Extensive CSS List: 134 Top CSS Resources
July 11th, 2007Reference:
Official homepage of CSS - http://www.w3.org/Style/CSS/
Official documentation of CSS - http://www.w3.org/TR/CSS21/
CSS web standards - http://www.webstandards.org/learn/external/css/
Tools:
Validator from W3C (Editor’s Choice) - http://jigsaw.w3.org/css-validator/
CSS redundancy checker - http://infovore.org/archives/2007/07/06/the-css-redundancy-checker/
CSS formatting and optimizing tool (not a validation tool) - http://www.cleancss.com/
CSS Optimizer - http://www.cssoptimiser.com/
CSS Analyzer (a validator plus) - http://juicystudio.com/services/csstest.php
CSS Mate: CSS editor - http://cssmate.com/csseditor.htm
CSS Compressor (still in development, may not work correctly) - http://iceyboard.no-ip.org/projects/css_compressor
CSS Tidy - http://csstidy.sourceforge.net/index.php
Layout-o-matic - http://www.inknoise.com/experimental/layoutomatic.php
CSS rounded box generator - http://www.neuroticweb.com/recursos/css-rounded-box/
List creator - http://www.accessify.com/tools-and-wizards/developer-tools/list-o-matic/
CSS form code maker - http://www.maketemplate.com/form/
CSS layout generator - http://csscreator.com/?q=tools/layout
CSS Tweak - http://www.blazenewmedia.com/articles/css-tweak-dashboard-widget
CSS speech bubbles - http://www.willmayo.com/2007/02/10/css-speech-bubbles/
Tutorials:
Tutorial from W3C - http://www.w3.org/Style/Examples/011/firstcss
Tutorials from HTML Dog - http://www.htmldog.com/
Complete CSS guide - http://www.westciv.com/style_master/academy/css_tutorial/
W3 Schools CSS tutorials - http://www.w3schools.com/css/default.asp
HTML.net CSS tutorials - http://www.html.net/tutorials/css/
HTMLhelp.com: CSS - http://www.htmlhelp.com/reference/css/
BrainJar: using style sheets - http://www.brainjar.com/css/using/default.asp
Beginner’s guide to CSS - http://friendlybit.com/tutorial/beginners-guide-to-css-and-standards/
Creating a CSS layout from scratch - http://www.subcide.com/tutorials/csslayout/
List building tutorial from MaxDesign.com - http://css.maxdesign.com.au/listutorial/
Tutorial on floating elements from MaxDesign - http://css.maxdesign.com.au/floatutorial/
CSS no crap primer - http://wendypeck.com/css101.html
CSShark - http://www.mako4css.com/
Learn CSS positioning in 10 Steps - http://www.barelyfitz.com/screencast/html-training/css/positioning/
CSS Basics - http://www.cssbasics.com/
The complete CSS tutorial - http://www.echoecho.com/css.htm
An interactive tutorial for beginners - http://www.davesite.com/webstation/css/
CSS styles tutorial - http://www.smartwebby.com/web_site_design/css_styles_tutorial.asp
Understanding CSS (focused on Dreamweaver) - http://www.adobe.com/devnet/dreamweaver/articles/understanding_css.html
Drop shadows with CSS - http://www.phoenity.com/newtedge/drop_shadow/
Navigation Menus:
Dynamic Drive (Editor’s Choice) - http://www.dynamicdrive.com/style/
Listamatic (Editor’s Choice) - http://css.maxdesign.com.au/listamatic/
Vandelay Website Design - http://www.vandelaydesign.com/cssmenus/lists.htm
Listamatic 2 - http://css.maxdesign.com.au/listamatic2/index.htm
CSS Play - http://www.cssplay.co.uk/menus/
CSS Showcase - http://www.alvit.de/css-showcase/css-navigation-techniques-showcase.php
Exploding Boy - http://exploding-boy.com/images/cssmenus/menus.html
Vertical menus from Exploding Boy - http://exploding-boy.com/images/EBmenus/menus.html
13 Styles - http://www.13styles.com/
CSS dropdowns - http://www.positioniseverything.net/css-dropdowns.html
A list of navigation menus - http://www.alvit.de/web-dev/tabs-and-pure-css-navigation-menus.html
Links:
Web Developer’s Handbook (Editor’s Choice) - http://www.alvit.de/handbook/
