Álvaro Montoro
@alvaromontoro.com
Software Engineer | HTML, CSS, and other web things
Microsoft MVP
100% not an alien
Microsoft MVP
100% not an alien
Reposted by Álvaro Montoro
New cartoon: Why was the web developer afraid of accordions?
comicss.art/comics/231/
#css #html #cartoon #joke
comicss.art/comics/231/
#css #html #cartoon #joke
January 13, 2026 at 3:17 AM
New cartoon: Why was the web developer afraid of accordions?
comicss.art/comics/231/
#css #html #cartoon #joke
comicss.art/comics/231/
#css #html #cartoon #joke
Real Madrid introduced their new manager
January 12, 2026 at 8:05 PM
Real Madrid introduced their new manager
CSS Optical Illusion: What color are the "spheres" in this demo? Mouse over to reveal them.
codepen.io/alvaromontor...
#css #webdev
codepen.io/alvaromontor...
#css #webdev
CSS Optical Illusion: Gray Color Circles
all three "spheres" are the same color, but when adding layer, they look green, red, and blue. Mouse over to reveal;...
codepen.io
January 12, 2026 at 7:06 PM
CSS Optical Illusion: What color are the "spheres" in this demo? Mouse over to reveal them.
codepen.io/alvaromontor...
#css #webdev
codepen.io/alvaromontor...
#css #webdev
Water streams.
Air flows.
CSS cascades.
Air flows.
CSS cascades.
January 12, 2026 at 2:12 PM
Water streams.
Air flows.
CSS cascades.
Air flows.
CSS cascades.
Reposted by Álvaro Montoro
¡Animaos a enviar alguna propuesta de charla a Commit. A ver si conseguimos convertir más techies al lado oscuro de los "geogeeks"! 😂
January 12, 2026 at 1:01 PM
¡Animaos a enviar alguna propuesta de charla a Commit. A ver si conseguimos convertir más techies al lado oscuro de los "geogeeks"! 😂
A new GIF vs GIF debate
January 12, 2026 at 1:01 PM
A new GIF vs GIF debate
Reposted by Álvaro Montoro
comiCSS #112: Eleventy-One
comicss.art/comics/112/e...
December 18, 2023 – Smart me published an eleventy-one cartoon in the eleventy-two index, because I mixed up the dates, and publish the cartoons in a different order. Another Lord of the Rings themed one (there are severals)
#css #html #webdev
comicss.art/comics/112/e...
December 18, 2023 – Smart me published an eleventy-one cartoon in the eleventy-two index, because I mixed up the dates, and publish the cartoons in a different order. Another Lord of the Rings themed one (there are severals)
#css #html #webdev
January 12, 2026 at 1:48 AM
comiCSS #112: Eleventy-One
comicss.art/comics/112/e...
December 18, 2023 – Smart me published an eleventy-one cartoon in the eleventy-two index, because I mixed up the dates, and publish the cartoons in a different order. Another Lord of the Rings themed one (there are severals)
#css #html #webdev
comicss.art/comics/112/e...
December 18, 2023 – Smart me published an eleventy-one cartoon in the eleventy-two index, because I mixed up the dates, and publish the cartoons in a different order. Another Lord of the Rings themed one (there are severals)
#css #html #webdev
Reposted by Álvaro Montoro
comiCSS #111: Nightmare
comicss.art/comics/111/n...
December 11, 2023 – Making fun of Tailwind AND React in a single cartoon? I'm in! This is a version of a cartoon I did for the college newspaper poking fun at the school's quarterback. My editor wisely chose not to publish it.
#css #html #webdev
comicss.art/comics/111/n...
December 11, 2023 – Making fun of Tailwind AND React in a single cartoon? I'm in! This is a version of a cartoon I did for the college newspaper poking fun at the school's quarterback. My editor wisely chose not to publish it.
#css #html #webdev
January 10, 2026 at 10:21 PM
comiCSS #111: Nightmare
comicss.art/comics/111/n...
December 11, 2023 – Making fun of Tailwind AND React in a single cartoon? I'm in! This is a version of a cartoon I did for the college newspaper poking fun at the school's quarterback. My editor wisely chose not to publish it.
#css #html #webdev
comicss.art/comics/111/n...
