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Entry (Sources) and Other Related TopicsDate#
Make Navigation Accessible With “aria-current” (a11)95
accessibility, navigation, aria
“aria-label” or “title”? Screen Reader Behaviour Explained (a11)94
html, accessibility, screen-readers
A Few Things About the Anchor Element’s “href” You Might Not Have Known (jim)93
html, links, data-urls
How Semantics and ARIA Attributes Support Accessible Design (tpg)92
accessibility, semantics, aria, html
What Is “popover=hint”? (una)91
html, pop-overs
HTML Spec Change: Escaping “<” and “>” in Attributes (sec/dev)90
html, escaping, security, xss
Escaping “<” and “>” in Attributes—How It Helps Protect Against Mutation XSS (sec)89
html, security, xss, escaping, chrome, google, browsers
Translating Accessibility (tpg)88
accessibility, localization, examples
Decorative Text Within HTML (ede)87
html, css, formatting
HTML Oddities: Does the Order of Attribute Values Matter? (ede)86
html, css, selectors
First Look at the Modern “attr()” (sha)85
css, functions, feature-detection
The “contenteditable” “plaintext-only” Attribute Value Combination Is Now Baseline Newly Available (tom/dev)84
html, browsers, support, web-platform
Introducing “command” and “commandfor” (kei/dev)83
introductions, html
The “attr()” Function in CSS Now Supports Types (ami)82
css, functions, types
Lesser Known Uses of Better Known Attributes (sma)81
html
The Difference Between HTML Attributes and Properties (pau/clo)80
html, javascript, terminology
How to Order Attributes on HTML Elements79
how-tos, html, sorting, conventions
PSA: Stop Using the “title” Attribute as Tooltip (dni/mat)78
html, tooltips, toggles, accessibility
HTML “inert” Attribute (stv/5t3)77
html
Is Using “aria-label” to Add Alternative Text But No “alt” Attribute Still a WCAG Fail?76
discussions, accessibility, html, forms, labels, aria, alt-text, images
How Are the “colspan” and “rowspan” Attributes Different? (geo/css)75
html, tables
Fine-Tuning Text Inputs (gar)74
forms, html, usability
Ignore and Acknowledge “class” Attribute on Elements in CSS (ami)73
css, html
HTML Attributes vs. DOM Properties (jaf)72
html, dom, comparisons
Don’t Use the “maxlength” Attribute to Stop Users From Exceeding the Limit (ada)71
html, forms, usability
On “disabled” and “aria-disabled” Attributes (kit)70
accessibility, html, aria
Exploring the Power of ARIA Live Attribute in Web Accessibility69
accessibility, aria
Distinguishing Between ARIA and Native HTML Attributes (deq)68
html, aria, accessibility, comparisons
HTML Attributes That Every Web Developer Should Know67
html, pop-overs, forms, custom-data
Using “abbr” Element With “title” Attribute (aar)66
html, accessibility, browsers, assistive-tech, support
The “hidden” Attribute in HTML (mat)65
html
“sizes=auto” Pretty Much Requires “width” and “height” Attributes (eee)64
html, images, maintainability
Back to Basics: 5 HTML Attributes for Improved Accessibility and User Experience (dni/mat)63
fundamentals, html, accessibility, user-experience
The “form” Attribute—Enhancing Form Layout Flexibility (mat)62
forms, html
PHP Attributes in Laravel61
php, laravel
The 9 HTML Elements That Have an Attribute of the Same Name, or: The 9 Attributes That Have an Element of the Same Name (j9t)60
html
13 HTML Attributes You Should Know About59
html
Why Unique ID Attributes Matter (deq)58
accessibility, html, conformance
Styling External Links With Attribute Selectors (mic)57
links, css, selectors
What Does the Image “decoding” Attribute Actually Do? (tun)56
html, images, performance
Semantics and the “popover” Attribute: What to Use When? (hdv)55
html, semantics, accessibility, pop-overs
HTML: Help Users to Download Files With the HTML “download” Attribute54
html
Three Attributes for Better Web Forms (ada)53
forms, html
The Wasted Potential of CSS Attribute Selectors52
css, selectors, bem
Avoiding “<img>” Layout Shifts: “aspect-ratio” vs. “width” and “height” Attributes (jaf)51