CCS Accessibility and Standards Links (Editor’s Choice) - http://www.dezwozhere.com/links.html
Web Design References: CSS - http://www.d.umn.edu/itss/support/Training/Online/webdesign/css.html
40+ Tooltips Scripts from Smashing Magazine - http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2007/06/12/tooltips-scripts-ajax-javascript-css-dhtml/
The Open Sourcery - http://theopensourcery.com/oscssref.htm
Galleries:
CSS Vault (Editor’s Choice) - http://cssvault.com/
CSS Based (Editor’s Choice) - http://www.cssbased.com/
CSS Beauty (Editor’s Choice) - http://www.cssbeauty.com/gallery/
Mezzoblue & CSS Zen Garden - http://www.mezzoblue.com/zengarden/alldesigns/
CSS Tux - http://www.csstux.com/index.php
CSS Drive - http://www.cssdrive.com/
W3C Sites - http://www.w3csites.com/
CSS Remix - http://www.cssremix.com/
CSS Import - http://www.cssimport.com/
CSS Fresh - http://cssfresh.com/
Design Shack - http://www.designsnack.com/
DesignShack.co.uk - http://www.designshack.co.uk/index.php
CSS Mania - http://cssmania.com/
CSS Elite - http://www.csselite.com/
Style Crunch - http://www.stylecrunch.com/
Screen Fluent - http://screenfluent.com/
CSS Smooth Operator - http://csssmoothoperator.com/
The Horizontal Way - http://www.thehorizontalway.com/
Dark Eye - http://www.dark-i.com/
CSS Web Design Yorkshire - http://www.css-design-yorkshire.com/
Web Creme - http://www.webcreme.com/
Edu Style - http://www.edustyle.net/
Liquid Designs - http://www.cssliquid.com/category/gallery/
CSS Bloom - http://cssbloom.com/
Unmatched Style - http://www.unmatchedstyle.com/
Net Cocktail - http://netcocktail.com/
CSS Impress - http://www.cssimpress.com/
CSS Collection - http://csscollection.com/
CSS Flavor - http://www.cssflavor.com/
Screenalicious - http://www.screenalicious.com/
CSS Galleries - http://www.css-galleries.com/
Most Inspired - http://www.mostinspired.com/
Submit CSS - http://www.submitcss.com/
Inspiration King - http://www.inspirationking.com/
CSS Love - http://csslove.net/
CSS Princess - http://cssprincess.com/
Articles:
Style Gala - http://www.stylegala.com/
A List Apart’s CSS articles - http://www.alistapart.com/topics/code/css/
CSS Globe - http://www.cssglobe.com/index.asp
CSS Help Pile - http://www.artypapers.com/csshelppile/
Why use CSS-based design? - http://www.vandelaydesign.com/blog/css/why-use-css-based-design/
Expert ideas for better CSS coding from Smashing Magazine - http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2007/05/10/70-expert-ideas-for-better-css-coding/
CSS Positioning article from About.com - http://webdesign.about.com/b/a/256055.htm
CSS layout article from Glish.com - http://www.glish.com/css/
CSS Edge: advanced CSS - http://meyerweb.com/eric/css/edge/
Advanced CSS layouts article - http://www.webreference.com/authoring/style/sheets/layout/advanced/
Exploring the limits of CSS layout - http://www.sitepoint.com/article/exploring-limits-css-layout
CSS articles from Webcredible - http://www.webcredible.co.uk/user-friendly-resources/css/
CSS articles from WebsiteTips.com - http://websitetips.com/css/
Use CSS for SEO - http://www.htmlgoodies.com/beyond/css/article.php/3682856
10 CSS tricks you may not know - http://itwales.com/997814_textonly.htm
53 CSS techniques you couldn’t live without: Smashing Magazine - http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2007/01/19/53-css-techniques-you-couldnt-live-without/
CSS from the ground up - http://www.wpdfd.com/issues/70/css_from_the_ground_up/
4 reasons to use CSS-based navigation - http://www.vandelaydesign.com/blog/css/4-reasons-to-use-css-based-navigation/
Templates:
Layout Gala (Editor’s Choice) - http://blog.html.it/layoutgala/
