5 underrated CSS properties every developer should know

Kevin Powell · Beginner ·🌐 Frontend Engineering ·1mo ago
Skills: HTML & CSS90%

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Exploring 5 underrated CSS properties for confident CSS writing

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👉 Start writing CSS with confidence: https://thecascade.dev/courses/css-demystified/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=regular-video 🔗 Links ✅ More on counters: https://youtu.be/tnSzkAiiQ4w ✅ CSS columns: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJfrThH92WU ✅ More on gap decorations with Flexbox and Grid: https://developer.chrome.com/blog/gap-decorations-stable ✉ Keep up to date with everything I'm up to https://www.kevinpowell.co/newsletter 💬 Come hang out with other devs in my Discord Community https://discord.gg/nTYCvrK ⭐ Are you a beginner? HTML & CSS for absolute beginners is for you: https://learn.kevinpowell.co 🎓 Start writing CSS with confidence with CSS Demystified: [https://cssdemystified.com](https://cssdemystified.com/) 🚀 Already mastered CSS? Check out my advanced course, Beyond CSS: https://www.beyondcss.dev/ --- Help support my channel 👨‍🎓 Get a course: https://www.kevinpowell.co/courses 👕 Buy a shirt: https://cottonbureau.com/people/kevin-powell 💖 Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/kevinpowell or through YT memberships: https://youtube.com/@KevinPowell/join --- 🧑‍💻 My editor: VS Code - https://code.visualstudio.com/ 🌈 My theme: One Dark Pro Var Night 🔤 My font: Cascadia Code --- I'm on some other places on the internet too! If you'd like a behind the scenes and previews of what's coming up on my YouTube channel: Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/kevinpowell.co Codepen: https://codepen.io/kevinpowell/ Github: https://github.com/kevin-powell --- ⌚ Timestamps 00:00 - Introduction 00:10 - counters 03:50 - user-select: none 05:40 - tabular-nums 06:58 - multi column 10:53 - text decorations styling #css And whatever you do, don't forget to keep on making your corner of the internet just a little bit more awesome!
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Chapters (6)

Introduction
0:10 counters
3:50 user-select: none
5:40 tabular-nums
6:58 multi column
10:53 text decorations styling
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