Stretch your background to 100% with CSS
To scale your image to fit the viewer’s browser 100% just use the following code: body { background: url(your-image.jpg) center center no-repeat fixed; background-size: cover; -webkit-background-size:...
View ArticleCreate Fade-In Dropdown Menus Using Pure CSS
Here is the easiest way to create a slick, fade-in, style navigation drop down menu using nothing but CSS. This is a CSS3 trick using transitions and opacity. #nav ul ul { opacity:0; transition:opacity...
View ArticleChange the Default Text Selection Color with CSS
Another cool CSS3 declaration is ::selection. This overrides your browser-level or system-level text highlighting color with whatever color you choose. Not all browsers support this technique but...
View ArticleFixed Footer with CSS
Create a fixed footer with CSS. This can come in handy to display important messages to your users or even just to display a Twitter or Blog feed. CSS: #footer {position:fixed; left:0px; bottom:0px;...
View ArticleMake Blurry Text with CSS
You no longer need an image to make fun, blurry text. Simply make the text color transparent and then add a text shadow. .blurry { color: transparent; text-shadow: 0 0 5px #000; } Blurry Text!...
View ArticleUsing the :before CSS Selector
You can add text or Unicode before any element using CSS and the :before selector. Let’s add a phone icon with Unicode before a phone number with this CSS: .phone:before { content: "\2706"; } Now use...
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CSS3 Image Styles
This is my favorite new CSS3 trick. It makes working with images so much fun! Make your images circular, embossed, reflected, glow, rollover effects, etc… A few of my favorites Circle Image Morphing...
View ArticleAdd Text After PDF Links with CSS
Since all links typically look the same, a user could be clicking on a link that they assume is taking them to another web page but in fact it opens up a PDF which can surprise your visitor if they are...
View ArticleCreate a Fancy Ampersand with CSS
Here we’re creating a fancy ampersand with CSS. This example uses a cross-browser font, Baskerville, but you can use another font-family. Style & Design Use this HTML: Style <span...
View ArticleMake a Fancy Button with CSS
Making nice, clean buttons for your website is simple with CSS. First, give your button or input a class. Then in your CSS file add the following: .mybuttonclass { padding: 10px 15px; background:...
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