performance, web-vitals, comparisons, html, aspect-ratio, css
Making Disabled Buttons More Inclusive (san/css)50
forms, buttons, focus, aria, html, accessibility
How the HTML “lang” Attribute Helps Accessibility49
accessibility, html, localization
Introducing “inert” (dev)48
introductions, html, accessibility, keyboard-navigation
Non-Interactive Elements With the “inert” Attribute (web)47
html, semantics
Those HTML Attributes You Never Use (lou/sma)46
html
Using the Language Attribute to Make Your Website Accessible (cra)45
accessibility, localization, internationalization
24 Lesser-Known HTML Attributes You May Want to Use44
html
Boolean Attributes in HTML and ARIA: What’s the Difference? (hdv)43
html, aria
Links, Missing “href” Attributes, and Over-Engineered Code (tem)42
html, links, accessibility
7 Useful HTML Attributes You May Not Know41
html
Custom Attributes Are Fast Good and Cheap40
css, selectors
SVG Title vs. HTML Title Attribute (chr/css)39
svg, html
Responsive Styling Using Attribute Selectors (css)38
css, selectors, responsive-design
The 24 Boolean Attributes of HTML (j9t)37
html
What’s the Difference Between Width/Height in CSS and Width/Height HTML Attributes? (chr/css)36
css, html, comparisons
The “hidden” Attribute Is Visibly Weak (chr/css)35
html, hiding
Working With Attributes on DOM Elements (css)34
dom, custom-data, html, javascript
Splicing HTML’s DNA With CSS Attribute Selectors (sma)33
html, css, selectors
CSS Selectors: Attribute Selectors (web)32
css, selectors
Using the “aria-current” Attribute (tin)31
html, aria, accessibility
Presentation Attributes vs. Inline Styles (chr/css)30
html, svg, css, comparisons
You Can Kinda Invent Your Own Weird Design Language With Attributes and Attribute Selectors (chr/css)29
html, css, selectors, naming
Using the “title” Attribute to Help Users Predict Where They Are Going (nng)28
html, links, microcontent
Using the HTML “lang” Attribute (tin/tpg)27
accessibility, html, localization
The HTML5 “form” Attribute (cra)26
html, forms
6 Nifty, Time-Saving HTML Attributes25
html, forms
Principles of Writing Consistent, Idiomatic HTML24
html, conventions, formatting, consistency, naming, sorting
Multiple Attribute Values (chr/css)23
html, css, selectors
What Makes for a Semantic Class Name? (chr/css)22
html, css, naming, semantics, examples
The Actual Browser Problems With Unquoted Attributes (chr/css)21
html, support, browsers
Unquoted Attribute Values in HTML and CSS (mat)20
html, css, javascript
Why Use Classes or IDs on the HTML Element? (chr/css)19
html, css, selectors, wordpress, modernizr
The Skinny on CSS Attribute Selectors (chr/css)18
css, selectors, html
Don’t Misuse “rel” as a Custom Attribute (cra)17
html, metadata
Regex Matching Attribute Selectors (sib)16
css, selectors, regex
The Difference Between ID and Class (chr/css)15
html, css, selectors
Conforming “target” Attribute (lac)14
html, pop-ups, conformance
What Beautiful HTML Code Looks Like (chr/css)13
html, semantics, conformance, formatting
The “longdesc” Lottery (div)12
html, images, accessibility
Attribute Nightmare in IE (tob)11
internet-explorer, microsoft, browsers, javascript
Elements, Tags, and Attributes (j9t)10
html, terminology
Web Authoring Statistics9
studies, research, html, metadata, mime-types, http-headers, metrics
Class Attributes Are About More Than Styling (mic)8
html, semantics
HTML Tags vs. Elements vs. Attributes7
html, terminology, comparisons
Alt Attribute (Alt Tag, Alt Tooltip) (ann)6
html, images, alt-text, accessibility
Important Change to the “link” Tag (div)5
html
HTML in Retrospect—What Can We Learn From the Great Success, and the Great Failure?4
html, sgml, nesting, metadata, retrospectives
Index DOT HTML: The Advanced HTML Reference3
html, support, browsers, overviews
Why Attribute Values Should Always Be Quoted in HTML2
html
Unquoted Attribute Value Validator (mat)1
tools, exploration, auditing, debugging, html, conformance