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Css only type grinding

CSS CSS trick

demo.css #

/* https://www.bitovi.com/blog/css-only-type-grinding-casting-tokens-into-useful-values */

@property --variant {
  syntax: "primary|secondary|success|error";
  initial-value: primary;
  inherits: true;
}

@property --_v-primary-else-0 {
  syntax: "primary|<integer>"; initial-value: 0; inherits: true;
}


@property --_v-primary-bit {
  syntax: "<integer>"; initial-value: 1; inherits: true;
}


.element {
  --variant: primary;
  --_v-primary-else-0: var(--variant);
  --_v-primary-bit: var(--_v-primary-else-0);
}

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Css interactions

CSS CSS trick

index.html #

<!--
https://jsbin.com/tuticinojo/1/edit?html,css,output
-->

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
  <head>
    <meta charset="UTF-8" />
    <title>Pure CSS Interactions Demo</title>
    <style>
      body {
        font-family: sans-serif;
        padding: 2rem;
        background: #f9fafb;
        color: #111;
        line-height: 1.5;
      }

      h2 {
        margin-top: 2rem;
        border-bottom: 2px solid #eee;
        padding-bottom: 0.5rem;
      }

      /* === ACCESSIBLE FOCUS STYLE === */
      button,
      .menu-btn,
      .open-modal,
      .close,
      .accordion label {
        outline: none;
      }
      button:focus,
      .menu-btn:focus,
      .open-modal:focus,
      .close:focus,
      .accordion label:focus {
        outline: 2px solid #2563eb;
        outline-offset: 3px;
      }

      /* === TOGGLE SWITCH === */
      .switch {
        display: inline-block;
        position: relative;
        width: 50px;
        height: 25px;
      }

      .switch input {
        display: none;
      }

      .slider {
        background: #ccc;
        border-radius: 25px;
        position: absolute;
        inset: 0;
        cursor: pointer;
        transition: 0.3s;
      }

      .slider::after {
        content: "";
        width: 21px;
        height: 21px;
        background: white;
        border-radius: 50%;
        position: absolute;
        top: 2px;
        left: 2px;
        transition: 0.3s;
      }

      .switch input:checked + .slider {
        background: #4ade80;
      }

      .switch input:checked + .slider::after {
        transform: translateX(25px);
      }

      /* === DROPDOWN MENU === */
      .menu-btn {
        display: inline-block;
        margin-top: 1rem;
        cursor: pointer;
        padding: 0.5rem 1rem;
        background: #111;
        color: white;
        border-radius: 5px;
      }

      #menu-toggle {
        display: none;
      }

      .menu {
        margin-top: 0.5rem;
        background: white;
        border: 1px solid #ddd;
        padding: 0.5rem;
        border-radius: 5px;
        max-height: 0;
        overflow: hidden;
        transition: max-height 0.3s ease;
      }

      #menu-toggle:checked + .menu {
        max-height: 300px; /* enough space */
      }

      /* === MODAL === */
      .open-modal {
        display: inline-block;
        margin-top: 1rem;
        cursor: pointer;
        padding: 0.5rem 1rem;
        background: #2563eb;
        color: white;
        border-radius: 5px;
      }

      #modal-toggle {
        display: none;
      }

      .modal {
        position: fixed;
        inset: 0;
        display: none;
        justify-content: center;
        align-items: center;
        background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.6);
      }

      #modal-toggle:checked + .modal {
        display: flex;
      }

      .modal-content {
        background: white;
        padding: 2rem;
        border-radius: 10px;
        position: relative;
        max-width: 300px;
        text-align: center;
      }

      .close {
        display: inline-block;
        margin-top: 1rem;
        cursor: pointer;
        padding: 0.5rem 1rem;
        background: #ef4444;
        color: white;
        border-radius: 5px;
      }

      /* === ACCORDION === */
      .accordion label {
        display: block;
        cursor: pointer;
        padding: 0.5rem;
        background: #f3f4f6;
        margin-top: 0.5rem;
        border-radius: 5px;
      }

      .accordion input {
        display: none;
      }

      .accordion .content {
        max-height: 0;
        overflow: hidden;
        padding: 0 0.5rem;
        background: white;
        border: 1px solid #ddd;
        border-radius: 5px;
        transition: max-height 0.3s ease;
      }

      .accordion input:checked + label + .content {
        max-height: 200px;
        padding: 0.5rem;
      }
    </style>
  </head>
  <body>
    <h1>Pure CSS Interactions Demo</h1>

    <h2>1. Toggle Switch</h2>
    <label class="switch">
      <input type="checkbox" aria-label="Toggle setting" />
      <span class="slider"></span>
    </label>

    <h2>2. Dropdown Menu</h2>
    <label for="menu-toggle" class="menu-btn" role="button" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="menu">Menu</label>
    <input type="checkbox" id="menu-toggle" />
    <ul id="menu" class="menu">
      <li>Home</li>
      <li>About</li>
      <li>Contact</li>
    </ul>

