Tyler Sticka
@tylersticka.com
(he/him) Co-owner and Creative Director @cloudfour.com, a small web design and development consultancy that makes a big impact. I also write, draw and make games.
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I’m in the home stretch of a nav redesign for a web app w/ 60+ unique features
The stakeholder just told me they are “very happy” with the outcomes, this was “money well spent” 🎉
If you could use that sort of #WebDesign #WebDev win, I’m always looking for my next project: [email protected]
The stakeholder just told me they are “very happy” with the outcomes, this was “money well spent” 🎉
If you could use that sort of #WebDesign #WebDev win, I’m always looking for my next project: [email protected]
On buying my first mechanical #keyboard out of anger: tylersticka.com/journal/the-...
The Keyboard I Never Wanted – Tyler Sticka
Reluctantly learning a hobby because everything breaks too quickly.
tylersticka.com
January 23, 2026 at 5:14 AM
On buying my first mechanical #keyboard out of anger: tylersticka.com/journal/the-...
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This is a neat visual effect.
If you use it to replace a legend / fieldset (such as in a form) for even more novel styles, then make sure you give the wrapper an `aria-labelledby` pointing at the heading and a `role="group"`.
If you use it to replace a legend / fieldset (such as in a form) for even more novel styles, then make sure you give the wrapper an `aria-labelledby` pointing at the heading and a `role="group"`.
I helped my pal @chriskirknielsen.com fake a fieldset-legend layout (where the “legend” overlays and clips a containing border).
My technique, plus a few alternatives: cloudfour.com/thinks/fakin...
#CSS #WebDev #WebDesign
My technique, plus a few alternatives: cloudfour.com/thinks/fakin...
#CSS #WebDev #WebDesign
Faking a Fieldset-Legend
Using CSS to make a heading overlay and clip the border of its own container.
cloudfour.com
January 21, 2026 at 4:57 AM
This is a neat visual effect.
If you use it to replace a legend / fieldset (such as in a form) for even more novel styles, then make sure you give the wrapper an `aria-labelledby` pointing at the heading and a `role="group"`.
If you use it to replace a legend / fieldset (such as in a form) for even more novel styles, then make sure you give the wrapper an `aria-labelledby` pointing at the heading and a `role="group"`.
I helped my pal @chriskirknielsen.com fake a fieldset-legend layout (where the “legend” overlays and clips a containing border).
My technique, plus a few alternatives: cloudfour.com/thinks/fakin...
#CSS #WebDev #WebDesign
My technique, plus a few alternatives: cloudfour.com/thinks/fakin...
#CSS #WebDev #WebDesign
Faking a Fieldset-Legend
Using CSS to make a heading overlay and clip the border of its own container.
cloudfour.com
January 20, 2026 at 4:59 PM
I helped my pal @chriskirknielsen.com fake a fieldset-legend layout (where the “legend” overlays and clips a containing border).
My technique, plus a few alternatives: cloudfour.com/thinks/fakin...
#CSS #WebDev #WebDesign
My technique, plus a few alternatives: cloudfour.com/thinks/fakin...
#CSS #WebDev #WebDesign
Reposted by Tyler Sticka
#TiledWords was nominated for the Playlin award for best daily short form web game!
If you like the game it would mean a lot to me if you took a second to vote for it!
playlin.io/awards/vote/
If you like the game it would mean a lot to me if you took a second to vote for it!
playlin.io/awards/vote/
Vote for the Players' Choice Award
Discover and explore curated web games with Playlin. Your gateway to unique and exciting games, all in one place.
playlin.io
January 17, 2026 at 4:18 PM
#TiledWords was nominated for the Playlin award for best daily short form web game!
If you like the game it would mean a lot to me if you took a second to vote for it!
playlin.io/awards/vote/
If you like the game it would mean a lot to me if you took a second to vote for it!
playlin.io/awards/vote/
I’m in the home stretch of a nav redesign for a web app w/ 60+ unique features
The stakeholder just told me they are “very happy” with the outcomes, this was “money well spent” 🎉
If you could use that sort of #WebDesign #WebDev win, I’m always looking for my next project: [email protected]
The stakeholder just told me they are “very happy” with the outcomes, this was “money well spent” 🎉
If you could use that sort of #WebDesign #WebDev win, I’m always looking for my next project: [email protected]
January 7, 2026 at 5:11 PM
I’m in the home stretch of a nav redesign for a web app w/ 60+ unique features
The stakeholder just told me they are “very happy” with the outcomes, this was “money well spent” 🎉
If you could use that sort of #WebDesign #WebDev win, I’m always looking for my next project: [email protected]
The stakeholder just told me they are “very happy” with the outcomes, this was “money well spent” 🎉
If you could use that sort of #WebDesign #WebDev win, I’m always looking for my next project: [email protected]
Gosh I love #IndieGames theindieinformer.com/2026/01/06/2...
