Device Posture API: Detect Foldable Screen Posture on Web
The Device Posture API helps web apps adapt to foldable devices by detecting whether a screen is continuous or folded and reacting to posture changes.
Device Orientation Events: Turning Phone Tilt into UI (A Tiny Demo Walkthrough)
Device Orientation Events let web apps read a phone’s real-world tilt and rotation. This demo streams alpha/beta/gamma values, smooths jitter, and maps motion to a 3D box—while handling HTTPS requirements and iOS permission prompts.
Unleashing Creativity with the Canvas API
The Canvas API stands as one of the web’s most powerful tools for creating dynamic, interactive graphics. Unlike SVG, Canvas operates at the pixel level, making it ideal for games, data visualizations, and real-time graphics processing. With a simple HTML element and JavaScript, developers can create everything from basic shapes to complex animations that push the boundaries of what’s possible in the browser.
The CSS Object Model (CSSOM): A Practical Guide
If you’ve ever used JavaScript to read or modify styles in the browser, you’ve touched the CSS Object Model—often without realizing it. The CSSOM sits alongside the DOM as the browser’s programmatic representation of styles, rules, and computed values. Understanding it unlocks precise, performant control over layout and presentation. What is the CSSOM? DOM: a […]
A Practical Overview of the CSS Typed Object Model (Typed OM)
The CSS Typed Object Model replaces fragile CSS strings with typed values in JavaScript. Get safer updates, unit-aware math, and cleaner, faster style code.
Exploring the CSS Paint API: Unlocking Creativity in Web Design
The web is constantly evolving, and with it, the tools available to developers and designers expand. One of the most exciting additions to modern web design is the CSS Paint API (also known as Houdini’s Paint API). This feature allows developers to create dynamic, programmatically generated images directly in CSS without the need for external assets or heavy graphical libraries.