12 Really Useful CSS3 Tips And Techniques
CSS 3 no doubt is amazing. I have been using slight bits of it in some of my other web projects, and i am more than pleased with it. Its simplicity runs so well with its advanced features such as rounded corner rendering and font file reading. Rounded up here are my 12 favorite tutorials to help you learn many of CSS 3′s new and exciting features very quickly. Please fell free to drop us a comment showcasing what you have made with CSS 3. Enjoy!
Rounded Corners
With CSS 3, you don’t have to have images for each corner (like the old days). It can now render itself!
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Text Shadows & Background Sizing
Learn how to add shadows to text and to size your background images using CSS 3.
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Using Any Custom Font
This is amazing! CSS 3 can actually read a font file if you specify the path, and then it can render the text that you apply the CSS class or id. So the user doesn’t even have to have the font!
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CSS 3 Colour
Learn how to create a mock-up interface using CSS 3 colour. Check out the colour module demo, its outstanding!
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Styling HTML Forms
Learn how to style HTML forms using CSS 3′s attribute selectors.
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Apply Link Icons
In this tutorial you will learn how to use CSS 3′s attribute selectors to put different icons infront of different link file types. You will need a better browser that IE6 to see them!
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International Languages
CSS 3 will introduce a large number of properties to support non Latin text.
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Multi-Column Layout
CSS 3 has a cool newspaper type column feature. Now newspapers can be online!
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CSS 3 Opacity
Learn how to properly use opacity in CSS 3.
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Border Image
Now you can apply background images to borders, and there are many different parameters you can play around with to style your border just the way you want it.
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Link Creation & Usage
CSS 3 changes links slightly. This tutorial will guide you through the correct usage.
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Multiple Backgrounds
Finally, you can apply more than one background image to the same class / id.
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geancarlo (3 years ago)
it’s gold!
Ruben Marissen (3 years ago)
Is there an good table with compatilbility info?
Andy (3 years ago)
Im not sure. Smashing Magazine have a cheat sheet, but as for a browser compatibility table, i don’t think there is one yet.
This may be because all different browsers support different CSS 3 techniques.
dlv (3 years ago)
lovely features ! thanks for the article, nice reading !
adeux
Montana Flynn (3 years ago)
Great review of some CSS3 test, I really enjoyed CSS 3 COLOR link.
Andy (3 years ago)
Rounded corners are the best thing ever!
david (3 years ago)
thanks. good stuff
Chet Garrison (3 years ago)
Great article! Can’t wait till the old web browsers fade out and we can finally code in CSS 3 and HTML 5. There’s so much more you can do to push web design to the next level.
Chris (3 years ago)
Great examples of some real fun elements to add to design. Me too, can’t wait to move to CSS 3 and HTML 5!
Xara (3 years ago)
Excellent, thanks for sharing.
Lara (3 years ago)
Thank you very useful
kingcul8r (3 years ago)
CSS3 is nice! but i code native css, rocks also for my ie6 guys^^
Anne (3 years ago)
@kingcul8r … you can serve alternative style sheets for IE6 etc. – that way you serve users who are stuck in the stone-age and the more hip up-to-date users.
http://www.w3.org/Style/Examples/007/alternatives
Motokazu (3 years ago)
Great Article! Thanks.
Susan (3 years ago)
Fantastic article, many thanks! Just yesterday I was wondering when we would be able to spec a custom “border” and there is the solution in CSS 3!
Andy (3 years ago)
Yep! But thing is not all browsers support it yet. And god help IE6 users.
Tim Read: Ripplenet web design (3 years ago)
Thanks for the list – It’ll go on my sites list of useful stuff.
BebopDesigner (3 years ago)
These are so handy! Thanks for sharing. Great post
Andre (3 years ago)
thanks for that useful tips. i will try it out these days. i hope there will be more browsers understanding css3 and html5 in the near future.
web design hertford (3 years ago)
CSS3 is just awesome. I use Mozilla most often and I can see very clearly the Rounded Corners. Thanks for sharing.
Blog2Life (3 years ago)
Very nice. I think I’ll create a WP theme which relies heavily on CSS3… After all, the only way the web will ever move forward is if we stop living in the past.
Andy (3 years ago)
Yeh, i don’t know why people live in the past. Browsers are FREE!
Anthony Rome (3 years ago)
excellent resource for new css code!
Rogerio Fratin (3 years ago)
Unfortunatelly Internet Explorer doesn’t work with rounded corners… =(
Tim Rombach (3 years ago)
CSS3 is innovation pure!
J. Hendrix (3 years ago)
Wow, CSS3 is amazing! Thanks for pointing out these functions.
W3Promoter (3 years ago)
CSS3 is really amazing.. i like it soooo much.
byanoski (3 years ago)
CSS3 is epic. That’s all that needs to be said
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Tim (2 years ago)
I need more of these great hints !
Thank you !
Anees (2 years ago)
All these properties are good but not supported on all Browsers….So from a client point of view for a developer to keep same on all browsers is a nightmare.
designerbooster (2 years ago)
Nice css collection. Better clear up my schedule this weekend so I study these! cheers
akonter (1 year ago)
I need this Good CSS3 Tips thanks you
VanLinhEx (1 year ago)
Awesome !
But it’s just work on IE !
Justin Decker (1 year ago)
Hey that is a good post & a good set of coversations too. Keep sharing, that is good…