26 Most Anticipated Indie Games Of 2026
What to look forward to this year.
theindieinformer.com
January 7, 2026 at 3:16 PM
Gosh I love #IndieGames theindieinformer.com/2026/01/06/2...
Reposted by Tyler Sticka
Having read cloudfour.com/thinks/justi... by @tylersticka.com et al., I learned about `hyphenate-limit-chars`, and in a nanosecond it jumped to the top of my list of #CSS properties that I’d like to see full support across browsers.
(Sure, it can be progressively enhanced, but still.)
(Sure, it can be progressively enhanced, but still.)
Justified Text: Better Than Expected?
Do new CSS properties make justified text with automatic hyphenation more viable?
cloudfour.com
January 2, 2026 at 12:25 PM
Having read cloudfour.com/thinks/justi... by @tylersticka.com et al., I learned about `hyphenate-limit-chars`, and in a nanosecond it jumped to the top of my list of #CSS properties that I’d like to see full support across browsers.
(Sure, it can be progressively enhanced, but still.)
(Sure, it can be progressively enhanced, but still.)
An illustrated recap of my favorite games of the year: tylersticka.com/journal/favo...
#VideoGames #IndieGames #FanArt
#VideoGames #IndieGames #FanArt
My Favorite Games of 2025 – Tyler Sticka
An illustrated list of the games I enjoyed playing most this year.
tylersticka.com
December 23, 2025 at 6:04 PM
An illustrated recap of my favorite games of the year: tylersticka.com/journal/favo...
#VideoGames #IndieGames #FanArt
#VideoGames #IndieGames #FanArt
Reposted by Tyler Sticka
Them’s the Breaks - HTMHell
A collection of bad practices in HTML, copied from real websites.
htmhell.dev
December 16, 2025 at 7:25 AM
Well, this brightened my day: blog.codepen.io/2025/12/15/c...
Thank you for the kind words, @chriscoyier.net 🫶
Thank you for the kind words, @chriscoyier.net 🫶
Chris’ Corner: Cloud Four
This is an appreciation post for the Cloud Four Blog. It’s one of those must-subscribes. I find myself adding almost every post they put out to my archive of posts to dig into. So since IR…
blog.codepen.io
December 15, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Well, this brightened my day: blog.codepen.io/2025/12/15/c...
Thank you for the kind words, @chriscoyier.net 🫶
Thank you for the kind words, @chriscoyier.net 🫶
On day 15 of this year’s #HTMHellAdventCalendar, I “break” down (pun intended) an aspect of #HTML we often take for granted: Line breaks!
htmhell.dev/adventcalend...
#WebDesign #WebDev #CSS #Typography
htmhell.dev/adventcalend...
#WebDesign #WebDev #CSS #Typography
Them’s the Breaks - HTMHell
A collection of bad practices in HTML, copied from real websites.
htmhell.dev
December 15, 2025 at 4:58 PM
On day 15 of this year’s #HTMHellAdventCalendar, I “break” down (pun intended) an aspect of #HTML we often take for granted: Line breaks!
htmhell.dev/adventcalend...
#WebDesign #WebDev #CSS #Typography
htmhell.dev/adventcalend...
#WebDesign #WebDev #CSS #Typography
I somehow missed the news of @stevesilberman.bsky.social’s passing last year. I hope he wouldn’t have minded me sharing this story… tylersticka.com/journal/that...
That time Steve Silberman wrote me a nice email… – Tyler Sticka
“I am a contributing editor of Wired magazine, and you are a genius.” 😳
tylersticka.com
December 14, 2025 at 10:26 PM
I somehow missed the news of @stevesilberman.bsky.social’s passing last year. I hope he wouldn’t have minded me sharing this story… tylersticka.com/journal/that...
