the web more colorful ✨🎨 Web DevRel @googlechrome Unicorn face host of @toolsday & Designing in the Browser 🎬 Adam Argyle (co-host) Twitter | Instagram | YouTube @GoogleChrome CSS DevRel; @CSSWG; VisBug maker; punk; CSS/JS/UX addict; 💀🤘 Catch more episodes → https://goo.gle/CSSpodcast Subscribe to Chrome for Developers → https://goo.gle/ChromeDevs
10/27/2023 • 19 minutes, 32 seconds
74: How do I center a div?
In this episode we tackle one of the most asked questions of all CSS history.. how do I center this div? We'll cover multiple strategies that each have tradeoffs and super powers over each other. Links: Centering in CSS → https://goo.gle/3RRki02 Comparing grid and flex place-items and place-content → https://goo.gle/3ZE3NGM Centering in CSS: A Complete Guide → https://goo.gle/46xudw7 Centering examples from Una → https://goo.gle/3rF7lvR Una Kravets (co-host) Twitter | Instagram | YouTube Making the web more colorful ✨🎨 Web DevRel @googlechrome Unicorn face host of @toolsday & Designing in the Browser 🎬 Adam Argyle (co-host) Twitter | Instagram | YouTube @GoogleChrome CSS DevRel; @CSSWG; VisBug maker; punk; CSS/JS/UX addict; 💀🤘 Catch more episodes → https://goo.gle/CSSpodcast Subscribe to Google Chrome Developers → https://goo.gle/ChromeDevs
10/11/2023 • 17 minutes, 1 second
73: Why is my animation glitching?
On this episode of the #CSSpodcast, we’re diving into how to deal with glitchy animations in your code base! Links: MDN transform-style - https://goo.gle/45YFu8B MDN backface-visibility - https://goo.gle/46mPvfE Una Kravets (co-host) Twitter | Instagram | YouTube Making the web more colorful ✨🎨 Web DevRel @googlechrome Unicorn face host of @toolsday & Designing in the Browser 🎬 Adam Argyle (co-host) Twitter | Instagram | YouTube @GoogleChrome CSS DevRel; @CSSWG; VisBug maker; punk; CSS/JS/UX addict; 💀🤘 Subscribe to Google Chrome Developers → https://goo.gle/ChromeDevs
9/21/2023 • 25 minutes, 50 seconds
72: Why does my gradient have muddy colors in the middle?
In this episode, we tackle the issues around getting undesirable gradient results. Sometimes it's you, sometimes it's the color space. We'll help you identify, assess and remedy muddy gradients. Links: HD color guide - https://goo.gle/3RhyvmP various gradients in color spaces - https://goo.gle/3Pc02TV modern css gradient tool - https://goo.gle/3P4KxNI try color mix - https://goo.gle/3r2toML color-mix() with white hover codepen - https://goo.gle/3Pw6mHm interpolation visualizer - https://goo.gle/45GwS6t Una Kravets (co-host) Twitter | Instagram | YouTube Making the web more colorful ✨🎨 Web DevRel @googlechrome Unicorn face host of @toolsday & Designing in the Browser 🎬 Adam Argyle (co-host) Twitter | Instagram | YouTube @GoogleChrome CSS DevRel; @CSSWG; VisBug maker; punk; CSS/JS/UX addict; 💀🤘 Catch more episodes → https://goo.gle/CSSpodcast Subscribe to Google Chrome Developers → https://goo.gle/ChromeDevs The CSS Podcast #CSSpodcast
9/8/2023 • 16 minutes, 11 seconds
71: Why do I have layout shift?
In this episode we're shifting the topic to layout shift, that moment where you watch the page adapt to something lazily loaded which has impacted the layout in some way where you see content shift around. Links: CLS - https://goo.gle/3kle3AW Optimizing CLS - https://goo.gle/3fxu6IE CSS for Web Vitals - https://goo.gle/3E98gY9 Una Kravets (co-host) Twitter | Instagram | YouTube Making the web more colorful ✨🎨 Web DevRel @googlechrome Unicorn face host of @toolsday & Designing in the Browser 🎬 Adam Argyle (co-host) Twitter | Instagram | YouTube @GoogleChrome CSS DevRel; @CSSWG; VisBug maker; punk; CSS/JS/UX addict; 💀🤘 Subscribe to Google Chrome Developers → https://goo.gle/ChromeDevs
8/31/2023 • 11 minutes, 30 seconds
70: Why is my image distorted?
