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Entry (Sources) and Additional TopicsDate#
Why I Built a Semantic HTML First Library (kar)302
libraries, components, html
On the Semantic Web (kar)301
html, buttons, forms
Semantica11y—Semantic HTML for Everyone (ste)300
packages, html, accessibility
You Don’t Know HTML Lists299
html, lists
Semantic HTML Just Might Make Your CSS Less Fragile (sch)298
html, css, resilience
When Is a Link Not a Link? (dec)297
html, links, accessibility
I Learned the First Rule of ARIA the Hard Way (css)296
accessibility, aria, html
ARIA Roles Can Remove Their Children’s Semantics (ste)295
html, aria, accessibility
HTML Content Categories (rus)294
html
The Three Semantics of HTML (mat)293
html
Did You Know Some ARIA Roles Remove Child Semantics? (rus)292
html, aria, accessibility
Semantics Beyond the Tag Name (kno/mat)291
html, attributes, aria, accessibility
The “<time>” Element Should Actually Do Something (nol)290
html, time
HTML Semantics: The Short Descriptions of All 113 Elements (j9t)289
html, overviews
Explaining the Accessible Benefits of Using Semantic HTML Elements (geo/css)288
html, accessibility
Just Use a Button (cfe)287
html, buttons
ChatGPT Sez Build With Semantics First (ste)286
chatgpt, chatgpt-atlas, ai, browsers, html, accessibility
Tables: Beyond Rows and Columns (tpg)285
accessibility, wcag, tables, html, jaws, nvda, screen-readers
Why Moving Away From SPAs Improves Usability, Accessibility, and SEO (inn)284
single-page-apps, usability, accessibility, seo, html
When HTML Speaks Clearly283
html, accessibility, conformance
Thinking Deeply About Theming and Color Naming (zel/css)282
theming, naming, color-palettes, colors, pico
How Semantics and ARIA Attributes Support Accessible Design (tpg)281
accessibility, aria, html, attributes
Why Semantic HTML Still Matters (jon)280
html
Naked and Semantic (ark+/dea)279
podcasts, interviews, awareness-days, css, maintainability
Top 5 Web Accessibility Issues in 2024 (and How to Fix Them) (int)278
accessibility, focus, keyboard-navigation, contrast, colors
Know Your HTML (Yes, TSX Included) (hel)277
html, accessibility
Inclusive Development Practices in Next.js Projects (web/deq)276
accessibility, nextjs, keyboard-navigation, aria, alt-text, localization, performance, axe
The “col” Element (hey)275
html, tables
Making Scannable Web Pages for Assistive Technology (jar)274
accessibility, assistive-tech, design, headings, html
The “caption” Element (hey)273
html, tables
The True Path to Garbage Code: Figma Sites (joe)272
figma, html, quality, accessibility
What Is Semantic Caching?271
ai, performance, caching, concepts
The “cite” Element (hey)270
html
The “canvas” Element (hey)269
html, canvas
Unlocking Accessibility: Frontend Developers Discuss Semantic HTML and Accessible Code268
accessibility, html, community
Mastering HTML: The Art of Minimal and Valid Code in Professional Web Development (AI Edition) (j9t)267
guest-posts, html, minimalism, conformance, interoperability, accessibility, standards
Keeping It on the “<dl>”—Another HTML Gem You Never Use (cod)266
html, lists
Mastering Typography in Design Systems With Semantic Tokens and Responsive Scaling265
typography, design-systems, design-tokens, responsive-design, scaling
Quick Accessibility Wins That Are Easy to Implement (kev)264
videos, accessibility, html, alt-text, images, contrast, colors, keyboard-navigation, focus, skip-links
Is React Accessible? That’s the Wrong Question263
accessibility, react, jsx, html
It’s Right There in the Back of the Book (hom)262
accessibility, html