Drew some fanart for Formless Star (splendidland.itch.io/formless-star) by @splendid.land, one of my favorite games of the year
#FanArt #IndieGame
#FanArt #IndieGame
December 8, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Drew some fanart for Formless Star (splendidland.itch.io/formless-star) by @splendid.land, one of my favorite games of the year
#FanArt #IndieGame
#FanArt #IndieGame
Reposted by Tyler Sticka
CSS Weekly #629
🏔️ Range Syntax for Style Queries
🎯 New layouts with CSS Subgrid
🧠 Intro to CSS if Statements
Featuring @una.im, @joshwcomeau.com, @sunkanmifafowora.bsky.social, @stefanjudis.com, @tylersticka.com, @amitsheen.bsky.social, @innocenzi.dev, @cbolson.bsky.social. 🙏
cssw.io/issue-629
🏔️ Range Syntax for Style Queries
🎯 New layouts with CSS Subgrid
🧠 Intro to CSS if Statements
Featuring @una.im, @joshwcomeau.com, @sunkanmifafowora.bsky.social, @stefanjudis.com, @tylersticka.com, @amitsheen.bsky.social, @innocenzi.dev, @cbolson.bsky.social. 🙏
cssw.io/issue-629
CSS Weekly Issue #629
Learn the new range syntax for CSS style queries and the if() function, the exciting new things you can do with subgrid, and more.
cssw.io
December 3, 2025 at 5:06 PM
CSS Weekly #629
🏔️ Range Syntax for Style Queries
🎯 New layouts with CSS Subgrid
🧠 Intro to CSS if Statements
Featuring @una.im, @joshwcomeau.com, @sunkanmifafowora.bsky.social, @stefanjudis.com, @tylersticka.com, @amitsheen.bsky.social, @innocenzi.dev, @cbolson.bsky.social. 🙏
cssw.io/issue-629
🏔️ Range Syntax for Style Queries
🎯 New layouts with CSS Subgrid
🧠 Intro to CSS if Statements
Featuring @una.im, @joshwcomeau.com, @sunkanmifafowora.bsky.social, @stefanjudis.com, @tylersticka.com, @amitsheen.bsky.social, @innocenzi.dev, @cbolson.bsky.social. 🙏
cssw.io/issue-629
Over the weekend I played #ElecHead and #Öoo back to back. Öoo in particular was fantastic!
#FanArt #IndieGames
#FanArt #IndieGames
December 1, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Over the weekend I played #ElecHead and #Öoo back to back. Öoo in particular was fantastic!
#FanArt #IndieGames
#FanArt #IndieGames
Reposted by Tyler Sticka
A common strategy for one-time-password fields is to use six separate inputs. This makes for a subpar user experience. Read this article by @tylersticka.com for a simpler approach, complete with working code examples.
cloudfour.com/thinks/simpl...
cloudfour.com/thinks/simpl...
Simple One-Time Passcode Inputs
Fully functional OTP entry may be easier than you think.
cloudfour.com
November 24, 2025 at 8:37 AM
A common strategy for one-time-password fields is to use six separate inputs. This makes for a subpar user experience. Read this article by @tylersticka.com for a simpler approach, complete with working code examples.
cloudfour.com/thinks/simpl...
cloudfour.com/thinks/simpl...
Reposted by Tyler Sticka
No more `npm i some-heavy-otp-input` because @tylersticka.com comes with a super simple solution.
cloudfour.com/thinks/simpl...
#html
cloudfour.com/thinks/simpl...
#html
Simple One-Time Passcode Inputs
Fully functional OTP entry may be easier than you think.
cloudfour.com
November 22, 2025 at 1:43 PM
No more `npm i some-heavy-otp-input` because @tylersticka.com comes with a super simple solution.
cloudfour.com/thinks/simpl...
#html
cloudfour.com/thinks/simpl...
#html
I had a lot of fun modifying a Game Boy Advance tylersticka.com/journal/game...
#gba #modding #metroid
#gba #modding #metroid
My Custom Game Boy Advance – Tyler Sticka
After a couple years of enjoying my customized Neo Geo Pocket Color, I was ready for another handheld project. This time, I decided to…
tylersticka.com
November 21, 2025 at 9:57 PM
I had a lot of fun modifying a Game Boy Advance tylersticka.com/journal/game...
#gba #modding #metroid
#gba #modding #metroid
This #CSS one-liner came in handy when a client’s updated brand guidelines dictated a global change in `letter-spacing`: cloudfour.com/thinks/respo...
