🟤🟠 Progressively enhancing Grid Lanes
by @matuzo
"This post is a follow-up on my previous post. I was wondering whether it's safe to use Grid Lanes today. I came up with a solution I find okay, but there is a caveat."
#GridLanes #css #ProgressiveEnhancement

https://matuzo.at/blog/2026/grid-lanes-progressive-enhancement

#Development #Releases
Introducing HTML ‘usermedia’ · Chrome’s declarative element for camera/microphone access https://ilo.im/16e6lg

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#Permissions #Camera #Microphone #Media #Chrome #Browser #ProgressiveEnhancement #WebDev #Frontend #HTML

Introducing the <usermedia> HTML element  |  Blog  |  Chrome for Developers

Learn about the <usermedia> HTML element, a new Capability Element landing in Chrome 151.

Chrome for Developers

Navigating the Age-Old Problem of Checkmarks in UI With Progressive Enhancement, by @sunkanmifafowora.bsky.social (@piccalil.li):

https://piccalil.li/blog/navigating-the-age-old-problem-of-checkmarks-in-ui-with-progressive-enhancement/?ref=frontenddogma.com

#css #progressiveenhancement

Navigating the age-old problem of checkmarks in UI with progressive enhancement

In terms of browser support and a full set of features, ::checkmark is way off still but that doesn’t stop Sunkanmi using it with a progressive enhancement mindset.

Piccalilli

#Development #Debates
Must sites work the same across platforms? · “We seem to be stuck on a new hurdle.” https://ilo.im/16dy0t

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#Websites #Devices #Browsers #Platforms #WebStandards #ProgressiveEnhancement #WebDev #Frontend

Do Websites Need to Function Exactly the Same on Every Platform?

While we’ve accepted that websites don't need to look the same everywhere, we seem to be stuck on a new hurdle: the idea that websites need to function the same everywhere.

Bram.us
principles

"How building an HTML-first site doubled our users overnight" by @moh_kohn is another great example why building things on the web with #ProgressiveEnhancement (and #astro) in mind absolutely rules:

https://www.mohkohn.co.uk/writing/html-first/

#WebDev #frontend #html #WebComponents #a11y #accessibility #InclusiveDesign

How building an HTML-first site doubled our users overnight

My client was a utility company, and they had a big problem...

Tool: <click-to-play> — a still that plays

<click-to-play> — a still that plays

Simon Willison’s Weblog

#Development #Guidelines
The golden rule of Customizable Select · “Always include text in your options.” https://ilo.im/16dsid

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#HTML #Forms #Accessibility #ProgressiveEnhancement #Safari #Browser #Design #WebDesign #WebDev #Frontend

The golden rule of Customizable Select

Customizable select is coming to Safari 27.

WebKit

🟢🟠 Progressive enhancement as a benefit of CSS Nesting
by Kilian Valkhof @Kilian @kilianvalkhof.com
#css #ProgressiveEnhancement #webdev #CSSnesting #nesting

https://kilianvalkhof.com/2026/css-html/progressive-enhancement-as-a-benefit-of-css-nesting/

Introducing the Field Guide to Grid Lanes

This week, we launched the Field Guide to Grid Lanes at gridlanes.webkit.org.

WebKit