    <h2>3. Modal</h2>
    <label for="modal-toggle" class="open-modal" role="button">Open Modal</label>
    <input type="checkbox" id="modal-toggle" />
    <!-- modal closes when background clicked -->
    <label for="modal-toggle" class="modal">
      <div class="modal-content" role="dialog" aria-modal="true">
        <h3>Hello</h3>
        <p>This modal works without JS.</p>
        <label for="modal-toggle" class="close" role="button">Close</label>
      </div>
    </label>

    <h2>4. Accordion</h2>
    <div class="accordion">
      <input type="checkbox" id="q1" />
      <label for="q1" aria-controls="a1" aria-expanded="false">Question 1</label>
      <div class="content" id="a1">Answer to question 1.</div>

      <input type="checkbox" id="q2" />
      <label for="q2" aria-controls="a2" aria-expanded="false">Question 2</label>
      <div class="content" id="a2">Answer to question 2.</div>
    </div>
  </body>
</html>

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CSS if

CSS CSS trick

index.html #

<!--
https://jsbin.com/kiliyineca/2/edit?html,css,output
-->



<!--  /// 1 /// -->	

<!-- .btn -->
<div class="btn" style="--status: success">Success</div>
<div class="btn" style="--status: danger">Danger</div>
<div class="btn" style="--status: warning">Warning</div>	
<div class="btn">Else</div>	
	
<!-- .cover -->	
<div class="cover" style="--priority: medium;">Iam Cover</div>
	
	
<!-- .container -->	
<div class="container">Container</div>
	
	
	
<!--  /// 2 /// -->	


<div class="card" data-status="pending">Pending Task</div>
<div class="card" data-status="complete">Completed Task</div>
<div class="card" data-status="inactive">Inactive Task</div>

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Transition-behavior: allow-discrete

CSS CSS trick

example.css #

/* works in one direction, if both direction is needed, we need to use 
@starting-style for second direction, @see: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/xVt8Foa2u7I (Kevin Powell)


/* toggle - two 2 , starting-style needed */
/* https://jsbin.com/sokazavera/edit?html,css,output */
.txt {
	background-color: #eee;
	padding: 20px;
	margin-top: 15px;
	border-radius: 4px;
	border: 1px solid #ccc;
	display: none;
	opacity: 0;

	transition-property: all;
	transition-duration: 1s;
	transition-behavior: allow-discrete;
}
.txt.show {
	display: block;
	opacity: 1;
	@starting-style {
		opacity: 0;
	}
}


/* one way 
https://jsfiddle.net/oz6m4ctd/9/
*/

box {
  width: 20%;
  height: auto;
  aspect-ratio: 1/1;
  display: block;
  position: relative;
  transition: all 0.25s;
  transition-behavior: allow-discrete;
  opacity: 1;
  scale: 1;
}

.box.closed {
  display: none;
  opacity: 0;
  scale: 0;
  width: 0;
}

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Starting style

CSS CSS trick

style.css #

/* https://jsbin.com/fayirefaqu/2/edit?html,css,js,output */


.modal {
  /* Hidden state */
  display: none;
  opacity: 1;
}

.modal.open {
  display: block;
  /* Regular transition works now */
  transition: opacity 300ms;
  opacity: 1;
}

/* Define starting styles when modal becomes displayed */
@starting-style {
  .modal.open {
    opacity: 0;
  }
}

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Css Toggle (if-else)

CSS CSS trick

demo.css #

/*
https://css-tricks.com/the-css-custom-property-toggle-trick/
*/


html {
  --mq-sm: initial;
}

@media (max-width: 600px) {
  html {
    --mq-sm: ;
  }
}

.card {
  --bg1: var(--mq-sm) green; /* first can be invalid ;) */
  --bg2: red;

  background: var(--bg1, var(--bg2));
}

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Centered last row with flex / grid

CSS CSS trick

grid.html #

<!--
https://codepen.io/kevinpowell/pen/OJaBNQE
-->

<div class="grid">
  <div class="grid-item"></div>
  <div class="grid-item"></div>
  <div class="grid-item"></div>
  <div class="grid-item"></div>
  <div class="grid-item"></div>
  <div class="grid-item"></div>
  <div class="grid-item"></div>
  <div class="grid-item"></div>

  <div class="grid-item offset"></div>
  <div class="grid-item"></div>
  <div class="grid-item"></div>
</div>



<style>
 .grid {
  margin: 2rem auto;
  max-width: 900px;
  display: grid;
  gap: 1rem;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(8, 1fr);
}

.grid-item {
  padding: 2rem;
  background: lightblue;
  border: 4px solid royalblue;

  grid-column: span 2;
}

.offset {
  grid-column: 2 / span 2;
}
</style>

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Rubber stamp effect

CSS CSS trick

effect.css #

/* https://codepen.io/555/pen/pdwvBP */
/*
https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/s.cdpn.io/8399/grunge.png
*/


stamp {
  transform: rotate(12deg);
	color: #555;
	font-size: 3rem;
	font-weight: 700;
	border: 0.25rem solid #555;
	display: inline-block;
	padding: 0.25rem 1rem;
	text-transform: uppercase;
	border-radius: 1rem;
	font-family: 'Courier';
	-webkit-mask-image: url('https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/s.cdpn.io/8399/grunge.png');
  -webkit-mask-size: 944px 604px;
  mix-blend-mode: multiply;
}