Definition Layers Within Semantic Tokens (ikn)261
design-tokens
10 Digital Accessibility Mistakes to Avoid260
accessibility, mistakes, alt-text, images, contrast, colors, keyboard-navigation, aria, headings, labels, forms, pop-ups, testing
Accessibility Essentials Every Front-End Developer Should Know (mar)259
accessibility, fundamentals, html, forms, keyboard-navigation, modals, alt-text, focus, responsive-design, reduced-motion, aria
Updated Brief Note on Description List Support (aar)258
html, lists, accessibility, screen-readers, support
Accessibility First: How to Design Inclusive Frontend Experiences257
how-tos, design, accessibility, html, alt-text, keyboard-navigation, aria, contrast, forms, focus
On-Page SEO Checklist: The Complete Task List for 2025 (sem)256
seo, checklists, html
The HTML Native Search Element (tre)255
html
The Semantic Interface Palette Is Simple254
design, design-tokens, figma
The “br” Element (hey)253
html
The “button” Element (hey)252
html, buttons, links
HTML Cheat Sheet251
html, examples, cheat-sheets
The “body” Element (hey)250
html
The “blockquote” Element (hey)249
html
The “bdi” Element (hey)248
html, internationalization
The “b” Element (hey)247
html
Why HTML Has Both “<b/i>” and “<strong/em>”?246
html
The “aside” Element (hey)245
html, accessibility
The “address” Element (hey)244
html
The “abbr” Element (hey)243
html, accessibility
The Anchor Element (hey)242
html, links, terminology, usability
Know the “search” Element (j9t)241
html
HTML Cheat Sheets: From Basics to Advanced Elements240
fundamentals, html, examples, cheat-sheets
Maybe Don’t Name That Landmark (aar)239
html, accessibility
Semantic Code in HTML: What Is It and Does It Still Matter? (boa)238
html, accessibility, seo, maintainability, performance
Using Footnotes (mfo)237
footnotes, content, writing
Level-Setting Heading Levels (aar)236
headings, conformance, accessibility, aria
When “Semantic Tokens” Are No Longer Semantic235
design-tokens
Tailwind Marketing and Misinformation Engine234
tailwind, css, principles, maintainability, marketing
“X” Marks the Spot: Landmark Elements (stv)233
html, accessibility, assistive-tech, aria
A Call for Consensus on HTML Semantics (5t3)232
html
Basic Accessibility Mistakes I Often See in Audits (cfe)231
accessibility, mistakes, auditing, html, focus, links, buttons
Buttons and Links—Common Misconceptions230
accessibility, html, buttons, links
The Implied Web (hws/mat)229
html, accessibility
Are We Too Pedantic With Semantic (dis)228
design, design-tokens
The Road to HTMHell Is Paved With Semantics (pep/mat)227
html, quality
You Might Be Looking for HTML “article”, Not “section” (san)226
html
Revisiting Fundamentals—Semantic Lists for Improved Accessibility (mis/mat)225
fundamentals, html, accessibility
The UX of HTML (vas/mat)224
html, user-experience
Understanding HTML Landmarks and How to Apply Them (its/log)223
html, accessibility, aria
Truly Semantic (don)222
design-tokens, naming
Removing List Styles Without Affecting Semantics (mat)221
html, css, accessibility
Tailwind vs. Semantic CSS220
tailwind, css, html, comparisons, performance
Select Element: Now With Horizontal Rules (una)219
html, forms, browsers, chrome, safari, support
An Intro to the “dialog” Element (cfe)218
introductions, modals, html
Progressively Enhanced HTML Accordion (aar)217
html, accordions, accessibility, progressive-enhancement
A Blog Post With Every HTML Element (pat)216
html
I’m Betting on HTML215
html
I Blame the W3C’s HTML Standard for Ordered Lists (sid)214
html, lists
Semantic Code in HTML: What Is It and Does It Still Matter? (boa)213
html
