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CSS only dark mode - made simple in 2023

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A short guide about building dark/light mode (theme) comprising prefers-color-scheme property and the ability for the user to manually override. Properly structured HTML, CSS custom properties in respective scope, two radio buttons, SVG icons, and general sibling combinator will do the job! This is CSS-only approach.  Read more »

Zooming image (simple lightbox - medium.com style)

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∼ 20 lines of vanilla javascript with no additional libraries, and we have image zooming similar to medium.com with a fallback when javascript is not present. A few zoom alternatives transition styles. Ultra light lightbox as an example of combining javascript with CSS.  Read more »

HTML character entity list

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HTML entity list based on W3C sources from 15.02.2022. Includes expressions, decimal and hexadecimal codes, and descriptions. If a font does not provide used characters or icons, Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome replace them with the system font. Using HTML entities is safe and recommended. The ... character indicates additional character entities. On hover, more details is displayed.  Read more »