// Josh W Comeau · 23 February 2026

Sprites on the Web

In game development, it’s common to use spritesheets for animation, but this technique isn’t as widely used on the web. Which is a shame, because we can do some pretty cool stuff with sprites! In this post, we’ll share the niche CSS function you can use to leverage this technique, and explore some o...

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Frontend developer sharing CSS tricks, React patterns, and web development insights through interactive tutorials.