Semantics and the “popover” Attribute: What to Use When? (hdv)212
html, attributes, accessibility, pop-overs
CSS Custom Properties Beyond the “:root” (mat)211
css, custom-properties
It’s Very Likely That… (mat)210
html, buttons, modals
New HTML Element: “search” (alv)209
html
What Is Semantic HTML? (dav)208
html
On-Page SEO Checklist: The Complete Task List for 2023 (sem)207
seo, checklists, html
Fighting Inter-Component HTML Bloat (eli)206
components, html, quality
The “search” Element (sco)205
html, accessibility
The H1 Conundrum: Understanding the Challenges of Heading Level One204
accessibility, headings, html
We Don’t Need “.visually-hidden” (den)203
accessibility, css, quality
50.1% Empty Links (mat)202
accessibility, html, links, seo
ARIA vs. HTML (aar)201
accessibility, html, aria, comparisons
Representation of Style (ste)200
html
Buttons, Links, and Focus (tem)199
accessibility, buttons, links, focus
Screen Readers Don’t Convey the Semantics of “strong” and “em” (mat)198
accessibility, screen-readers, html
An Introduction to HTML Cheat Sheet197
introductions, html, cheat-sheets
How to Write Semantic CSS (kev)196
videos, how-tos, css
Interop 2023 CMS Checkin (chr)195
interoperability, html, rss, atom
What Are HTML5 Semantic Elements?194
html
Screen Readers Support for Text Level HTML Semantics (ste/tpg)193
html, screen-readers, support, accessibility
If You Need a Link, Don’t Use a Button (tem)192
html, links, buttons, accessibility
Unordered Lists in Main Navigations (mat)191
html, lists, navigation
A Problem With Link Relationships (j9t)190
html, links, metadata, maintainability
Enforcing Better HTML Markup With Eleventy (mat)189
html, conformance, eleventy
5 HTML Elements, and a Partridge in a Despair Tree (mat)188
html, accessibility
Brief Note on Description List Support (aar)187
html, lists, accessibility, screen-readers, support
Reading the Meter (sup/mat)186
html, accessibility
Landmarks and Where to Put Them (kil/mat)185
html, aria, accessibility
HTML Semantics and Accessibility Cheat Sheet (web)184
cheat-sheets, html, accessibility
Newer Things to Know About Good Ol’ HTML Lists (dxn/css)183
html, lists
HTML Content Model Categories (rus)182
html
The Shape-Shifting “a” Element (rus)181
html, links
The “label” Element (rus)180
html, labels
Dialogs, Modality, and Popovers Seem Similar—How Are They Different? (hdv)179
html, accessibility, modals, pop-overs
16 Rare HTML Tags You Really Should Know178
html
Structured Data (htt)177
web-almanac, studies, research, metrics, structured-data, semantic-web
A Little Semantic HTML Trick for React Components176
react, html, components, tips-and-tricks
Foundations: HTML Semantics (ihe/tet)175
accessibility, fundamentals, html
When Going Somewhere Does a Thing: On Links and Buttons (kil)174
accessibility, html, links, buttons
A “details” Element as a Burger Menu Is Not Accessible (ger/clo)173
html, disclosure-widgets, accessibility
How to (Not) Make a Button172
how-tos, accessibility, buttons, html
Should I Use a Button or a Link? (ash)171
html, buttons, links
On Ratings and Meters (lea)170
html, css
One Year of Coding—Recommendations for Beginners From a Beginner169
learning, accessibility
“<article>” vs. “<section>”: How to Choose the Right One (sma)168
html, comparisons
Roundup of Recent Document Outline Chatter (geo/css)167
html, headings, accessibility
Subheadings, Subtitles, Alternative Titles, and Taglines in HTML (ste/tpg)166
html, headings, microcontent, accessibility
Perceived Affordances and the Functionality Mismatch (tin)165
usability, accessibility
