{"id":1765,"date":"2021-02-10T10:44:00","date_gmt":"2021-02-10T08:44:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/html-online.com\/articles\/?p=1765"},"modified":"2026-04-01T15:47:42","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T12:47:42","slug":"useful-html-css-tips-tricks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/html-online.com\/articles\/useful-html-css-tips-tricks\/","title":{"rendered":"10 HTML\/CSS Tips and Tricks to Make Designers Life Easier"},"content":{"rendered":"

Being a web designer<\/a> is not easy these days. Apart from doing your main job – designing websites – you also need to master a whole range of new tools and technologies. That includes languages like HTML and CSS.
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\nBut it’s not as hard as it may seem at first.
\nWe did a lot of experimenting with these two languages in the field of web design<\/a>, so we decided to create a list of the most useful features. Let’s see 10 HTML\/CSS tips and tricks that can make a designer’s life much easier.<\/p>\n

Take advantage of the CSS preprocessor<\/h2>\n

Some web developers think preprocessors like Sass<\/a> and LESS<\/a> are a waste of time, but this is not true – especially if you are a designer. Using these tools<\/a> can actually make your life much easier and your work more manageable.<\/p>\n

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First of all, you will be able to manage the code much better, which also means that it will be easier to avoid any errors. Secondly, these preprocessors allow you to include all the necessary variables and functions in one file, so it will be much faster than writing them all on your own.<\/p>\n

Make sure to compress your CSS code<\/a> before going live.<\/p>\n

Design a hamburger menu for mobile devices<\/h2>\n

One of the most popular methods for responsive navigation is the hamburger menu or just the navicon \u2261<\/strong> (&equiv;). The main idea behind this technique is to move the entire site’s links to the left side of the screen on mobile devices, making them accessible by clicking three lines in the upper-left corner. Adding a few JS<\/a> lines is all it takes to create this menu.<\/p>\n

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Use transitions and overflows<\/h2>\n

If you want to create a nice smooth animation between two or more different blocks, then you should definitely know about CSS transitions<\/strong> and the overflow property. Using these features will allow you to animate any block – from images to text.<\/p>\n

This method can prove useful in creating responsive full-screen animations as well as simple hover effects. But when you are designing the layout, make sure to set up all of your CSS properties first.<\/p>\n

Set a fixed header<\/h2>\n

Another cool trick is to create a fixed header on your website. This means that the upper part of the page will stay still while you are scrolling down, revealing some additional information below it.<\/p>\n

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Creating this effect can be done with just a little bit of JavaScript – jQuery works fine for example. Just make sure to change all of your CSS styles so the header will not break the other elements on your page.<\/p>\n

You might start with a free website template with sticky header<\/a> for your next project.<\/p>\n

Create an interactive image gallery<\/h2>\n

You can also use your HTML knowledge to create a cool effect for your image galleries. This technique is well-known in web design, and all it takes is using the hover selector in combination with CSS transitions. Creating this effect is pretty easy and the best thing about it is that you don’t need to use any JS.<\/p>\n

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Customize website buttons<\/h2>\n

Customizing your HTML buttons is another useful thing you can do. You can change their color, for example, or add some cool effects to them. This method doesn’t require much HTML\/CSS knowledge, but it can definitely make your website look better and more attractive.<\/p>\n

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\nThe online HTML Cheat Sheet has its own button generator<\/strong><\/p>\n

Here’s what you can do:<\/h3>\n