CSS-Tricks Final Web Issue Re-emerging as Newsletter Nov 10

The CSS-Tricks website has reached its final chapter, as issue 20 marks the last time content will be published directly on the site. The publication is shifting gears into an expanded newsletter format, officially kicking off on November 10 following a remarkably long four-year hiatus for the community.

For this grand finale, the issue packs a robust collection of frontend insights. Kevin Powell shared a walkthrough of the fancy scrolling effects inspired by the GTA 6 website, offering some of the best entertainment while waiting for the game. Meanwhile, Mojtaba Seyedi demonstrated how to build a scrollspy using modern CSS to highlight the navigation section currently active on the screen.

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Brecht De Ruyte showcased stunning random() demos, and Lea Verou dove deep into implementing web icons for 2026 and beyond, highlighting future CSS features such as Linked Parameters, ident(), @mixin, @apply, and @property shorthand. Additionally, Declan Chidlow highlighted useful HTML and CSS features for design systems, focusing on tools like text-box, sibling-index(), @scope, and @custom-media.

Temani Afif contributed a trick for creating wavy dividers using random() and shape(), and Clearleft introduced a new color contrast checker called This hue shall pass, which evaluates color combinations and fine-tunes lightness to meet AA and AAA standards. Ahmad Shadeed also unveiled Gradient Layers, a visual editor designed to simplify complex multi-layered gradients.