What Is the Best Way to Mark Up an Exclusive Button Group? (lea)164
html, accessibility, aria
Why the HTML Outlining Algorithm Was Removed From the Spec—the Truth Will Shock You! (bru)163
html, accessibility
How to Use Headings for Website Accessibility162
how-tos, accessibility, headings
Aspects of Accessibility—Semantics, Contrast, and… Anxiety?161
accessibility, colors, contrast, user-experience
HTML Cheat Sheet: A Quick Reference Guide for HTML Developers160
guides, html, examples, cheat-sheets
Divs Are Bad! (mat)159
html
What’s Your Heading? (col)158
accessibility, html, headings
Plain Old Semantic HTML: A Perfect Basis for Accessibility157
accessibility, html
Non-Interactive Elements With the “inert” Attribute (web)156
html, attributes
Does Valid and Semantic HTML Still Matter? (5t3+)155
podcasts, html, conformance
Title Rewrites: 3 Patterns to Avoid (moz)154
seo, writing, microcontent
Those HTML Elements You Never Use153
html
12 Years Beyond a HTML Joke (ste)152
html
HTML Semantics (cfe)151
html
Should “Cancel” Be a Button or a Link?150
interaction-design, buttons, links
It Needs to Map Back to a Role (eri)149
accessibility, aria, html
Foundations: Headings (ihe/tet)148
accessibility, fundamentals, html, headings
Column Headers and Browser Support (aar)147
accessibility, html
Colors That Make Sense146
accessibility, colors
Why Radio Buttons Are Called Radio Buttons in UIs? (ami)145
html, naming
Replace JavaScript Dialogs With the New HTML Dialog Element (sto/css)144
modals, html
HTML Cheat Sheet—HTML Elements List Reference (fre)143
html, examples, cheat-sheets
4 Questions to Ask Before Using ARIA142
accessibility, aria, testing
More to Give Than Just the Div: Semantics and How to Get Them Right (hdv)141
html, accessibility
Div Divisiveness (sco)140
html
Show, Don’t Tell (css)139
writing, design
How to Define Your Relationship to Sites You Link To (ste)138
how-tos, html, links, seo
HTML Cheat Sheet137
html, examples, cheat-sheets
Details/Summary (5t3)136
html, disclosure-widgets
Semantics and How to Get Them Right (hdv/btc)135
videos, html, accessibility
Design Systems, Structured Content, and Headless Publishing (amy)134
design-systems, content, headless
Semantic “menu” Context (sco)133
html
Buttons vs. Links (yat)132
html, buttons, links, comparisons
HTML Cheatsheet131
html, examples, cheat-sheets
Use the “i” Element, and Use It Appropriately (j9t)130
html
Not Your Typical Horizontal Rules (sar)129
html
HTML: The 16 Content Categories and Their Elements (j9t)128
html
Why You Should Choose HTML5 “article” Over “section” (bru/sma)127
html, headings
Quoting in HTML: Quotations, Citations, and Blockquotes (css)126
html
Conversational Semantics (aar/btc)125
videos, html, voice, conversational-design
How to Section Your HTML (css)124
how-tos, html, examples
Why, How, and When to Use Semantic HTML and ARIA (ada/css)123
html, aria, accessibility
You’re Using “em” Wrong (log)122
html, markdown
Conversational Semantics (aar/ali)121
html, voice, conversational-design
Small Tweaks That Can Make a Huge Impact on Your Website’s Accessibility (bel/css)120
accessibility, contrast, colors, labels, forms, typography, keyboard-navigation
A Developer’s Guide to Better Accessibility (a11+/24a)119
guides, accessibility, html, keyboard-navigation, naming, tooling
A Look Back at the History of CSS (jay/css)118
history, css, browsers, doctypes, box-model, hacks, standards, css-zen-garden
Writing JavaScript With Accessibility in Mind (mat)117
javascript, accessibility, focus, buttons, aria
The Document Outline Dilemma (ame/css)116
html, headings, accessibility
HTML5 Page Structure Basics (lou)115