December 11, 2023 – Making fun of Tailwind AND React in a single cartoon? I'm in! This is a version of a cartoon I did for the college newspaper poking fun at the school's quarterback. My editor wisely chose not to publish it.
#css #html #webdev
Any cheap hosting out there?
I have a GoDaddy hosting I got 8 years ago with a 10 year plan. Back then, I was able to get it for something like $200 (for the whole 10 years), but the price now is $120 per year :-/
Prices have skyrocketed since last time I renewed the hosting.
I have a GoDaddy hosting I got 8 years ago with a 10 year plan. Back then, I was able to get it for something like $200 (for the whole 10 years), but the price now is $120 per year :-/
Prices have skyrocketed since last time I renewed the hosting.
January 10, 2026 at 3:24 AM
Any cheap hosting out there?
I have a GoDaddy hosting I got 8 years ago with a 10 year plan. Back then, I was able to get it for something like $200 (for the whole 10 years), but the price now is $120 per year :-/
Prices have skyrocketed since last time I renewed the hosting.
I have a GoDaddy hosting I got 8 years ago with a 10 year plan. Back then, I was able to get it for something like $200 (for the whole 10 years), but the price now is $120 per year :-/
Prices have skyrocketed since last time I renewed the hosting.
Why does CloudFlare inject a JS file?
January 10, 2026 at 1:42 AM
Why does CloudFlare inject a JS file?
Reposted by Álvaro Montoro
Drawing with CSS after a long while... codepen.io/alvaromontor...
There was a little bit of back and forth with the drawing, but I like how it turned out in the end.
#css #html #cssArt
There was a little bit of back and forth with the drawing, but I like how it turned out in the end.
#css #html #cssArt
CSS Art: Heart
Cartoon of a smiling cute animal holding a heart...
codepen.io
January 9, 2026 at 3:57 AM
Drawing with CSS after a long while... codepen.io/alvaromontor...
There was a little bit of back and forth with the drawing, but I like how it turned out in the end.
#css #html #cssArt
There was a little bit of back and forth with the drawing, but I like how it turned out in the end.
#css #html #cssArt
Drawing with CSS after a long while... codepen.io/alvaromontor...
There was a little bit of back and forth with the drawing, but I like how it turned out in the end.
#css #html #cssArt
There was a little bit of back and forth with the drawing, but I like how it turned out in the end.
#css #html #cssArt
CSS Art: Heart
Cartoon of a smiling cute animal holding a heart...
codepen.io
January 9, 2026 at 3:57 AM
Drawing with CSS after a long while... codepen.io/alvaromontor...
There was a little bit of back and forth with the drawing, but I like how it turned out in the end.
#css #html #cssArt
There was a little bit of back and forth with the drawing, but I like how it turned out in the end.
#css #html #cssArt
Reposted by Álvaro Montoro
I also added a second game!
Infinite Ring is a word-chain game that forms a loop using CSS properties and values. The last letters of one word become the first letters of the next. Can you use the hints to complete the ring?
Play it at: comicss.art/games/2/
#css #game #wordGame
Infinite Ring is a word-chain game that forms a loop using CSS properties and values. The last letters of one word become the first letters of the next. Can you use the hints to complete the ring?
Play it at: comicss.art/games/2/
#css #game #wordGame
comiCSS
comiCSS Games: games about CSS. Coded in CSS (mostly).
comicss.art
January 8, 2026 at 2:25 PM
I also added a second game!
Infinite Ring is a word-chain game that forms a loop using CSS properties and values. The last letters of one word become the first letters of the next. Can you use the hints to complete the ring?
Play it at: comicss.art/games/2/
#css #game #wordGame
Infinite Ring is a word-chain game that forms a loop using CSS properties and values. The last letters of one word become the first letters of the next. Can you use the hints to complete the ring?
Play it at: comicss.art/games/2/
#css #game #wordGame
`color-contrast()` will hopefully be included in the "CSS Features that Landed in 2026" articles next December.
Safari and Firefox added it in 2025.
Safari and Firefox added it in 2025.
January 8, 2026 at 6:46 PM
`color-contrast()` will hopefully be included in the "CSS Features that Landed in 2026" articles next December.
Safari and Firefox added it in 2025.
Safari and Firefox added it in 2025.
Sometimes I feel like quitting web development and joining my brother-in-law on the ranch.
