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  • em and strong are not announced by screen readers

    Published Jul 25 2022 in Accessibility

    em and strong elements are not announced by assistive technologies such as screen readers.

  • Can we have custom media queries, please?

    Published Aug 08 2021 in CSS

    CSS custom properties don't work in media queries. Custom media queries could help out here but unfortunately, they're not supported yet.

  • The short version of 'git status' and the close but different '--porcelain' mode

    Published Nov 28 2017 in git

    How to use 'git status --short/-s' to get shorter and easier to grasp status information but 'git status --porcelain' when you build automation with it.

  • The "inert" attribute is finally coming to the web

    Published Apr 09 2022 in HTML

    The inert HTML attribute enables you to make entire web page areas inaccessible.

  • How to prerender Tweets without using the official Twitter APIs

    Published Jul 29 2023 in APIs , JavaScript , StaticSites

    Use Twitter's "hidden" embed API to statically prerender Tweets on your sites.

  • How to scale elements and their layout with CSS "zoom"

    Published Feb 24 2026 in CSS

    The CSS zoom property, unlike scale, affects an element's layout size, not just its visual appearance.

  • ARIA roles can remove their children’s semantics

    Published Jan 13 2026 in Accessibility

    ARIA menus require to include elements with "menuitem" or otherwise they're be empty.

  • How to split JavaScript strings into sentences, words or graphemes with "Intl.Segmenter"

    Published Nov 27 2022 in JavaScript

    Intl.Segmenter enables you to split strings into meaningful parts such as words, sentences and graphemes.

  • New lines are removed from WHATWG URLs

    Published Mar 03 2026 in HTML , JavaScript

    Line breaks and tabs are automatically removed from URLs when used in links or URL constructors.

  • How to define Open Graph / Twitter image alt text (and why it might not matter...)

    Published May 14 2021 in Accessibility , HTML

    Learn how to define alternative text for Facebook/Twitter previews and discover that it's not improving accessibility.

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