fundamentals, html
What’s New in HTML 5.1114
html
Meaningful CSS: Style Like You Mean It (tba/ali)113
css, html
Do You Know These Eight HTML5 Tags?112
html
No Good Can Come of Bad Code (zel/ali)111
quality, accessibility, standards
A Vision of Web Development (j9t)110
outlooks, minimalism, conformance, maintainability
10 Typical HTML Interview Exercises109
html, interviewing, conformance, aria
HTML5 Forms: The Markup (cra)108
html, forms
A Q&A on the Picture Element (wil+/ali)107
interviews, html, images, responsive-design
The Battle for the Body Field (ali)106
html, xml, wysiwyg
10 HTML Tags You May Not Be Using105
html
The HTML5 “meter” Element (pan/css)104
html, examples
HTML Table Element Guide (chr/css)103
guides, html, tables, css
A Look at the HTML5 “nav” Element102
html, navigation
Semantic CSS With Intelligent Selectors (hey/sma)101
css, selectors, html
Introducing the New HTML5 “<main>” Element (cra)100
introductions, html
On Web Semantics (j9t)99
html, best-practices
HTML for Icon Font Usage (chr/css)98
html, icon-fonts, fonts
Getting Started in HTML597
introductions, html, multimedia, forms, apis
Let’s Talk About Semantics (htm)96
html, naming
About HTML Semantics and Front-End Architecture95
html, naming, architecture
Sexy New HTML5 Semantics (bru/sma)94
html
Pursuing Semantic Value (ada/sma)93
html
Our Pointless Pursuit of Semantic Value (div/sma)92
html
Goodbye “time”, “datetime”, and “pubdate”—Hello “data” and “value” (htm)91
html, attributes, time
The Hidden Nuggets of WCAG2: Information Relationships90
accessibility, wcag, html
On Semantics in HTML (j9t)89
html
The Return of the “u” Element (htm)88
html
Are CSS Tables Better Than HTML Tables?87
tables, css, html, comparisons
Learning to Love HTML5 (lou/sma)86
html
When (and When Not to) Use an Anchor Tag? (chr/css)85
html, links
What Makes for a Semantic Class Name? (chr/css)84
html, css, attributes, naming, examples
Naming and Using IDs and Classes Properly (mat)83
html, css, attributes, naming
Making Forms Fabulous With HTML582
html, forms, overviews
How Important Is Semantic HTML?81
html
Don’t Forget About HTML5’s “Little Guys” (lou)80
html
Extending HTML5—Microdata (htm)79
microdata, html, attributes
Exploring Markup for Breadcrumbs (chr/css)78
html, navigation, breadcrumbs
Extending HTML5—Microformats (htm)77
microformats, html, attributes
The Beauty of Semantic Markup, Introduction76
introductions, html, microformats
microformats.org at 5: Two Billion Pages With hCards, 94% of Rich Snippets (tan/mic)75
microformats, anniversaries, metrics
Are You Ready for HTML 5?74
html, simplicity, multimedia, canvas, forms
This Is Your Site—This Is Your Site on HTML5 (bur)73
html, standards
Semantic Navigation With the “nav” Element (tom/htm)72
html, navigation
Value Class Pattern (tan/mic)71
microformats, html
A Big Day for Microformats (tka)70
microformats, html
Semantic Technologies Should Be Personal (tan)69
semantic-web
Table Layouts vs. Div Layouts: From Hell to… Hell? (sma)68
html, layout, tables, comparisons
Our Yearly Reminder of What It’s All About (jch)67
awareness-days, css, maintainability
Making “<time>” Safe for Historians (ppk)66
html, time
“<section>” Is Not Just a “Semantic ‘<div>’”65
html
The 5 Most Under-Used HTML Tags (cra)64
html
Why CSS Should Not Be Used for Layout63
css, layout, tables, html
Semantics in HTML 5 (joh/ali)62
html
The Road to HTML 5—The “section” Element (div)61
html, history
Opera Study: Only 4.13% of the Web Is Standards-Compliant (ars)60
studies, research, opera, standards, conformance
Getting Semantic With Microformats: XFN59
microformats, xfn
