SMRTR ProgrammingDec 7, 2025Daily.dev

NoLoJS: Reducing the JS Workload with HTML and CSS

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JavaScript has dominated web interactivity for years, but modern HTML and CSS can now handle many traditional JS patterns natively. The article demonstrates seven common UI components that no longer require JavaScript: accordions using details/summary elements, auto-expanding form fields with field-sizing CSS, input autofilter dropdowns with datalist, modals using popover attributes, offscreen navigation menus, smooth scrolling with CSS scroll-behavior, and sticky positioning.

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