Too small? Too big? Learn how to make your images just right and all the reasons they might be looking a little funky when you’re adding media to your interface. Links: CSS for Web Vitals → https://goo.gle/3E98gY9 Learn Responsive Images → https://goo.gle/45EFuds Aspect Ratio → https://goo.gle/3PdyjDS Demos → https://goo.gle/3qJuQ6z & https://goo.gle/45uDvZB Una Kravets (co-host) Twitter | Instagram | YouTube Making the web more colorful ✨🎨 Web DevRel @googlechrome Unicorn face host of @toolsday & Designing in the Browser 🎬 Adam Argyle (co-host) Twitter | Instagram | YouTube @GoogleChrome CSS DevRel; @CSSWG; VisBug maker; punk; CSS/JS/UX addict; 💀🤘 Catch more episodes → https://goo.gle/CSSpodcast Subscribe to Google Chrome Developers → https://goo.gle/ChromeDevs
8/25/2023 • 17 minutes, 52 seconds
69: Why is it overflowing?
In this episode we're overjoyed to overexplain why you may be having overflow in your page. somewhere over the rainbow, an overheating developer overcooked the inline sizes and ended up oversleeping for work the next day. Now let's overanalyze and overshare about CSS overflow. Links: The rules of Margin Collapse → https://goo.gle/441OGaH Everything you need to know → https://goo.gle/4434Ctj Check out → https://goo.gle/3YrJDiw Una Kravets (co-host) Twitter | Instagram | YouTube Making the web more colorful ✨🎨 Web DevRel @googlechrome Unicorn face host of @toolsday & Designing in the Browser 🎬 Adam Argyle (co-host) Twitter | Instagram | YouTube @GoogleChrome CSS DevRel; @CSSWG; VisBug maker; punk; CSS/JS/UX addict; 💀🤘 Catch more episodes → https://goo.gle/CSSpodcast Subscribe to Google Chrome Developers YouTube → https://goo.gle/ChromeDevs The CSS Podcast #CSSpodcast
8/16/2023 • 15 minutes, 4 seconds
68: Why isn't the margin applying?
In this episode we explore why margin may not be working for you. We’ll teach you about block formatting contexts and margin collapsing! We'll make you the space you want in your designs! Links: The Rules of Margin Collapse → https://goo.gle/441OGaH CSS Margins → https://goo.gle/4434Ctj Learn more → https://goo.gle/3YrJDiw Una Kravets (co-host) Twitter | Instagram | YouTube Making the web more colorful ✨🎨 Web DevRel @googlechrome Unicorn face host of @toolsday & Designing in the Browser 🎬 Adam Argyle (co-host) Twitter | Instagram | YouTube @GoogleChrome CSS DevRel; @CSSWG; VisBug maker; punk; CSS/JS/UX addict; 💀🤘 Catch more episodes → https://goo.gle/CSSpodcast Subscribe to Google Chrome Developers YouTube → https://goo.gle/ChromeDevs
8/9/2023 • 16 minutes, 14 seconds
67: Why isn't z-index working?
In this episode we explore why z-index isn’t working for you. We’ll teach you about stacking context and how to make sure you’ve set yourself up for layering success! Join us on this journey through positioning, variable architecture, tools, and more, to bring those elements to light. Links: Stacking context → https://goo.gle/43It8jl Una Kravets (co-host) Twitter | Instagram | YouTube Making the web more colorful ✨🎨 Web DevRel @googlechrome Host of @toolsday & Designing in the Browser 🎬 Adam Argyle (co-host) Twitter | Instagram | YouTube @GoogleChrome CSS DevRel; @CSSWG; VisBug maker; punk; CSS/JS/UX addict; 💀🤘 Catch more episodes → https://goo.gle/CSSpodcast Subscribe to Google Chrome Developers YouTube → https://goo.gle/ChromeDevs
8/1/2023 • 16 minutes, 55 seconds
66: Season 3 recap & what’s next!