Separating Presentation From Semantics (bur)58
drupal
Design Rants (dav)57
design, typography, readability, responsive-design
A Preview of HTML 5 (lac/ali)56
html, overviews
What Beautiful HTML Code Looks Like (chr/css)55
html, attributes, conformance, formatting
At What Point Do Semantics Not Apply? (jch)54
html, css
Microformats: More Meaning From Your Markup (bri)53
microformats, html
Web Standards Do—the Way of Web Standards (oli/w3c)52
standards, html, http, content-negotiation, caching, performance, xml, xhtml, testing, processes, urls, redirecting
The “<b>” and “<i>” Elements (lac)51
html
HTML: The Top 5 Forgotten Elements (mat)50
html
Standards, Semantics, Accessibility, and HTML Email (jch)49
html, standards, accessibility, email
Bulletproof HTML: 37 Steps to Perfect Markup48
html, xhtml, conformance, encoding, unicode, character-references
Long Live the Q Tag (ali)47
html
Identifying Classy Semantics (far)46
html, attributes
“dl”, “dt”, and “dd” Markup (ann)45
html, lists
First Annual Naked Day: April 0544
css, awareness-days, standards
Semantic Image Use (jch)43
html, images, alt-text, accessibility
Building Open Textual Content on HTML (tan/mic)42
html, content, microformats
Rel vs. Rev (mic)41
html, xhtml, microformats, comparisons
Class Attributes Are About More Than Styling (mic)40
html, attributes
Writing Semantic Markup (ric/dig)39
rss, xml, xhtml, attributes
Semantics, Standards, Accessibility … (bru)38
standards, accessibility, web-standards-project
Div Mania37
html, css, selectors
Why Generic XML on the Web Is a Bad Idea (ann)36
html, xml
Who Cares About Semantics Anyway? (dav)35
html, xhtml
XHTML Was Good for the Web (ann)34
xhtml, html, standards
Microformats and Semantics in Japan (mey)33
microformats, xfn
Questions on XHTML2 (ann)32
xhtml
Categories of Semantics31
html
Semantics (rob)30
html
Semantic Markup (ann)29
html
Emergent Semantics (mey)28
slides, microformats, xfn, xhtml
The Elements of Meaningful XHTML (tan)27
slides, xhtml, microformats
<div style='font-weight: bold'>Lost Cause</div>26
html
ALA Does Semantic Nonsense (ann)25
html, presentational-html
The Four Essentials of Modern Web Design24
fundamentals, conformance, accessibility, principles, quality
Link Relationships (lac)23
html, links, metadata
HTML, XHTML, Semantics, and the Future of the Web (joh)22
html, xhtml, web, outlooks, comparisons, conformance
Unordered Lists: More Than Just Bullets (w3c)21
html, lists
What’s in a Name (mal)20
html, naming, design, conventions
Atom (or Web Syndication) (ann)19
syndication, atom
Semantics: A New Beginning?18
semantic-web
Semantics, HTML, XHTML, and Structure17
html, xhtml, examples
HTML: More Structural Than Semantic (sim)16
html
This Validates (sim)15
conformance, xhtml
Semantic Markup14
html, xhtml
On Standards and Semantics (sto)13
standards, conformance
Semantics and Bad Code (dav)12
html, xhtml, conformance
Standards Don’t Necessarily Have Anything to Do With Being Semantically Correct (kot)11
standards, conformance, html, xhtml, css
Standards, Semantic Markup, Distributed Authorship, and Knowledge Management10
standards, xhtml, css, content-management
Semantic Obsolescence (div)9
xhtml, html
Tantek’s Markup Challenge (sim)8
html
A Touch of Class (tan)7
html, attributes, examples
Why Semantic Markup Is So Important6
xhtml, rss
Markup Challenge: aaronsw.com5
code-reviews, html
The Secret Life of Markup4
html, sgml, xml, content
Valid Garbage In, Valid Garbage Out: Answers3
html, conformance
The Myths of Structural Markup2
html, sgml, myths, maintainability
Using Standard HTML (tim)1
html, accessibility