Open Designs (Editor’s Choice) - http://www.opendesigns.org/
Osskins - http://www.osskins.com/main/
Open Source Templates - http://www.opensourcetemplates.org/
Styleshout - http://www.styleshout.com/
Zymic - http://zymic.com/show_templates.php?id=1
Open Web Design - http://www.openwebdesign.org/
CSS Design Templates - http://templates.arcsin.se/
Free-CSS-Templates.com - http://www.free-css-templates.com/
FreeCSSTemplates.org - http://www.freecsstemplates.org/
CSS Templates - http://www.free-css-templates.co.uk/free-templates/page1.php
Mollio - http://www.mollio.org/
Template World - http://www.templateworld.com/free_templates.html
Code-Sucks.com - http://www.code-sucks.com/css%20layouts/
Themes Base - http://www.themesbase.com/
CSS Template Gallery - http://tools.i-use.it/
BenMeadowCroft.com - http://www.benmeadowcroft.com/webdev/
Forums:
Digital Point: CSS forum - http://forums.digitalpoint.com/forumdisplay.php?f=39
Sitepoint: CSS forum - http://www.sitepoint.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=53
CSS Discuss (mailing list) - http://www.css-discuss.org/
Bugs and Hacks:
CSS crib sheet (Editor’s Choice) - http://www.mezzoblue.com/css/cribsheet/
Position is Everything - http://www.positioniseverything.net/
Browser compatibility - http://www.quirksmode.org/css/contents.html
Browser bugs - http://www.gtalbot.org/BrowserBugsSection/
Box Model Hack - http://www.tantek.com/CSS/Examples/boxmodelhack.html
Random:
Computer-generated web design - http://www.strangebanana.com/generator.aspx
CSS graph resources - http://dhtmlsite.com/cssgraphs.php
Update: These Resources have been added following the initial posting.
CSS Specifity - www.smashingmagazine.com/2007/07/27/css-specificity-things-you-should-know
Firdamatic - www.wannabegirl.org/firdamatic
Spanky Corners - http://tools.sitepoint.com/spanky/index.php
CSS Tweak - www.blazenewmedia.com/articles/css-tweak-dashboard-widget
CSS Compressor - www.cssdrive.com/index.php/main/csscompressor
CSS Grid Calculator - www.gwhite.us/downloads/css_grid_calc.html
Spiffy Corners - www.spiffycorners.com
Form Architect - www.formarchitect.com/index.php
Dynamic Text Replacement - www.joaomak.net/util/dtr
Generating Dynamic CSS with PHP - www.digital-web.com/articles/generating_dynamic_css_with_php
CSS Button Creator - www.thepcmanwebsite.com/css_button_creator.php
CSS, Image Sprites, Background Images and Website Optimization - www.fiftyfoureleven.com/weblog/web-development/css/css-sprites-images-optimization





July 14th, 2007 at 7:57 pm
W3 Schools is not affiliated in any way with the W3C - and you list them as “W3C Schools” which is misleading. Just thought you should know. This is a great resource, and has a lot of valuable sites and information.
July 14th, 2007 at 9:14 pm
Jenn,
You’re right - sorry for the typo. It has been fixed. Thank you for pointing it out.
July 24th, 2007 at 10:44 am
Here’s another web design gallery http://www.designexpanse.com
July 24th, 2007 at 5:32 pm
Thanks for the resource. It is a pretty nice site.
July 27th, 2007 at 9:10 pm
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August 9th, 2007 at 3:01 am
Another resource for your templates section is: http://www.free-css-templates.co.uk/
There are over 700 CSS based templates to choose from and they are all free
August 9th, 2007 at 3:03 am
Another CSS web gallery: http://www.css-gallery.co.uk/
August 9th, 2007 at 7:28 am
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January 23rd, 2008 at 6:39 pm
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March 31st, 2008 at 6:33 am
Theres another web gallery here:
http://www.mabucplus.com
May 7th, 2008 at 3:27 am
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