Web Witch Weekly: Issue 25

Don't use fake bold or italic in social media, building websites with LLMs, can I use secure curves in the web platform and more!

March 07, 2025

Hi friends and welcome to issue 25. I have been generally unwell this week so I’m a day late getting this out. Spring is in the air though and I am relishing the warm sun we’ve been blessed with in grey England. I’m jealous of my Seattle friends who get their daylight savings back this weekend and 7:00 PM sunsets. We’re a few weeks later.

Event planning for work has kicked off and suddenly the first week of April is very busy. It seems I’ll be keynoting BlinkOn so my weeks leading up to April also just got very very busy.

On the Web, About the Web

Don’t Use Fake Bold or Italic in Social Media
A stylistic choice comes at a cost to those using screen readers.

Building websites with LLMs
These are the LLMs we’re looking for.

Can I use Secure Curves in the Web Platform?
A nice overview from my colleague Javier Fernandez on the work he’s been doing in the Web Cryptography API for the Web Platform.

In defense of text labels
Why icons alone aren’t enough.

🔊 Hey, Listen!

Igalia Chats: Mozilla Changes
Brian and Eric talk about community backlash towards Mozilla after Firefox’s Terms of Use updates and other recent changes

Tutorials & Tools

Is the button focusable?
Manuel takes us through different scenarios with buttons…can you tell if they’re focusable?

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Outside the Web (Exploring Outside Our Bubble)

A case for unconditional giving
A thoughtful and well-written piece by Henry about cultivating kindness and helping our community.

This is what I’d like to end on this week.

The Web Witch (Stephanie)

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