20 CSS Tricks You Never Knew You Needed

Rehan Pinjari
6 min readAug 22, 2024

Most developers know the basics of CSS, such as margins, padding, and borders. However, many lesser-known CSS hacks may make web development easier, faster, and more modern.

In this paper, we’ll go deep into the CSS toolkit to discover 20 useful tricks that you’ll wonder how you ever lived without.

These aren’t usual advice; they’re hacks that could boost your website’s performance, looks, and user experience.

Are you ready to take your CSS game to the next level? Let’s get in!

#1: Using CSS Grid For Complex Layouts

Remember when you tried to make an advanced layout with floats? (Yes, we don’t enjoy talking about it either.) CSS Grid is an ideal tool for designing complex layouts with ease.

Grid lets you create rows and columns and insert objects wherever in your grid.

.container {
display: grid;
grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
grid-template-rows: 200px 200px;
grid-gap: 10px;
}

.item1 {
grid-column: 1 / 3;
grid-row: 1 / 2;
}

Use "grid-template-areas” to create simpler to understand layouts.

#2: Using Flexbox For Responsive Design

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