#Typography #WebDev
#Typography #WebDev
Responsive Letter Spacing
Minimizing the readability impact of a typographic brand requirement.
cloudfour.com
November 20, 2025 at 4:34 PM
This #CSS one-liner came in handy when a client’s updated brand guidelines dictated a global change in `letter-spacing`: cloudfour.com/thinks/respo...
#Typography #WebDev
#Typography #WebDev
One of our recent projects at @cloudfour.com involved a bunch of “Light DOM” #WebComponents.
@gerardo.bsky.social shares how we tested them all: cloudfour.com/thinks/testi...
#WebDev #HTML #JavaScript
@gerardo.bsky.social shares how we tested them all: cloudfour.com/thinks/testi...
#WebDev #HTML #JavaScript
Testing HTML Light DOM Web Components: Easier Than Expected!
Testing HTML Light DOM web components wasn't so scary after all. Some testing notes and patterns from a recent project.
cloudfour.com
November 18, 2025 at 7:20 PM
One of our recent projects at @cloudfour.com involved a bunch of “Light DOM” #WebComponents.
@gerardo.bsky.social shares how we tested them all: cloudfour.com/thinks/testi...
#WebDev #HTML #JavaScript
@gerardo.bsky.social shares how we tested them all: cloudfour.com/thinks/testi...
#WebDev #HTML #JavaScript
Reposted by Tyler Sticka
You've seen them, you've used them. Now explore how to enhance user experience with passcode entries. Discover "Simple One-Time Passcode Inputs" by @tylersticka.com. Check it out: cloudfour.com/thinks/simpl... #ux #cx
November 17, 2025 at 5:46 PM
You've seen them, you've used them. Now explore how to enhance user experience with passcode entries. Discover "Simple One-Time Passcode Inputs" by @tylersticka.com. Check it out: cloudfour.com/thinks/simpl... #ux #cx
Reposted by Tyler Sticka
This week's Web Weekly is just about to go out and I think it turned out "very alright" this week. 🫣
If you want to keep up with all these new web platform features, you should check it out!
www.stefanjudis.com/blog/web-wee...
If you want to keep up with all these new web platform features, you should check it out!
www.stefanjudis.com/blog/web-wee...
November 17, 2025 at 2:19 PM
This week's Web Weekly is just about to go out and I think it turned out "very alright" this week. 🫣
If you want to keep up with all these new web platform features, you should check it out!
www.stefanjudis.com/blog/web-wee...
If you want to keep up with all these new web platform features, you should check it out!
www.stefanjudis.com/blog/web-wee...
I’ve seen one-time passcode (“OTP”) interfaces cause undue stress in otherwise level-headed #WebDev teams.
Thankfully, it doesn’t have to be complicated: cloudfour.com/thinks/simpl...
#HTML #CSS #JavaScript
Thankfully, it doesn’t have to be complicated: cloudfour.com/thinks/simpl...
#HTML #CSS #JavaScript
Simple One-Time Passcode Inputs
Fully functional OTP entry may be easier than you think.
cloudfour.com
November 11, 2025 at 4:46 PM
I’ve seen one-time passcode (“OTP”) interfaces cause undue stress in otherwise level-headed #WebDev teams.
Thankfully, it doesn’t have to be complicated: cloudfour.com/thinks/simpl...
#HTML #CSS #JavaScript
Thankfully, it doesn’t have to be complicated: cloudfour.com/thinks/simpl...
#HTML #CSS #JavaScript
“It’s relatively easy to make a game more difficult. But it’s not as easy to design a game where it’s […] accessible and you want to keep playing…”
Tetsuya Mizuguchi dropping some #GameDev truths: www.designroom.site/rez-infinite...
Tetsuya Mizuguchi dropping some #GameDev truths: www.designroom.site/rez-infinite...
After almost a decade, Rez Infinite remains gaming’s greatest tease
“If we're using the word ‘prologue,’ obviously something has to come after...”
www.designroom.site
November 4, 2025 at 3:24 PM
“It’s relatively easy to make a game more difficult. But it’s not as easy to design a game where it’s […] accessible and you want to keep playing…”
Tetsuya Mizuguchi dropping some #GameDev truths: www.designroom.site/rez-infinite...
Tetsuya Mizuguchi dropping some #GameDev truths: www.designroom.site/rez-infinite...