Ariel Salminen13h ago

I’m excited to announce the 1̶s̶t̶ 7th release candidate of Elena today! 🫶

Elena is a simple, tiny library for building Progressive Web Components. Unlike most web component libraries, Elena doesn’t force JavaScript for everything.

Crafted with love and care using HTML, CSS & plain JS: https://elenajs.com

Elena | Progressive Web Components

Elena is a simple, tiny library for building Progressive Web Components.

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To get slightly more context, read also my article on Progressive Web Components (just published!):

https://arielsalminen.com/2026/progressive-web-components/

Progressive Web Components

Introducing Elena, a simple, tiny library for building Progressive Web Components. Unlike most web component libraries, Elena doesn’t force JavaScript for everything. You can load HTML and CSS first, then use JavaScript to progressively add interactivity.

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Show threadBret Mogilefsky6h ago
@ariel Thanks for sharing! I've shared this with the USWDS lead, for whom accessibility is a primary concern.