Listen to Adam and Una recap all of the exciting landings they talked about in 2022 in this end-of-season recap. If you missed the others, don’t miss this one! Una Kravets (co-host) Twitter | Instagram | YouTube Making the web more colorful ✨🎨 Web DevRel @googlechrome Unicorn face host of @toolsday & Designing in the Browser 🎬 Adam Argyle (co-host) Twitter | Instagram | YouTube @GoogleChrome CSS DevRel; @CSSWG; VisBug maker; punk; CSS/JS/UX addict; 💀🤘 Catch more episodes on YouTube→ https://goo.gle/CSSpodcast Subscribe to Google Chrome Developers YouTube → https://goo.gle/ChromeDevs The CSS Podcast #CSSpodcast
11/22/2022 • 36 minutes, 21 seconds
65: Nesting
In this episode Una and Adam talk about CSS Nesting, per the current 2022 spec draft. They'll cover the syntax basics, some gotchas and of course a bunch of examples. Links Nesting 1 Spec - https://goo.gle/3VgnoJR Adam exploring the prototype implementation in Canary - https://goo.gle/3UGsMpv @scope and @layer and nesting - https://goo.gle/3EyJ3Hq Una Kravets (co-host) Twitter | Instagram | YouTube Making the web more colorful ✨🎨 Web DevRel @googlechrome Unicorn face host of @toolsday & Designing in the Browser 🎬 Adam Argyle (co-host) Twitter | Instagram | YouTube @GoogleChrome CSS DevRel; @CSSWG; VisBug maker; punk; CSS/JS/UX addict; 💀🤘 Catch more episodes → https://goo.gle/CSSpodcast Subscribe to Google Chrome Developers YouTube → https://goo.gle/ChromeDevs The CSS Podcast #CSSpodcast
11/15/2022 • 31 minutes, 59 seconds
64: Subgrid
In this episode Una and Adam discuss subgrid, a special value for grid-template-rows or grid-template-columns. Learn the general details of usage, use cases, tips, tricks and gotchas, so you can use the feature with confidence. Links CSS Grid Spec - https://goo.gle/3EfjoDq MDN - https://goo.gle/3tbooTx Smashing Magazine - https://goo.gle/3DUb7Ds Ahmad Shadeed on Subgrid - https://goo.gle/3EeStaP State of CSS (subgrid) - https://goo.gle/3fQDvP4 Full Bleed Subgrid demo - https://goo.gle/3TkZ1Jv Una Kravets (co-host) Twitter | Instagram | YouTube Making the web more colorful ✨🎨 Web DevRel @googlechrome Unicorn face host of @toolsday & Designing in the Browser 🎬 Adam Argyle (co-host) Twitter | Instagram | YouTube @GoogleChrome CSS DevRel; @CSSWG; VisBug maker; punk; CSS/JS/UX addict; 💀🤘 Catch more episodes → https://goo.gle/CSSpodcast Subscribe to Google Chrome Developers YouTube → https://goo.gle/ChromeDevs The CSS Podcast #CSSpodcast
11/8/2022 • 9 minutes, 43 seconds
63: Media query range syntax
Media query range syntax is a really nice addition. Links Polyfill: https://goo.gle/3TXcyYD New syntax for range media queries: https://goo.gle/3DQlHg0 Una Kravets (co-host) Twitter | Instagram | YouTube Making the web more colorful ✨🎨 Web DevRel @googlechrome Unicorn face host of @toolsday & Designing in the Browser 🎬 Adam Argyle (co-host) Twitter | Instagram | YouTube @GoogleChrome CSS DevRel; @CSSWG; VisBug maker; punk; CSS/JS/UX addict; 💀🤘 Catch more episodes on YT → https://goo.gle/CSSpodcast Subscribe to Google Chrome Developers → https://goo.gle/ChromeDevs The CSS Podcast #CSSpodcast
11/2/2022 • 5 minutes, 57 seconds
62: Color functions: An update
In this episode Una and Adam cover changes to the color level 5 and new color level 6 specs, so you can stay HD on the topic. Plus, a dive into CSS color functions for manipulating colors. Links CSS Color Module Level 5 → https://goo.gle/3f8BgpT CSS Color Module Level 6 → https://goo.gle/3TIsPAI Una Kravets (co-host) Twitter | Instagram | YouTube Making the web more colorful ✨🎨 Web DevRel @googlechrome Unicorn face host of @toolsday & Designing in the Browser 🎬 Adam Argyle (co-host) Twitter | Instagram | YouTube @GoogleChrome CSS DevRel; @CSSWG; VisBug maker; punk; CSS/JS/UX addict; 💀🤘 Catch more episodes → https://goo.gle/CSSpodcast Subscribe to Google Chrome Developers → https://goo.gle/ChromeDevs The CSS Podcast #CSSpodcast
10/26/2022 • 13 minutes, 14 seconds
61 :has()
