Marko Denic's list of TIL for HTML
Table of content for the linked article:
1. The `loading=lazy` attribute
2. Email, call, and SMS links
3. Ordered lists `start` attribute
4. The `meter` element
5. HTML Native Search
6. Fieldset Element
7. Window.opener
8. Base Element
9. Favicon cache busting
10. The `spellcheck` attribute
11. Native HTML sliders
12. HTML Accordion
13. `mark` tag
14. `download` attribute
15. Performance tip
16. Video thumbnail
17. input type="search"
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