CSS Nuggets http://www.flickr.com/photos/twenty_questions/3491868827

:first and :last http://www.flickr.com/photos/luiscdiaz/330340600

:first-of-type Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit. Phasellus hendrerit. Pellentesque aliquet nibh nec urna. In nisi neque, aliquet vel, dapibus id, mattis vel, nisi. Sed pretium, ligula sollicitudin laoreet viverra, tortor libero sodales leo, eget blandit nunc tortor eu nibh. Nullam mollis. Ut justo. Suspendisse potenti. Sed egestas, ante et vulputate volutpat, eros pede semper est, vitae luctus metus libero eu augue. Morbi purus libero, faucibus adipiscing, commodo quis, gravida id, est. Sed lectus. Praesent elementum hendrerit tortor. Sed semper lorem at felis. Vestibulum volutpat, lacus a ultrices sagittis, mi neque euismod dui, eu pulvinar nunc sapien ornare nisl. Phasellus pede arcu, dapibus eu, fermentum et, dapibus sed, urna. Morbi interdum mollis sapien. Sed ac risus. Phasellus lacinia, magna a ullamcorper laoreet, lectus arcu pulvinar risus, vitae facilisis libero dolor a purus. Sed vel lacus. Mauris nibh felis, adipiscing varius, adipiscing in, lacinia vel, tellus. Suspendisse ac urna. p { font-size : 1em ; }

:first-of-type Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit. Phasellus hendrerit. Pellentesque aliquet nibh nec urna. In nisi neque, aliquet vel, dapibus id, mattis vel, nisi. Sed pretium, ligula sollicitudin laoreet viverra, tortor libero sodales leo, eget blandit nunc tortor eu nibh. Nullam mollis. Ut justo. Suspendisse potenti. Sed egestas, ante et vulputate volutpat, eros pede semper est, vitae luctus metus libero eu augue. Morbi purus libero, faucibus adipiscing, commodo quis, gravida id, est. Sed lectus. Praesent elementum hendrerit tortor. Sed semper lorem at felis. Vestibulum volutpat, lacus a ultrices sagittis, mi neque euismod dui, eu pulvinar nunc sapien ornare nisl. Phasellus pede arcu, dapibus eu, fermentum et, dapibus sed, urna. Morbi interdum mollis sapien. Sed ac risus. Phasellus lacinia, magna a ullamcorper laoreet, lectus arcu pulvinar risus, vitae facilisis libero dolor a purus. Sed vel lacus. Mauris nibh felis, adipiscing varius, adipiscing in, lacinia vel, tellus. Suspendisse ac urna. p { font-size : 1em ; } p:first-of-type { font-size : 1.2em ; }

:last-of-type Lorem ipsum Dolor sit amet Consectetuer adipiscing elit Phasellus hendrerit td { border-bottom : 1px solid pink ; }

:last-of-type td { border-bottom : 1px solid pink ; } td:last-of-type { border-bottom : 1px solid gray ; } Lorem ipsum Dolor sit amet Consectetuer adipiscing elit Phasellus hendrerit

Grid Layouts http://www.flickr.com/photos/22426181@N00/3651174488

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the workaround .block .block .block .block .block .block .wrapper .wrapper Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit. Quisque volutpat mattis eros. Nullam malesuada erat ut turpis. Suspendisse urna. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit. Quisque volutpat mattis eros. Nullam malesuada erat ut turpis. Suspendisse urna. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit. Quisque volutpat mattis eros.

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the solution .block .block .block 4 .block 5 .block 6 .block 3 2 1 .block:nth-of-type(3n+1) { clear : both ; }

what about margins? .block .block .block 3 2 1

what about margins? .block .block .block 3 2 1 .block:nth-of-type(3n+3) { margin-right : 0 ; }

it does that, and more .block .block .block .block .block .block

here’s one I made earlier

faux randomness .tag:nth-of-type(3n+1) { transform : rotate(2deg) ; } .tag:nth-of-type(5n+1) { transform : rotate(-2deg) ; }

Shadows http://www.flickr.com/photos/varmlandspojk/4026394526

shadows .block { box-shadow : 2px 2px 6px #333333 ; } .block

inset shadows .block { box-shadow : inset 2px 2px 6px #333333 ; }

each to its own -webkit-box-shadow -moz-box-shadow filter : shadow(color=gray, direction=100, strength=5) ; Safari Firefox Friggin’ IE

Transform http://www.flickr.com/photos/stevedave/3566325269

transform .block .block { transform : rotate(2deg) ; }

transform .block .block { transform : rotate(2deg) ; padding : 3px ; background-color : white ; border : 1px solid gray ; box-shadow : 2px 2px 3px gray ; }

Icons http://www.flickr.com/photos/piet_musterd/3294909186

[attr] selectors

filetype a[href$=’.pdf’], a[href$=’.PDF’] { background-image : url(../images/icons/pdf.gif) ; } $ means ends with

external websites a[href*=”http://flickr.com”], a[href*=”http://www.flickr.com”] { background-image : url(../images/icons/flickr.gif) ; } * means contains

Support http://www.flickr.com/photos/melissamaples/2887070187

compatibility Firefox 3.5+ Safari 4.0 Chrome Konqueror Opera 10 Friggin’ IE http://www.quirksmode.org/css/contents.html