At least cows don't suddenly upgrade to version 5.0 and break the entire farm because the geese aren't on 3.2.4 yet.
At least cows don't suddenly upgrade to version 5.0 and break the entire farm because the geese aren't on 3.2.4 yet.
January 8, 2026 at 3:26 PM
Sometimes I feel like quitting web development and joining my brother-in-law on the ranch.
At least cows don't suddenly upgrade to version 5.0 and break the entire farm because the geese aren't on 3.2.4 yet.
At least cows don't suddenly upgrade to version 5.0 and break the entire farm because the geese aren't on 3.2.4 yet.
This one may be a bit tougher than the first game... But it has links to the standards as hints 😅
I also added a second game!
Infinite Ring is a word-chain game that forms a loop using CSS properties and values. The last letters of one word become the first letters of the next. Can you use the hints to complete the ring?
Play it at: comicss.art/games/2/
#css #game #wordGame
Infinite Ring is a word-chain game that forms a loop using CSS properties and values. The last letters of one word become the first letters of the next. Can you use the hints to complete the ring?
Play it at: comicss.art/games/2/
#css #game #wordGame
comiCSS
comiCSS Games: games about CSS. Coded in CSS (mostly).
comicss.art
January 8, 2026 at 3:20 PM
This one may be a bit tougher than the first game... But it has links to the standards as hints 😅
Reposted by Álvaro Montoro
comiCSS has games!
Games about CSS, built with CSS. The first one is an anagram challenge focused on properties. Can you find all 26 CSS properties by unscrambling the letters?
Try it here: comicss.art/games/1/
#css #games #anagrams
Games about CSS, built with CSS. The first one is an anagram challenge focused on properties. Can you find all 26 CSS properties by unscrambling the letters?
Try it here: comicss.art/games/1/
#css #games #anagrams
comiCSS
comiCSS Games: games about CSS. Coded in CSS (mostly).
comicss.art
January 8, 2026 at 2:25 PM
comiCSS has games!
Games about CSS, built with CSS. The first one is an anagram challenge focused on properties. Can you find all 26 CSS properties by unscrambling the letters?
Try it here: comicss.art/games/1/
#css #games #anagrams
Games about CSS, built with CSS. The first one is an anagram challenge focused on properties. Can you find all 26 CSS properties by unscrambling the letters?
Try it here: comicss.art/games/1/
#css #games #anagrams
Reposted by Álvaro Montoro
comiCSS now has games!
(Or more accurately "game" because there only one for now 😅)
I worked on a collection of CSS-themed and -based games, and I'm excited to start adding them to the website weekly.
First game: ABCnagrams. Can you guess the CSS properties and values? comicss.art/games/1/
#CSS
(Or more accurately "game" because there only one for now 😅)
I worked on a collection of CSS-themed and -based games, and I'm excited to start adding them to the website weekly.
First game: ABCnagrams. Can you guess the CSS properties and values? comicss.art/games/1/
#CSS
comiCSS
comiCSS Games: games about CSS. Coded in CSS (mostly).
comicss.art
January 8, 2026 at 2:20 AM
comiCSS now has games!
(Or more accurately "game" because there only one for now 😅)
I worked on a collection of CSS-themed and -based games, and I'm excited to start adding them to the website weekly.
First game: ABCnagrams. Can you guess the CSS properties and values? comicss.art/games/1/
#CSS
(Or more accurately "game" because there only one for now 😅)
I worked on a collection of CSS-themed and -based games, and I'm excited to start adding them to the website weekly.
First game: ABCnagrams. Can you guess the CSS properties and values? comicss.art/games/1/
#CSS
Reposted by Álvaro Montoro
January 7, 2026 at 8:34 AM
Reposted by Álvaro Montoro
comiCSS #109: Coincidence?
comicss.art/comics/109/c...
November 27, 2023 – One of those small cartoons that are simple yet fun to code. And it's versatile, too. You can basically change CSS for anything you want: Taxes? it works! Humans? Works too! Tailwind? D'uh!
#css #html #webdev #joke
comicss.art/comics/109/c...
November 27, 2023 – One of those small cartoons that are simple yet fun to code. And it's versatile, too. You can basically change CSS for anything you want: Taxes? it works! Humans? Works too! Tailwind? D'uh!
#css #html #webdev #joke
January 6, 2026 at 9:56 PM
comiCSS #109: Coincidence?
comicss.art/comics/109/c...