.is-nope {
  color: #D23;
  border: 0.5rem double #D23;
  transform: rotate(3deg);
	-webkit-mask-position: 2rem 3rem;
  font-size: 2rem;  
}

.is-approved {
	color: #0A9928;
	border: 0.5rem solid #0A9928;
	-webkit-mask-position: 13rem 6rem;
	transform: rotate(-14deg);
  border-radius: 0;
} 

.is-draft {
	color: #C4C4C4;
	border: 1rem double #C4C4C4;
	transform: rotate(-5deg);
  font-size: 6rem;
  font-family: "Open sans", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;
  border-radius: 0;
  padding: 0.5rem;
} 

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CSS Colors: relative colors

CSS CSS trick

colors.css #

// https://medium.com/@arnoldgunter/how-relative-colors-in-css-just-solved-one-of-the-hardest-styling-problems-24b9f5ad7b8emys

:root {
  --btn-blue: hsl(220, 100%, 50%);
  --btn-green: hsl(140, 70%, 45%);
  --btn-red: hsl(0, 80%, 55%);
  --btn-yellow: hsl(45, 100%, 50%);
}

/* Base styles for all buttons */
.button {
  color: white;
  border: none;
  padding: 10px 20px;
  cursor: pointer;
}

/* Individual button base colors */
.button.blue   { --button-color: var(--btn-blue); }
.button.green  { --button-color: var(--btn-green); }
.button.red    { --button-color: var(--btn-red); }
.button.yellow { --button-color: var(--btn-yellow); }

.button.blue,
.button.green,
.button.red,
.button.yellow {
  background-color: var(--button-color);
}

/* Single hover rule using relative color */
.button:hover {
  background-color: hsl(from var(--button-color) h s calc(l + 10%));
}

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KP: Escape the container on only one side

CSS CSS trick

index.html #

<a class="yt" href="https://youtu.be/Ivk8Blw2VTI">Watch the tutorial</a>
<section>
  <div class="wrapper">
    <h1>Full-width on one side only</h1>
  </div>
</section>

<section class="full-width-split-screen">
  <img src="https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1689046194076-62199393c464?crop=entropy&cs=srgb&fm=jpg&ixid=M3wzMjM4NDZ8MHwxfHJhbmRvbXx8fHx8fHx8fDE2OTE1MDg5Mjl8&ixlib=rb-4.0.3&q=85" alt="" />
  <div>
    <p>
      Lorem ipsum dolor sit, amet consectetur adipisicing elit.
      Reprehenderit officiis dolores vitae sed libero ipsa.
    </p>
    <a href="#" class="button">Keep reading</a>
  </div>
</section>

<section>
  <div class="wrapper">

    <p>
      Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet consectetur adipisicing elit. Esse
      impedit cupiditate, quisquam reprehenderit rem nostrum quaerat
      tempore molestias magnam maxime omnis hic enim, autem tempora
      tenetur illo excepturi eaque fugiat.
    </p>

    <p>
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      Reprehenderit officiis dolores vitae sed libero ipsa. Aut, eos
      accusantium, quas at laborum tempore ab quidem eum exercitationem
      odit excepturi incidunt iste.
    </p>

  </div>
</section>

<section class="full-width-split-screen">
  <div class="accent">
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  </div>
  <img src='https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1689443111223-fdba9d92dbd7?crop=entropy&cs=srgb&fm=jpg&ixid=M3wzMjM4NDZ8MHwxfHJhbmRvbXx8fHx8fHx8fDE2OTE2OTAxMjB8&ixlib=rb-4.0.3&q=85' alt=''>
</section>

<section class="">
  <div class="wrapper">
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</section>

<section class="full-width-split-screen">
  <div class="accent">
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  </div>
  <div class="primary">
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  </div>
</section>
<section class="">
  <div class="wrapper">
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</section>

<section class="full-width-split-screen">
  <img src="https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1689046194076-62199393c464?crop=entropy&cs=srgb&fm=jpg&ixid=M3wzMjM4NDZ8MHwxfHJhbmRvbXx8fHx8fHx8fDE2OTE1MDg5Mjl8&ixlib=rb-4.0.3&q=85" alt="" />
  <img src='https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1689443111223-fdba9d92dbd7?crop=entropy&cs=srgb&fm=jpg&ixid=M3wzMjM4NDZ8MHwxfHJhbmRvbXx8fHx8fHx8fDE2OTE2OTAxMjB8&ixlib=rb-4.0.3&q=85' alt='' />
</section>
<section class="">
  <div class="wrapper">
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</section>