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All 13 items on Vale.Rocks categorised with the tag 'HTML'. Content relating to the Hypertext Markup Language which is used to define structure of content.

ActivityPub Bluesky

I’ve been jamming small wood chocks and rolled up bits of paper under this <div> for hours in an attempt to get it level, but I still can’t get it aligned quite right.

ActivityPub Bluesky

Heading down to the DOM to pick up some divs. Need anything?

(You won’t believe this. I went to grab a <kbd> for Tobias Fedder, and while I was doing so I found an old <blink> on the back shelf. The box was a bit damaged, and the register wouldn’t scan it, so they let me have it for free!)

A hand holding a small cardboard box with a 1950s style label reading: 'HTML TAG' '<blink>' 'Adds some flash to your sites'

Bluesky

Much like how some known elements aren’t shown on the periodic table, some HTML elements aren’t recognised due to their synthetic, extremely unstable, or fleeting existence.

ActivityPub Bluesky

Well now look what you’ve gone and done! You’ve spilt JavaScript all over my lovely semantic HTML. Dammit! It leaked onto my CSS as well.

Go grab a cloth and clean up this mess.

ActivityPub Bluesky

I kinda miss the days when sites would get complete redesigns pretty much annually. It kept the web feeling fresh and cutting edge.

I suppose it was simpler to do everything over when all it took was a bit of hacking away with HTML and CSS.

ActivityPub Bluesky

Blimey, I’m lovin’ <dialog> and the Popover API. JavaScript free* menus without the need for any hacks.

I used to use some trickery involving CSS’s :target to implement menus…

This is only gonna get cooler when anchor positioning gets more comprehensive support. Top layer elements and anchor positioning go together like butter and toast.