Author Archives: CSSPortal
CSSPortal Code Playground
Lately I have not updated this blog as much as I would like to because I have have been working on a new project. I’m happy to announce that we have finally completed our Code playground, even though there is still a bit of work to put into it, I thought I would release it […]
4 Cool CSS Buttons
Today we are going to show you how to give your CSS buttons a bit more of a fancier design. Using simple CSS we can make our buttons stand out from ordinary buttons, giving them that extra style we want for our webpages.
Create a CSS Notification Badge
You have probably all seen notification badges somewhere, such as on smart phones or facebook, in this tutorial we are going to show you how to create theses badges with CSS and with the HTML data-attribute. These badges can be very effective in alerting the user to new things on your site.
10 Image Shadows Using CSS
Today we have put together a small collection of 10 box shadows that you can use to give your images a bit more flair. The image shadows are created using the box-shadow property and with most examples we also use the :before and :after pseudo elements.
Style Checkboxes and Radio Buttons
In this tutorial we are going to show you how to style checkboxes and radio buttons using only CSS code. By customizing these two elements, you’ll be able to keep your webpage colors and styles consistent with other elements on your page. The way we style the checkbox and radio button is by making the […]
CSS Tips to Improve Page Loading Times
Page loading times is an important factor in ranking well in a variety of search engines, plus is also extremely important for the end user of a website. These days we all want everything straight away and we do not want to wait too long for webpages to load, if sites are too slow, there […]
Adding Image Overlay with CSS
Over the past few weeks, I’ve received a number of emails asking me how to achieve the look that appears when hovering over an image on our css template page. The following tutorial will explain and show you how this can be done.
Rotating Images with CSS
Have you ever found an image but wanted to display it flipped the other way? Previously you would have used your favourite image editor to create a new image that was flipped. These days it is now possible to rotate an image with CSS using the transform property.
Remove Dotted Outlines
We’ve all seen the dotted lines around anchor links, and we know that they are there for a reason, but for the majority of us, we do not want them there. This snippet will show you how to remove them for your webpages. Please keep in mind that the dotted lines are there for accessibility, […]
Fonts with CSS @font-face Rule
The CSS @font-face rule allows web developers to use any font to display text on a webpage. By using the @font-face rule you’ll no longer be restricted to using the limited amount of fonts that are available on the users computer.