:has() is a new CSS selector which allows developers to query for the presence of a child or state. It has been called the “parent selector”, but it’s much more than that! Using :has() you can style up and down a DOM tree, making this an incredible powerful feature. Learn how to take advantage of this new API with lots of examples in this episode. Links Blog → https://goo.gle/3CIs1EF Selectors → https://goo.gle/3EQsPde Pseudo-classes → https://goo.gle/3SgvH69 Creative CSS Layout → https://goo.gle/3yRv4sZ Quantity Queries for CSS → https://goo.gle/3a4NPwT Una Kravets (co-host) Twitter | Instagram | YouTube Making the web more colorful ✨🎨 Web DevRel @googlechrome Unicorn face host of @toolsday & Designing in the Browser 🎬 Adam Argyle (co-host) Twitter | Instagram | YouTube @GoogleChrome CSS DevRel; @CSSWG; VisBug maker; punk; CSS/JS/UX addict; 💀🤘 Catch more episodes → https://goo.gle/CSSpodcast Subscribe to Google Chrome Developers → https://goo.gle/ChromeDevs The CSS Podcast #CSSpodcast
10/18/2022 • 23 minutes, 6 seconds
60: Inert
In this episode Una and Adam explain a non-CSS property, but very relevant front-end UI property, called inert. It's a way to have a visually guarded part of the UI also be guarded for keyboard and screen reader users. Links Inert spec - https://goo.gle/3SXid0C MDN - https://goo.gle/3rK1Ybd Chrome Developers: Introducing Inert - https://goo.gle/3CLygZE Una Kravets (co-host) Twitter | Instagram | YouTube Making the web more colorful ✨🎨 Web DevRel @googlechrome Unicorn face host of @toolsday & Designing in the Browser 🎬 Adam Argyle (co-host) Twitter | Instagram | YouTube @GoogleChrome CSS DevRel; @CSSWG; VisBug maker; punk; CSS/JS/UX addict; 💀🤘 The CSS Podcast #CSSpodcast
10/11/2022 • 7 minutes, 31 seconds
59: Container queries
Container queries (also known as @container) are a new entrypoint for truly component-based responsive design. In this episode, Adam and Una will walk you through how to use them, what browser support looks like, and upcoming features that will give you even more control over your responsive interfaces! Links CQ + :has() → https://goo.gle/3ymiwJS MDN Docs → https://goo.gle/3ogyIrp Una Kravets (co-host) Twitter | Instagram | YouTube Making the web more colorful ✨🎨 Web DevRel @googlechrome Unicorn face host of @toolsday & Designing in the Browser 🎬 Adam Argyle (co-host) Twitter | Instagram | YouTube @GoogleChrome CSS DevRel; @CSSWG; VisBug maker; punk; CSS/JS/UX addict; 💀🤘 The CSS Podcast #CSSpodcast
10/6/2022 • 15 minutes, 45 seconds
58: Cascade layers
In this episode Una and Adam cover Cascade Layers (aka @layer). It's a way for authors to control and orchestrate their own CSS layering which can help avoid specificity and asynchronous loading issues. Instead of styles taking the most recent style based on order of appearance, orchestrate layers and place styles inside them to control which overrides which. Links MDN - https://goo.gle/3UjB6vL Smashing Magazine - https://goo.gle/3ByUT1u Una on YouTube - https://goo.gle/3Sm2zLc Bramus at CSS Day 2022 - https://goo.gle/3LtfxVg Bramus's blog - https://goo.gle/3xEj2CM Subscribe to Google Chrome Developers YouTube - https://goo.gle/ChromeDevs Una Kravets (co-host) Twitter | Instagram | YouTube Making the web more colorful ✨🎨 Web DevRel @googlechrome Unicorn face host of @toolsday & Designing in the Browser 🎬 Adam Argyle (co-host) Twitter | Instagram | YouTube @GoogleChrome CSS DevRel; @CSSWG; VisBug maker; punk; CSS/JS/UX addict; 💀🤘 The CSS Podcast #CSSpodcast
9/20/2022 • 18 minutes, 8 seconds
11: Grid
Tracks, gaps, areas and flow are hot topics in this full coverage episode on CSS grid. We don’t leave anything out, so you’re bound to pick up something new. We talk about functions like min, max, and minmax, and how to combine all of the powers of CSS Grid to create explicit and auto layouts. This episode will set you up to reach for the right parts of grid at the right time. Links Grid Spec → https://goo.gle/3bLLfcW 3 CSS Grid Features Una Loves → https://goo.gle/2LGJAL8 Grid to Flex → https://goo.gle/2ThGBx0
