HTML slides without frameworks, just CSS

Creating a slidedeck with CSS is not really that difficult. Stack all slides on top of each other, and then make good use of the :target pseudo-class selector:

We adjust the z-index for the active slide to be higher than all the other inactive slides with our trusty :target selector.

section {
  height: 100vh;
  width: 100%;
  position: absolute;
  z-index: 0;
}

section:target {
  z-index: 1;
}

Sprinkle some more CSS on top, and you can also build in transitions.

HTML slides without frameworks, just CSS →

💁‍♂️ Mostly the :target selector is used to highlight the anchor you just jumped to. But did you know it can also be used to change the entire layout of your site?

Published by Bramus!

Bramus is a frontend web developer from Belgium, working as a Chrome Developer Relations Engineer at Google. From the moment he discovered view-source at the age of 14 (way back in 1997), he fell in love with the web and has been tinkering with it ever since (more …)

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