November 27, 2023 – One of those small cartoons that are simple yet fun to code. And it's versatile, too. You can basically change CSS for anything you want: Taxes? it works! Humans? Works too! Tailwind? D'uh!
#css #html #webdev #joke
comicss.art/comics/109/c...
November 27, 2023 – One of those small cartoons that are simple yet fun to code. And it's versatile, too. You can basically change CSS for anything you want: Taxes? it works! Humans? Works too! Tailwind? D'uh!
#css #html #webdev #joke
I will be speaking at DeveloperWeek in San Jose next month. Swing by to talk about CSS and learn more about the latest random features.
www.developerweek.com
#css #conference #webDev
www.developerweek.com
#css #conference #webDev
DeveloperWeek - Conference & Expo (February 18–20, 2026)
DeveloperWeek 2026 (Feb 18–20, 2026 | San Jose, CA) is the world's largest developer & engineering technology conference & expo.
www.developerweek.com
January 6, 2026 at 9:35 PM
I will be speaking at DeveloperWeek in San Jose next month. Swing by to talk about CSS and learn more about the latest random features.
www.developerweek.com
#css #conference #webDev
www.developerweek.com
#css #conference #webDev
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Finally, a bracket/competition I'm into.
Submit a pull request, and the most voted on PR gets merged into main -- once per week. What will the website become?
Pinging @cheeseplus.biz + @alvaromontoro.com in case you hadn't see it. www.openchaos.dev
Submit a pull request, and the most voted on PR gets merged into main -- once per week. What will the website become?
Pinging @cheeseplus.biz + @alvaromontoro.com in case you hadn't see it. www.openchaos.dev
OpenChaos.dev
A self-evolving open source project. Vote on PRs. Winner gets merged every Sunday.
www.openchaos.dev
January 6, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Finally, a bracket/competition I'm into.
Submit a pull request, and the most voted on PR gets merged into main -- once per week. What will the website become?
Pinging @cheeseplus.biz + @alvaromontoro.com in case you hadn't see it. www.openchaos.dev
Submit a pull request, and the most voted on PR gets merged into main -- once per week. What will the website become?
Pinging @cheeseplus.biz + @alvaromontoro.com in case you hadn't see it. www.openchaos.dev
Reposted by Álvaro Montoro
10 Cool @codepen.io demos from December 2025: alvaromontoro.com/10-cool-code...
Videos with filters, shaders, galleries, realistic light with CSS, experiments with latest CSS properties, animations, calendars... and more!
#css #javascript #html #webdev #newsletter
Videos with filters, shaders, galleries, realistic light with CSS, experiments with latest CSS properties, animations, calendars... and more!
#css #javascript #html #webdev #newsletter
10 Cool CodePen demos
10 Cool CodePen demos from December 2025
alvaromontoro.com
January 6, 2026 at 6:58 AM
10 Cool @codepen.io demos from December 2025: alvaromontoro.com/10-cool-code...
Videos with filters, shaders, galleries, realistic light with CSS, experiments with latest CSS properties, animations, calendars... and more!
#css #javascript #html #webdev #newsletter
Videos with filters, shaders, galleries, realistic light with CSS, experiments with latest CSS properties, animations, calendars... and more!
#css #javascript #html #webdev #newsletter
10 Cool @codepen.io demos from December 2025: alvaromontoro.com/10-cool-code...
Videos with filters, shaders, galleries, realistic light with CSS, experiments with latest CSS properties, animations, calendars... and more!
#css #javascript #html #webdev #newsletter
Videos with filters, shaders, galleries, realistic light with CSS, experiments with latest CSS properties, animations, calendars... and more!
#css #javascript #html #webdev #newsletter
10 Cool CodePen demos
10 Cool CodePen demos from December 2025
alvaromontoro.com
January 6, 2026 at 6:58 AM
10 Cool @codepen.io demos from December 2025: alvaromontoro.com/10-cool-code...
Videos with filters, shaders, galleries, realistic light with CSS, experiments with latest CSS properties, animations, calendars... and more!
#css #javascript #html #webdev #newsletter
Videos with filters, shaders, galleries, realistic light with CSS, experiments with latest CSS properties, animations, calendars... and more!
#css #javascript #html #webdev #newsletter